The Canadian Community Economic Development Network Ontario conference featured a presentation on Social Return on Investment (SRoI) from SiMPACT Strategy Group, a Calgary-baed company that has worked with the City of Calgary and as well as a number of non-profits. The purpose of SRoI is to provide a framework for understanding the econmic impact of policies and programs with a social benefit.

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A bit of good news out of the Census: More Canadians than ever before are reaching the 100 mark!

Here are some helpful links to source data:

For EA customers and the general public, Dr. Doug Norris will host an hour-long webinar on the new data on Tuesday, June 12, at 2:00 PM. Please see below for a recent article from Environics on the Census release. For more insights and commentary on the latest Census findings, read his blog at http://environicsanalytics.wordpress.com/2012/02/.

Environics Analytics Offers Insight into the Second Wave of Census Data

We all know community data helps us measure results beyond the traditional bottom line. Seechange magazine has published a new article on Social Return on Investment - thanks to CCSD Board Member Michael Toye for making it available.

The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Côte-des-Neiges in Montreal was recently featured in the French-language journal Sociologie et sociétés. A link to the full text (in french) is available on the Montreal Consortium page under 'Publications.' The English and French abstract, also available here, is found below by clicking 'read more.'

For the full article from today's Globe and Mail, click here.