Over the past three decades there has been a fundamental shift in informal social ties, tolerance and trust, political and civic engagement in our communities. Evidence shows that our actual experiences of being involved in...
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Over the past three decades there has been a fundamental shift in informal social ties, tolerance and trust, political and civic engagement in our communities. Evidence shows that our actual experiences of being involved in...
10 - A Guide for a Community-Based COVID-19 Recovery is a beautiful 32-page booklet based on an idea hatched by the Tamarack Board and Co-CEO’s Liz Weaver and Paul Born while developing a ten-year strategy for Tamarack. As...
In February, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Hon. Ahmed Hussen, and the Minister of International Development, the Hon. Karina Gould, launched Canada’s 2030 Agenda, National Strategy. The...
In this webinar, John McKnight and David Mathews explored why there is a loss of faith in governing institutions, why doing 'with' not 'for' can work and examples of how it has worked and what can citizens do to be producers...
In September 2020, the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) in Quebec celebrated 20 years of leadership, community engagement and access to health and social services to English-language communities across...
The impacts of COVID-19 have been profound. Communities have had to deal with incredible loss, businesses have suffered, children and families have struggle through a compromised education system, and our sense of well-being...
This Progress and Impact Report reflects on Tamarack’s journey through 2020 and our growth along the way.
Join Tamarack's Lisa Attygalle, Director of Community Engagement, in this new online course designed to build a foundation of knowledge and practice for your community engagement work.
Through video lessons, case studies, readings, and activities, you'll dig into the role of community, who should be engaged, community engagement techniques, how to overcome challenges, and how to evaluate your engagement activities.
Engage! is Tamarack's e-magazine that brings you the latest in Community Change. This month, we're excited to explore how Tamarack Institute and our members have supported community change throughout 2020
The End of Poverty gathering will bring together government, business, community and lived/living experience leaders from across Canada to celebrate our successes and co-generate solutions. This event will feature world renowned speakers like Melody Barnes and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, engaging panels and workshops, and daily small group discussions, each serving to help collectively advance ideas for ending poverty.
Participants will also have the opportunity to deepen their learning through one of four courses that will be offered at 50% off of Tamarack's regular rate.
Join Michael Quinn Patton and Mark Cabaj for this new virtual workshop series and explore how evaluation can help drive – rather than hinder – transformative efforts to address complex topics like climate change, equity and human survival.
Evaluating transformation requires new ways of conceptualizing and conducting evaluations. This series will offer principles for global systems transformation as a framework for assessing the likely adequacy of an initiative or intervention to be transformative.
Tamarack’s Learning Centre exists to empower community changemakers to achieve greater impact. We draw upon our 15 years of experience leading community change and advancing practice to support municipalities, funders, non-profits, and community leaders through on-demand coaching and consulting, in-person and digital training, and publications that guide change efforts.
We support our learning network in developing five interconnected ideas that lead to community change:
In Vibrant Communities we support cities and local leaders to develop and implement large-scale change initiatives through these learning networks:
Cities Deepening Community is a network of 67 cities seeking to strengthen neighbourhoods and 25 cities developing community plans to grow citizen engagement, civic leadership and a sense of belonging.
Communities Building Youth Futures is a five-year strategy to work with up to 13 communities to develop system-wide solutions for youth as they build and act upon plans for their future.
Tamarack is a connected force for community change.
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