"CAC Centre for Active Community"

■CAC At-a-Glance
The Centre for Active Community(CAC) is a new Japanese non-profit research network dedicated to the exploration and development of community empowerment thorough partnerships with the public and corporate sectors. Also, CAC is an independent research group and Network for Social Entrepreneurs, Social Enterprises and Nonprofits Organizations. Its aim is to develop civic engagement in the community through promoting the network of Social Entrepreneurs.

■CAC values
Ask & Analysis： case study、analysis through fieldwork and reports of research results. Alliance：the network of Social Entrepreneurs.
Advocacy：advocacy of the development of local community, Government reputation and
suggestion of NPO self reputation method.
Action：the promotion of business.

■Activities
・Nov. 2001～Mar. 2002 (Japanese only)
published working paper “Reinvention of Local Community ”with The Tokyo Foundation
http://www.tkfd.or.jp/publication/reserch/pdf/chiikishakai.pdf
・June 2003
released Report Highlighting Potential Impact of Corporate Community Investment in Japan with SustainAbility and Cable &Wireless.
Report identifies major social issues-including homelessness and truancy.
http://www.cac-net.org/cci-summary.pdf

■What's new!!

Symposium "US-Japan Social Innovation"and 2 Days Expert Seminar on "US-Japan Social Impact"

◆Symposium on "US-Japan Social Innovation"
PDF file;　Social-impacts forum

Date/Place:
Saturday, August 27th, 2005;The Nippon Foundation Hall (1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo. 5 minutes walk from the Embassy.
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/who/to_contact.html

◆2Days Expert Seminar on "US-Japan Social Impact"
PDF file;　SIseminar_program

Date/Place:
Date: Monday & Tuesday, August 29th & 30th, 2005;
Venue: The Tokyo American Center (TAC) Hall
Access：http://japan.usembassy.gov/j/amc/tamcj-map.html

■Contact
General Information Request
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