SEED Winnipeg is a non-profit community economic development organization and registered charity. It works to alleviate poverty and create economic opportunity using models that advance the principles of equity and justice.
SEED has access to a network of staff, consultants, and volunteers well-versed in c.e.d., business and community development. For more on SEED, visit their website:
The Funeral Services Cooperative Project is being facilitated by SEED Winnipeg (see below). The project has received funding from the Cooperative Development Initiative, which is administered by the Canadian Cooperative Association and resourced by the Government of Canada.
Our Steering Committee
The project has a volunteer steering committee to guide the direction of the project. These volunteers are highly experienced in cooperative development and have an interest in the seeing a cooperative option in the funeral industry.
We are still adding members to the steering committee, but at present it includes noted cooperative activists Terry Thompson, and Bea & Andre Goussaert.
Staff Team
The day-to-day project work will be carried out by a staff team comprised of:
Blair Hamilton
Dungannon Consulting Services
Frank Atnikov
Business Development Services, SEED.
Sarah Fox
Program Assistant, SEED Winnipeg.
