Nova Scotia communities looking to grow their economies needn’t look beyond Cape Breton to find a successful community-based investment fund.

The New Dawn Innovation Fund allows both investors and businesses to further the vision of creating a self-reliant people in a vibrant community.

In just twenty business days, New Dawn Community Investment Ltd. has exceeded its campaign target of $1 million to raise $1.5 million for its 2012 CEDIF.

Every penny of the Community Economic Development Investment Fund (CEDIF) monies invested through New Dawn stays in Cape Breton.

New and in­no­v­a­tive CEDIF pro­vides in­vestors with the op­por­tu­nity to sup­port local, ex­port-dri­ven, in­no­va­tion-based com­pa­nies in the fields of arts & cul­ture, ed­u­ca­tion and en­ergy.

The New Dawn In­no­va­tion Fund en­ables in­vestors the op­por­tu­nity to grow their money through the CEDIF struc­ture while also grow­ing the com­mu­nity in which they live and work.

Youth for Change is part of Ideas Powered by Passion. It's about innovation, courage, imagination, passion, action, change, possibility, fearlessness, thinking and dreaming outside the box.

IDEAS: Powered by Passion. Keynote by David Wheeler. Introductory presentation by Joanie Cunningham. Music by Angelo Spinazzola.

“When we began this journey in 2004, we never imagined that in ten years we’d have raised nearly $10 million for investment in Cape Breton."

“We’re on our way to beginning to try to figure out how to encourage and inspire people to create work for themselves, and wealth on behalf of this community.”

IDEAS: Powered by Passion. Keynote by Jodi McDavid. Introductory presentations by Derek Mombourquette. Music by Ian MacDougall.

IDEAS: Powered by Passion. Keynote by Yvette Rogers. Introductory presentations by Donovan Shirt. Music by William (Loppy) Herney.

Fiery and brilliant young people filled with potent ideas and ambitions. Change-makers, dreamers, and realists of all ages welcome for this spirited community dialogue!

IDEAS: Powered by Passion. Keynote by Nadine Lefort. Introductory presentations by Shelley Porter. Music by Deana Lloy.

New Dawn has partnered with the Shannon School of Business Speaker's Series to bring the founder of the Slow Money movement Woody Tasch.