The Social Economy Centre: Funded Research Projects

The Social Economy Centre of the University of Toronto, Imagine Canada, and the Ontario Co-operative Association, have launched a research alliance that aims at enhancing capacity for ongoing research and development for the social economy of Southern Ontario. This project—a Community-University Research Alliance for Southern Ontario’s Social Economy—consists of a network of leading scholars from 11 universities in Southern Ontario, 24 partner organizations, and scholars from seven universities external to the node whose research will be beneficial to this initiative. Some of recent funded research projects are:

• SSHRC:
  University-Union Research Alliance on Socially Responsible Investment of Pension Funds

• SSHRC:
  A Community-University Research Alliance for Southern Ontario’s Social Economy

• SSHRC Public Outreach Grant (INE):
  Electronic Support Materials for Nonprofits

• SSHRC INE Research Grant:
  Creating a Framework for Valuing Volunteer Labour

Project web sites:
Social Economy Centre (http://sec.oise.utoronto.ca/english/index.php)