The Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO) is a registered national and international development charity that has operated since 1967.[1] The organization uses Canadian volunteers to work with private and public sectors to accomplish goals within these service areas: strategic planning, business development, accounting and finance, organizational development, community development, governance and production and operations.[2]
CESO's primary funding currently derives from the financial contributions of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), funders from corporations, foundations and individual donors.[3]
CESO currently has a partnership with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), agreeing to enhance capacity in First Nations communities.[4]
Wendy Harris is the current CEO of CESO while Peter Chiddy is the current Chair of the Board of Directors.[5]
CESO was founded by several noteworthy Canadians including Maurice Strong, Mitchell Sharp, Paul Martin Sr., Claude Hebert and Cy Peachey [6]
On December 1st, 2022 CESO changed its name to Catalyste+[7]
References
edit- ^ "About Us". CESO. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "What We Do". CESO. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Government Funding Partners". CESO. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Statement of Partnership" (PDF). Partnership. Assembly of First Nations. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Our Leadership". CESO. Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "A fine expression of Canadian nationhood (December 1996)". Maurice F. Strong. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "CESO Announces Evolution of Its Brand and New Name, Catalyste+".
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