Neighbourhood Strategy Leaders
Community of Practice

Next Meeting

Date: March 13, 2018 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT

Topic: Citizen engagement and decision making, led by Tamarack Institute's Co CEO, Paul Born 

About

The aim of this Neighbourhood Strategy Leaders Community of Practice (CoP) is to bring together a group of committed leaders from across North America who have a desire to work collaboratively to share learnings from their peers as they support effective strategies in their own municipalities.

Benefits of Membership

By joining this unique community of practice you will be able to share your experiences and knowledge in free-flowing and creative ways with other professionals who are working on similar challenges or issues. By engaging in facilitated conversations with your peers, you will uncover new approaches to problems, build your professional skill set, access new ideas and contribute to the transfer of best practices.

Our Commitment

• Provide a system of support and ongoing professional development for individuals who are working on Strategies at the Municipal level
• Support and encourage the development and extension of specialist knowledge
• Keep abreast of and participate in leading best practices
• Identify potential areas for research and development
• Presentations and ongoing development of Case Studies to enhance work for our members 
• Provide a facilitated communication channel
• Provide resources on evaluation
• Create a link with other networks and Communities of Practice
• Provide the opportunity for participants to have exposure and a ‘user experience’ of a variety of online technologies

Our Members

The Neighbourhood Strategy Leaders Community of Practice is comprised of a diverse group of participants from Cities and organizations. Here are just a few of the Municipalities and dedicated groups that take part:

• Victoria, BC
• Calgary, AB
• Kitchener, ON
• Kelowna, BC
• York Region, ON
• Ottawa, ON: Neigbourhood Connection Office
• St. John, NB
• Red Deer, AB
• Hamilton, ON
• United Way Calgary and Area, AB
• London, ON
• Strathcona County Family and Community Services
• Centre for Connected Communities, Scarborough ON

Still have questions?

Reach out to Sylvia at sylvia@tamarackcommunity.ca