"People across Canada's North have created vibrant community institutions to serve a wide range of social and economic needs. Neither state-driven nor profit-oriented, these organizations form a relatively under-studied third sector of the economy. Researchers from the Social Economy Research...

About the editor -- About the contributors -- Introduction and creation -- Special events with a social mission / Julie Cencula Olberding -- Events in the era of social enterprise / Julie Cencula Olberding -- Successful start-up of a special event : laying the groundwork with market research and...