CDC Bellechasse

What CDC Bellechasse does

CDC Bellechasse (legal name: Corporation de développement communautaire de Bellechasse) is a Quebec non-profit community development corporation founded in 2000 by approximately ten community organizations and cooperatives, headquartered in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. It operates as the official territorial regroupement (umbrella) for community organizations and social economy enterprises across the MRC de Bellechasse, a role formally anchored by membership in the Table Nationale des CDC provincial network. The organization coordinates, represents, and supports a network of member non-profits spanning literacy, sexual assault support, women's services, food security, intellectual disability services, mental health, employability, seniors' support, and immigrant integration.

The organization delivers a portfolio of programs and member services rather than a unified technology product. Core programs include Les Plateaux d'insertion de Bellechasse (an employment insertion program for adults facing employment barriers, managed under a Services Québec service agreement across eight partner host sites), the Fonds de soutien aux organismes communautaires de Bellechasse (an annual support fund seeded in 1997 with three core donors — MRC Bellechasse, Caisse Desjardins de Bellechasse, and Promutuel Rive-Sud — contributing $42,000 annually to a dozen community organizations), and the Sécurité alimentaire initiative (five shared community fridges and twelve collective gardens). Member services comprise an equipment lending library (including a Hibou smart conferencing camera, projectors, and eco-friendly dishware kits), a room rental directory covering 18+ municipalities, training sessions, member assemblies, a managers' club, and community worker dinners. Publications include the bi-monthly La Criée newsletter, quarterly Résotables and Leaders solidaires newsletters, and socioeconomic profiles of the network.

Revenue is generated through three streams: membership fees ($60/year for regular members, $80/year for partner members), government and foundation grants (SACAIS, CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches, Services Québec, Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon), and contributions to the Fonds de soutien. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from member organizations and operates with a small staff of approximately five employees covering direction, administration, development and communications, psychosocial intervention, and social work internship functions.

Name

CDC Bellechasse

Legal name

Corporation de développement communautaire de Bellechasse

Website

https://cdcbellechasse.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CDC Bellechasse is a Quebec non-profit community development corporation founded in 2000 that serves as the official umbrella organization coordinating, representing, and supporting community non-profits and social economy enterprises across the MRC de Bellechasse territory in Chaudière-Appalaches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Lazare

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: CDC Bellechasse generates revenue through annual membership fees from regular members ($60/year) and partner members ($80/year). Regular members include community organizations born from community initiative, while partner members include philanthropic, humanist, popular and consultation organizations.
2. Government funding: The organization receives funding from government sources including SACAIS (Secrétaire à l'action communautaire autonome et aux initiatives sociales), CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches, Services Québec, and the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale for various projects and programs.
3. Fonds de soutien contributions: The Fond de soutien aux organismes communautaires de Bellechasse receives annual contributions from MRC Bellechasse, Caisse Desjardins de Bellechasse, and Promutuel Rive-Sud, totaling $42,000 annually to support community organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CDC Bellechasse is a non-profit community development corporation that acts as the official umbrella regroupement for community organizations and social economy enterprises across the MRC de Bellechasse. It delivers three territorial programs (employment insertion, the Fonds de soutien funding pool, and food security initiatives), operates member services including a room directory, equipment lending, training, and regular assemblies, and publishes newsletters and socioeconomic resources for the regional community network.

Product overview

CDC Bellechasse is a Corporation de développement communautaire (community development corporation) founded in 2000 as a multisectoral regroupement of community organizations and social economy enterprises. Rather than a single unified technology product or platform, CDC Bellechasse offers a portfolio of programs, services, and publications. Core programs include Les Plateaux d'insertion (employment integration support with eight partner workplaces), the Fonds de soutien de Bellechasse (an annual community organization fund), and food security initiatives (shared fridges and collective gardens). Membership services include a room directory, equipment lending (Hibou smart camera, dishware kits), training sessions, regular activities (member assemblies, worker lunches, manager club), and a community job board. Publications include the bi-monthly La Criée newsletter, the quarterly Résot@bles concertation newsletter, the Leaders solidaires newsletter, Info-Communautaire articles, a resource directory, and socioeconomic profiles of the network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regular Membership (Adhésion Membre régulier) Annual membership for community organizations born from community initiative and free in their orientations, priced at CAD 60 per year, granting access to CDC Bellechasse coordination, representation, training, and member services.
• Partner Membership (Adhésion Membre partenaire)
• Les Plateaux d'insertion de Bellechasse
• Fonds de soutien aux organismes communautaires de Bellechasse

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports 10+ community organizations serving youth, families, and seniors across Bellechasse
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• CISSS de Chaudière-AppalachescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated Health and Social Services Center provides financial support for projects and participates in the Fond de soutien analysis committee alongside the CLSC.
• Services QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServices Québec provides funding for the Les Plateaux d'insertion program managed by CDC Bellechasse under annual service agreements.
• SADC Bellechasse-EtcheminsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSADC provides meeting space for individual meetings in Saint-Léon-de-Standon.
• Table Nationale des CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational table of community development corporations that CDC Bellechasse shares values and objectives with, forming part of a provincial network.
• Inter CDC Chaudière-AppalachesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional grouping of six CDC corporations in Chaudière-Appalaches that collaboratively produced the Portrait des services de transport des personnes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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