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10/15/2026

During their fireside chat, Cathy Bennett and Annette Verschuren challenged us to think differently about what economic growth is ultimately meant to serve.

Cathy shared a reminder that stood out: “We can be focused locally. We can act locally. We can operate locally. We can hire locally. But we need global customers.”

For Atlantic Canada, this raises an important question: how do we build organizations that remain rooted in our communities, keep ownership closer to home, and still compete on a global scale?

Local ownership and global ambition do not have to compete. Together, they can create businesses that generate lasting value, strengthen our regional economy, and benefit the communities where they began.

It was a powerful perspective and a conversation worth continuing.

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More than 100 people from across Atlantic Canada came together in Dieppe for the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit ...
10/09/2026

More than 100 people from across Atlantic Canada came together in Dieppe for the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit to connect, share ideas, and think about what stronger collaboration across our region could look like!

There was so much energy in the room around what is already happening, and what is possible if we keep building on it together. Cathy Bennett spoke about the incredible work already underway in social enterprise, and the opportunity to strengthen the collective supports around it, from capital and investment to shared capacity and collaboration. Kelly Lamrock spoke about the importance of recognizing the contribution of the nonprofit and social impact sector, and how we can think differently about strengthening the relationship between government and community organizations.

Across the Summit, conversations kept coming back to trust, relationships, and capacity, especially in rural communities, and the value of being more connected and coordinated across the region.

A huge thank you to every speaker, facilitator, sponsor, partner, and participant who brought their experience, energy, and ideas into the room! We’re so grateful to everyone who helped make the Summit such an inspiring gathering.

We want to keep the conversation going. Keep connecting with the people you met, share your reflections with us, tag us in your Summit takeaways, and stay connected as we continue sharing the ideas, lessons, and opportunities that came out of Dieppe.

We’re looking forward to seeing what takes shape from the ideas, relationships, and energy that came out of the Summit!

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You won't want to miss this one, happening tomorrow!We’re excited to welcome Constanza Safatle, Sheldon Pollett, Joan Mc...
10/06/2026

You won't want to miss this one, happening tomorrow!

We’re excited to welcome Constanza Safatle, Sheldon Pollett, Joan McCarthy and Megan Stewart, with Michael Coutts hosting, for “Ready for Growth: Social Enterprise Spotlights.”

🌟 This session is all about what social enterprise looks like when you’re actually building it. From Newfoundland and Labrador to Prince Edward Island, these social enterprise leaders will share what they’re working on, where they are in their growth journeys, what challenges they’re navigating, and the creative approaches helping them build sustainable organizations while creating impact in their communities.

This won’t be a polished highlight reel. It’s a chance to hear about the real work behind growing a social enterprise, including the opportunities, experiments, growing pains and innovations along the way.

Come ready to learn from organizations at different stages of growth and leave with new ideas for what social enterprise can make possible across Atlantic Canada.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 1:00–1:45 PM | Theatre
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Happening tomorrow!We’re excited to bring together Kylie Adair, Aneesh Sasikumar, Seth Asimakos, Marc Almon and Jeramie ...
10/06/2026

Happening tomorrow!

We’re excited to bring together Kylie Adair, Aneesh Sasikumar, Seth Asimakos, Marc Almon and Jeramie Joudrey for “Social Finance and Community Capital in Action.”

🌟 This session will take social finance out of the abstract and show what it actually looks like in practice across Atlantic Canada.

Together, the panel will explore several different pathways for accessing and mobilizing capital, including community bonds, the Social Finance Fund, Community Development Funds, credit unions and other community-based finance tools.

With perspectives from organizations working directly with these models, this is a chance to better understand where these tools fit, how they can be used, and what opportunities they can create for communities, social enterprises and mission-driven organizations.
If social finance has ever felt complicated or hard to navigate, this is the session to help connect the dots.

Come ready to learn about the different doors into social finance and the possibilities they can unlock.

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 7 | 11:30 AM–12:15 PM | Theatre
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Tomorrow, Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick Advocate, will be taking the stage at the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit!...
10/05/2026

Tomorrow, Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick Advocate, will be taking the stage at the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit! 🌟

Kelly will lead Big Ideas for New Brunswick’s NGO Sector, featuring the Official NGO Report Launch from the Office of the New Brunswick Advocate. His keynote address will introduce the report and set the stage for a deeper conversation about the ideas, challenges, and opportunities shaping New Brunswick’s community sector.

Following the keynote, Kelly will be joined for a facilitated panel, Beyond the Report, with community sector leaders Haley Flaro of Ability NB, Dorothy Shephard of Essential Outcomes Consulting, and Randy Hatfield of the Human Development Council.

Get ready for an important conversation that moves beyond the report and brings community voices together to explore what comes next for New Brunswick’s NGO sector.

Tuesday, Oct 6 | 1:30–2:45 PM | Theatre
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Today is the day!We’re so excited to welcome everyone to the Centre des Arts et de la Culture de Dieppe tonight as we of...
10/05/2026

Today is the day!

We’re so excited to welcome everyone to the Centre des Arts et de la Culture de Dieppe tonight as we officially kick off the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit.

Join us starting at 5:30 PM for an evening of music, drinks, networking, and plenty of time to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones before two full days of conversations and ideas ahead.

We can’t wait to see you there and get the Summit started!

We’re excited to welcome Erika Shea, Terri Byrne and Rebecca Mian for “Spotlights From the Field: Community Economic Dev...
10/05/2026

We’re excited to welcome Erika Shea, Terri Byrne and Rebecca Mian for “Spotlights From the Field: Community Economic Development.”

🌟 This session brings together three rural Atlantic Canadian communities at very different stages of their community economic development journeys, from organizations building their foundations to ones with decades of experience behind it.

Through stories from rural Newfoundland, and Cape Breton, Erika, Terri and Becca will share what community economic development looks like on the ground, the challenges that continue to show up across rural places, and the incredible impact that can happen when communities build local capacity, ownership and opportunity.

Different places. Different stages of growth. Many of the same questions about how small communities build strong and resilient futures.

This is a chance to hear directly from the people doing the work, learn what has helped them move forward, and see what lessons might translate across Atlantic Canada.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 6 | 11:45 AM–12:30 PM | Theatre
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We’re excited to officially launch Destination Stewardship, a new international fellowship in community-led and communit...
10/03/2026

We’re excited to officially launch Destination Stewardship, a new international fellowship in community-led and community-centred tourism, created in partnership with our friends in Scotland at Social Enterprise Academy and the Scottish Community Tourism Network, SCOTO.

Starting in January 2027, the Fellowship will bring together people from Canada, Scotland and beyond for a year of leadership development, peer-to-peer learning, international case studies, community action planning and in-person learning exchanges.

At the heart of the programme is one big question:
What could tourism do to support your community?

We’ll explore how tourism can help create stronger local economies, deeper community collaboration, resilient places and better outcomes for the people who call those places home.
Applications are open now.

You can explore the full programme, learning journey, travel opportunities, pricing and application details at:
destinationstewardship.net

If you have questions about the Fellowship, participation, partnerships or supporting a Fellow, reach out to our team or one of our programme partners.

We’re incredibly excited to bring this new initiative to life and to start building the first Destination Stewardship cohort in 2027.

Looking for a taste of Dieppe while you're in town for the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit?The Dieppe Market is a...
10/03/2026

Looking for a taste of Dieppe while you're in town for the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit?

The Dieppe Market is a local favourite, filled with fresh food, handmade products, and small businesses that showcase the best of the region. Whether you're grabbing lunch, picking up a souvenir, or simply exploring, it's well worth the visit.

📍 Dieppe Market
232 Gauvin Rd
🕙 Wednesday–Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
🛍️ Saturday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Make it part of your trip this October.

🎟️ Summit tickets available at atlanticsocialimpact.ca

Thank you to the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) for supporting the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange S...
10/02/2026

Thank you to the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) for supporting the Atlantic Social Impact Exchange Summit as a Bronze Sponsor.

CCRW works across Canada to advance meaningful and equitable employment for people with disabilities, helping employers and communities build more accessible and inclusive pathways to work. (CCRW)

Creating stronger communities and economies means ensuring more people can fully participate and contribute. We’re grateful to have CCRW supporting this year’s Summit.

📍 Dieppe, NB
🗓️ October 5–7, 2026
🎟️ Tickets at: atlanticsocialimpact.ca

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