Engage! June 2022 Edition

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June 2022 Edition

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In this edition, we are featuring articles on Empowering Newcomers to the Peel Region through Participatory Grantmaking, Building a Heart-Centered Movement in Cooksville, and Leadership Through an Age of Disruption, as well as a Tamarack job opportunity.

“I Felt the Power, I Felt the Fire”: Empowering Newcomers to the Peel Region through Participatory Grantmaking

By: Future of Good

Many funders are interested in moving away from the traditional grantmaking models — which have been criticized as rigid, opaque, and disconnected from lived experience. Community organizations say there’s value in building a flexible system — one that can change and transform based on what a community needs at any given moment. Learn more about the participatory grantmaking pilot project facilitated by the Tamarack Institute in partnership with the WES Mariam Assefa Fund to build more equitable economies for immigrants and refugees in the Peel Region.

Written by Neha Chollangi

Read the original article on the Future of Good website

“I Felt the Power, I Felt the Fire”: Empowering Newcomers to the Peel Region through Participatory Grantmaking

Learn More about Participatory Grantmaking Impact

Building a Heart-Centered Movement in Cooksville

By: Dan Ritchie, Hardy Steinke, Nicole Bonder and Christine Bennett

Over the past few years, how we connect with our neighbours has increasingly changed. Heart Comonos is an initiative established in Cooksville-Mississauga, Ontario, focused on building connections through in person events and online gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This case study explores the ABCD approach of Heart Comonos in Cooksville-Mississauga, Ontario.

Learn More about the ABCD Approach

Transforming Leadership in an Age of Disruption

By: Liz Weaver

During the opening session of the Community Change Institute 2022, four organizational leaders reflected on their personal experiences of being a leader in this age of disruption. Their conversation enriches our perspective about how community changemakers might consider their leadership role in disrupting systems and practices.

Five themes emerged during the conversation about leadership in the age of disruption which is captured in the article.

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Read More about Leadership

A Special Feature

Job Opportunity: Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

By: Tamarack Institute

This position is part of our ongoing commitment to centre those impacted by racism in our decision-making, to holding ourselves and the partnerships we support accountable for naming and interrupting racism, to upholding the promise of Truth & Reconciliation, and to closing racial disparity gaps in our outcome areas and within Tamarack.

As a member of our directors team and our people team and as the leader of our cross-departmental equity, diversity, inclusion, justice, and reconciliation (EDIJR) team, you will shape and sustain our commitment to anti-racism, including reconciliation. Reporting to Tamarack’s Co-CEOs, you will collaborate with others to help to shape our efforts to make our organization and our network places of belonging. You will coach communities and design learning opportunities for and with the communities we support. The application process is open until June 30, 2022.

View the job description below and contact Jana@tamarackcommunity.ca for more information.

Read the Job Description Here

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