I want to start with a huge thank you to the Tamarack Community for all the wonderful comments and well-wishes as I retired from the Co-CEO role at Tamarack. We are a remarkable community and it has been a privilege to give...
Cities Deepening Community has been working with communities and organizations across Canada and internationally since 2016. We are building a vibrant network of communities that are committed to strengthening neighbourhoods and fostering positive community change through resident-led action.
We support communities to increase a sense of belonging, citizenship, resilience, and well-being while also fostering community security and strengthening local economies. We do this by hosting community of practices, webinars, and events, producing publications that share our learnings and supporting our members with specialized coaching.
The CDC team is here to support you. Do you have any questions? Want to get involved? Reach out to any member of the team: Heather Keam, Connor Judge Astrid Arumae
In this webinar, we invite you to rethink the notion of leadership alongside Sophie Pétré, Afifa Karama and Barbara Eyer. We will draw together the rich learnings from the Leadership rassembleurMC training program from Montreal-based organization Dynamo that has been successfully offered for over 15 years. We will also hear from local leaders to better understand what collaborative and inclusive leadership may mean today and its transformative potential for communities.
Join us on June 6-8 for our annual national conversation from St. Albert, Alberta, as Tamarack’s Learning Community convenes to discuss how we put people at the centre of our work and build plans that are community-led and municipally supported.
We know that community engagement is a pathway to building equity. We need to engage authentically. We need to center the voices of people who are closest to the issues we're working to solve. We need to work together. We can't let divisiveness and fear stop us from bringing diverse perspectives together. We have to create opportunities for dialogue—for understanding. As we enter spring 2023, we want to invite you to consider your role and grow your confidence in creating spaces for healthy dialogue.
If you want support to develop a community plan or neighbourhood strategy, reach out to Heather or Dan.
Cities are now developing neighbourhood strategies that help guide municipal staff, organizations, and residents to work together to build healthy vibrant neighbourhoods. This guide is for municipal staff or community groups interested in building the case for the development of a neighbourhood strategy.
If you are looking to build a neighbourhood strategy, this guide will provide you with tools and resources to assist you in engaging the community and, ultimately, developing a meaningful, actionable strategy.
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) starts with people’s gifts and strengths (assets). These assets equip people to respond to local needs and challenges in their neighbourhoods. ABCD also considers how individual and group assets can be harnessed and connected to create positive changes within a community.
Building a successful group takes time, resources, relationships and trust. In this guide, you will find five steps and associated resources to help build groups that will work together to make change in your community.
Check out our latest blogs, publications, podcasts, and webinars below.
I want to start with a huge thank you to the Tamarack Community for all the wonderful comments and well-wishes as I retired from the Co-CEO role at Tamarack. We are a remarkable community and it has been a privilege to give...
Last month, the Deepening Community team hosted Tamarack's first in-person event in over two years. This blog post is a reflection of the most significant learning I took away from the event.
One argument for diversity is that it ensures participation and creates the power of being heard. It is expressed by the popular maxim, “Nothing about us without us.” Implicit in this idea is the concept that those outside...
Three very different Canadian cities; three beautiful stories of success.
Discover how St. Albert, AB; Edmonton, AB; and Burlington, ON, have ventured into the world of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) to improve...
In Burlington, Ontario, a remarkable transformation has taken place. The City of Burlington has embarked on a journey of community empowerment, shifting away from traditional top-down approaches to community development and...
This case study tells the story of how the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) changed its approach and philosophy to engage its residents across the various communities in the region.
This webinar recording features a conversation with four community leaders who discuss why they stepped up and their role in building sustainable change at the community level.
This conversation with members of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues explores the importance of local leadership to create vibrant neighbourhoods – with the capacity to identify and address issues that matter most...
This webinar recording features a conversation between our consulting Director of Evaluating Impact, Jean-Marie Chapeau, and Abundant Community Edmonton’s Howard Lawrence regarding ACE’s 2020 impact report.
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Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting