The Tamarack Institute's Deepening Community practice area has been working across Canada for over five years to build a movement around creating a sense of belonging, establishing a sense of connection and increasing the sense of citizenship and democracy that is so important to the function of a community.
As many of you look to the future and rethink how you work in your community, hoping to act with members rather than for them, there is a sense of urgency to do things differently.
This guide has been developed to support community champions, concerned citizens, municipal staff and decision-makers such as mayors and elected officials to build the case to deepen community and make your community essential.
This case study by Dan Ritchie, Hardy Steinke, Nicole Bonder and Christine Bennett explores the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach employed by Heart Comonos in Cooksville-Mississauga, Ontario.
This case study by Natasha Pei and Leonardo Gil outlines how the City of Windsor, Ontario, and the nearby County of Essex developed a joint plan that leaned heavily on community engagement.
In this article, Heather Keam, Associate Director of Cities Deepening Community, introduces what a neighbourhood strategy is, its limitations and why it is important to centre the community or neighbourhood when we develop them.
In this blog post, Connor Judge, Manager of Cities at the Tamarack Institute, shares his reflections from the recent Celebrating Neighbours – Measuring the Impact of ABCD event.
This summer, the Tamarack Institute is working with Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness Fellow Muhammad Raza to dive into the seven impacts of making community essential.
This webinar will go through their research and provide examples of how communities, municipalities and other orders of government can have significant impacts by developing and supporting strategies at the local level.
In this webinar, our consulting Director of Evaluating Impact, Jean-Marie Chapeau, will sit down with Abundant Community Edmonton’s Howard Lawrence for a conversation on the 2020 Impact report from Abundant Community Edmonton.
Together, they'll discuss the lessons learned from evaluating the impact of citizens sharing their gifts and how to make evaluation simple and accessible for everyone.
As we plan for the year ahead, we want to ensure that everyone, regardless of their location, can attend our ABCD learning opportunities.
In this one-day virtual workshop, learners will develop a foundational understanding of ABCD, including its foundations, principles and practices. Learners will also be guided through practical tools designed to help build their community table.
This workshop will be offered in English and French (details to come). Fill out the form linked below to be the first to know when registration opens.
Have you been tasked with developing activities that will deepen a sense of community in your neighbourhood, town or city? Are you trying to build the case to decision-makers that this is a good idea? We have you covered.
This foundational course will walk you through six modules that will help you to define your reason, build the case for a plan and think about the development of the strategy. The course brings Collective Impact and Asset-Based Community Development together to focus on building a plan that puts residents at the centre.
This webinar recording features a fireside chat about the role that everyday citizens can play in promoting safety in their communities. This conversation addressed policing as one component of an asset-based approach and building trust with residents to provide safety and well-being.
This webinar recording features a fireside chat with Deanna Butz from Stony Plain and author Dave Runyon as they talk about the importance of focusing your work on building neighbour relationships and what that means for building neighbourhoods.
Members deepen their collective understanding of the power and possibility of the community by developing strategies at the neighbourhood, town or city level. They also connect with peers, showcase their work nationally and get individualized coaching and mentorship.
Marianne Cerilli is a change agent who hosted a spring Community of Practice (CoP) meeting for our learners on the topic of Collaborative Governance & the Politics of Unity. Learn more about our Neighbourhood Learning CoP here.
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