Community Stories

There are many stories of inspiration, lessons of failure, and stories of success in the social finance and social enterprise community. We hope you find resonance in them.

The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal Recipients

AB Seed

Jan 31
4 min

The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal Recipients

This Medal was created by the Government of Alberta to mark the 70th anniversary of Her late Majesty’s Accession to the Throne as Queen...

Christine Spottiswood

Nov 2, 2022
3 min

Three Years of AB Seed

This November we celebrate three full years as a formal collaborative. It’s essential to recognize all the work done by the ecosystem...

AB Seed

Sep 13, 2022
1 min

Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal for Alberta

About the Program The Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) was created to mark the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty's...

AB Seed

Jun 23, 2022
2 min

From Conversation to Commitment

What commitment will you make to shift Alberta's ecosystem? On May 10, 2022, AB Seed’s Spring Reconvene brought members of the ecosystem...

A Recap of the Fall 2021 Reconvene Gathering

AB Seed

Feb 11, 2022
2 min

A Recap of the Fall 2021 Reconvene Gathering

The original hope was that we could actually get together in a room in person. Sound familiar? Written by Jane Bisbee When the plan to...

AB Seed

Feb 11, 2022
2 min

Pinpointing AB Seed's North Star

Almost a year ago, our Steering Committee members gathered to discuss AB Seed’s “north star”....

Moving Social Procurement from Why to How

AB Seed

Mar 5, 2021
3 min

Moving Social Procurement from Why to How

How Curiosity in the Economy can make Procurement an Agent of Change Written by Christine Spottiswood A little curiosity in the economy...

Addressing Poverty through Social Procurement

AB Seed

Mar 5, 2021
2 min

Addressing Poverty through Social Procurement

City of Edmonton Leads the Way We can broaden access to quality jobs and make sure money and buying power stays in our local economies....

AB Seed

Nov 5, 2020
2 min

Just Another Meeting

It was another meeting in Red Deer; many of us having feelings of deja vue. The gathering was triggered by the creation of...

Peavey Industries: Building a Cooperative Future

AB Seed

Nov 5, 2020
4 min

Peavey Industries: Building a Cooperative Future

If you grew up or now live in a small community in the prairies, chances are you’ve shopped at the local co-operative. You probably even ha

AB Seed

Nov 5, 2020
2 min

Hello Ecosystem!

It is wonderfully exciting to be able to welcome you all to our AB Seed website. It's been a full year getting to now and we wanted to share