Welcome to the Social Economy Governance Portal. The material on this website has been gathered from the best sources in corporate governance, co-operative governance and social economy and third sector governance. While governance is a broad topic and no consensus exists on best practice, we hope that you will find these materials useful in investigating governance in the social economy. Topics are organized under the headings of Models of Governance, Tools for Excellence, Building Organizational Culture, Community Planning and Resilience, Keeping it Legal, Education and Research and Professional Services. In addition, you can enter their own search terms below for a comprehensive search of the website’s contents.

The Social Economy Governance Portal also offers case studies on effective governance in existing social enterprises, a dictionary of governance terms, a list of books, journals and magazines on the topic and a list of all the websites sourced in the construction of this website. You may use the governance blog to communicate with practitioners and researchers on topics relevant to governance of social enterprises and may post or receive information on various governance conferences and events occurring in Canada and internationally. Enjoy!

Disclaimer

The material on this site is provided as a guide to governance in the social economy. We hope you find it useful, but please note that the material list is not comprehensive, nor does it imply an endorsement of any one method of governance or any one organization. Some of these materials may be proprietary and their use may require permission from the organization of origin.