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Mandate
To support economic development and help entrepreneurs achieve their goals.
Mission
Empowering communities and individuals to thrive through economic development.
Growing communities one idea at a time.
Vision
Southwest Saskatchewan, a thriving, vital community.
Financial Statements & Annual Reports
The Community Futures Program is a grassroots renewal initiative created to strengthen rural economies by enabling entrepreneurship and assisting economic development through Community Futures Development Corporations. Community Futures Development Corporations are funded in part by Western Economic Diversification, Government of Canada, and are non-profit organizations implemented to deliver community based programs and initiatives that benefit the area they service.
Community Futures Southwest, originally called the Southwest Saskatchewan Business Development Centre, opened its doors in August 1990 in the Town of Gull Lake, SK. In April 1994, the name was changed to Southwest Community Futures Development Corporation, its legal name, and now operates as Community Futures Southwest. In December 1996, the organization moved its location to Swift Current, SK.
There are ninety Community Futures Development Corporations spread throughout Western Canada, with thirteen offices making their home in the province of Saskatchewan. Community Futures Southwest is proud to be part of Southwest Saskatchewan and is a proud promoter of our province and our people. We understand that it is the people and the communities that make Southwest Saskatchewan an enjoyable and prosperous place to live and work.
A volunteer Board of Directors oversees the operation of Community Futures Southwest. It is the responsibility of each volunteer board member to protect the integrity of the organization’s finances and maintain the innovative initiatives developed by the organization.
Board Members provide governance for the organization, represent the organization in the community, and ultimately, accept legal responsibility for it. Board Members act on behalf of the Community Futures’ constituents – the citizens of the community. The Board has the responsibility for carrying out the organization’s mission and strategic objectives. Board Members accomplish their functions through attendance at regular meetings as well through participation on committees and sub-committees.
