Dive into "Turning Wheels", a collection of global case-studies and resources for changemakers looking to solve complex issues in their communities.
Catalyst 2030, an organization dedicated to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, recently launched a new guidebook, Turning Wheels. It is an in-depth guidebook designed to build the capacity of change makers to co-create solutions to complex issues in their communities. It represents a collection of case studies, best-practices, and learnings inspired by their 1700 member organizations. The Tamarack Institute is honoured to be featured as one of 17 case studies in this guidebook alongside a variety of innovative member organizations from across the globe.
The guide lays out the groundwork for why collaboration and co-creation lead to greater and more impactful changes when addressing complex issues such as poverty, climate transitions, and more:
“Social innovators can achieve more by leveraging the power of the collective in community-driven development throughout the interconnected ecosystem… The community drives development by defining their needs and priorities – social innovators give a voice to the community and foster community ownership” (pp. 9 & 10)
Catalyst 2030 builds out a robust framework based on utilizing three main levers to generate community-led impact:
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Each lever is broken down into four principles, and contains case studies, tools, and best-practices. While Tamarack’s own mention falls within the “Facilitate” lever, Turning Wheels is an extensive resource for changemakers looking to build their community-led practice in each area.
The creation of the guidebook represents a simple but effective example of what Tamarack has learned in 20 years of practice: there is great value and impact in connecting changemakers and organizations across contexts and geographies to share hard-earned, placed-based lessons and best-practices. This is a global resource with a local focus, and one that will benefit initiatives around the world.
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