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1. Rebuilding Better Together: VCIB

   June 29, 2021 - by Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) - 0 comments

   For non-profits, businesses, and social enterprises, the COVID-19 pandemic has not been easy. For many charities, the needs of their clients increased dramatically, owing to job losses, housing insecurity, and health concerns. And for social enterprises and businesses, the tune was the same—supply chains were disrupted, shoppers needed to buy curbside, and in some cases, whole business units were rendered obsolete.

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2. Cooperating for Change

   June 28, 2021 - by Kindred Credit Union - 0 comments

   While everyone has experienced the pandemic differently,  economic challenges, loneliness, and loss have likely touched nearly every person on this earth. That’s both mind-blowing to consider and a reminder of our connectedness. As the impact of the pandemic continues to reverberate in our community, Kindred Credit Union is guided by our values and purpose every day. Ben Janzen, Director, Values Integration, Kindred Credit Union shares his thoughts. 

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3. Helping Communities Build their Resilience

   June 28, 2021 - by Développement international Desjardins (DID) - 0 comments

   An outlook on how Desjardins and DID put their cooperative values to work during the pandemic, in Canada and elsewhere in the world

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4. DEI Discussion at AGM: Resilience and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion go hand in hand 

   June 17, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

   Resilience was a word that cropped up again and again at the 2021 Oikocredit (OI) AGM and Members’ Meeting. While the OI Capacity Building team credited partners for their resilience in adapting to this year’s pandemic by increasing risk management training, the finance team credited clients with increasing digitization and improving communication. Another facet of resilience also got air time when the US and Canada Support Associations hosted a discussion on diversity equity and inclusion (DEI).

   Sara Shoff, Chief Operating Officer of Oikocredit US (OUS), spoke to us about the DEI discussion and how DEI will be central to building resilience for Oikocredit in North America.

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5. Oikocredit Member Spotlight: PWRDF - Collaborate to build back sustainable and resilient tomorrow

   June 14, 2021 - by Will Postma - 0 comments

   The COVID-19 crisis is testing the resiliency of our existing basic systems, from healthcare, social protection, education, value chains, to financial markets. Impact investment in communities is needed now more than ever to address the quickly changing and unevenly distributed health and economic consequences of the global pandemic. This makes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) more relevant today; it is time for the actors in the social impact sector to collaborate closely for a sustainable and resilient tomorrow.

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