by Geoff | Apr 13, 2016 | How We Work, Match Outcomes
Spark gets a lot of great feedback on the matches we make. But what do those positive comments and testimonials really mean? How do Spark matches actually help strengthen Winnipeg’s community development sector? Thanks to the outcome evaluations we do six months...
by Geoff | Mar 29, 2016 | Matches
Next Up is a progressive youth leadership training program with chapters across Western Canada. We matched Nadia Kidwai, Next Up Winnipeg’s Program Coordinator, with ex CCEDNet-MB boss Brendan Reimer. Brendan (now with the Assiniboine Credit Union) is an expert...
by Lindsey | Mar 22, 2016 | Matches
Spark match! The Social Purchasing Portal, a directory for socially responsible businesses in Winnipeg, is rebuilding its website, sppwinnipeg.org. To make sure these businesses looked their best on the new site, Spark matched the SPP with photographer Steve...
by Katie | Feb 25, 2016 | Matches
The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) has a 96 year history of working on community-led social development. The organization came out of the turbulent times that led to the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, and was one of the first social justice action...
by Lindsey | Feb 23, 2016 | Matches
The Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities (MLPD) has started work on a new project that would see them develop a fee-for-service program, offering accessibility consultation services. This new initiative aims to support the implementation of the 2013...
by Katie | Feb 19, 2016 | Matches
L’Arche Tova Cafe is a successful social enterprise expanding its business to include frozen foods and increase awareness of their catering. Located in Transcona but with a reach much greater than their neighbourhood, the cafe offers more than just freshly made,...
by Geoff | Feb 16, 2016 | Matches
The Behavioural Health Foundation is a residential addictions treatment centre in St.Norbert, with more than forty years of history. Like many veteran organizations, from time-to-time BHF revisits and updates the way it describes and promotes its programming,...
by Lindsey | Feb 9, 2016 | Matches, Social Enterprise
Urban Eatin’ is much more than just landscaping – their vision is for a “sustainable food system, where people in urban spaces can work towards localizing food production, lessening our ecological footprint, working cooperatively and building...
by Katie | Jan 14, 2016 | Matches
L’Arche Tova Cafe, a social enterprise that started in 2012, has been providing Transcona residents with more than just good food. The cafe’s mission is to do more than provide wholesome food and great service – it also aims to provide meaningful...
by Katie | Dec 29, 2015 | How We Work
Did you know that our name is not, in fact, an acronym? It’s true! Back in the day when this service first started here in Winnipeg, it was called the Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Service, or CEDTAS. However, over time it became clear that...
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