--- title: The Latest | Glenda Cooper (2) description: Glenda has her Master of Arts in Community Development from the University of Victoria and brings 17 years of community development experience to the position. She has seen firsthand the magic of neighbourhoods and the power of communities. She believes wholeheartedly that communities know best what they need and how to go about making life even better for everyone. She values courageous conversations, knowing that when communities dig deep and lean into each other, new possibilities emerge. (2) --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! 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She has seen firsthand the magic of neighbourhoods and the power of communities. She believes wholeheartedly that communities know best what they need and how to go about making life even better for everyone. She values courageous conversations, knowing that when communities dig deep and lean into each other, new possibilities emerge. ### Recent Posts [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Hamilton-1.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/evaluation-stop-listen-change?hsLang=en-us) ### [Evaluation: Stop, Listen, and Change](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/evaluation-stop-listen-change?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Glenda Cooper](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/glenda-cooper) on May 28, 2019 Evaluation takes courage and the willingness to change. When everything seems to be going well, it is especially important to take the time to reflect, to ask the tough questions and to be willing to hear inconvenient answers. What if the work you are doing is popular but not achieving its intended outcomes? What if you learn that the good work you are doing is actually increasing vulnerability and stigma for the people it’s intended to help? [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/evaluation-stop-listen-change?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/adults-child-dirt-1006450.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/shining-a-light-on-natural-caring?hsLang=en-us) ### [Shining a Light on Natural Caring](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/shining-a-light-on-natural-caring?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Glenda Cooper](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/glenda-cooper) on April 30, 2019 Natural Caring is love in action. It exists all around us in the thousands of little things we do without having to think about them. It is a unifying force that transcends differences; and yet, it often goes unacknowledged and unrecognized. Even people who are routinely caring for someone or something are quick to brush it off as no big deal. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/shining-a-light-on-natural-caring?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/Education%20Beyond%20Walls%2053.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/education-beyond-school-walls?hsLang=en-us) ### [Education Beyond School Walls](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/education-beyond-school-walls?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Glenda Cooper](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/glenda-cooper) on March 13, 2019 What do you do when you have children craving adult attention in a neighbourhood with disconnected adults fearful of ‘trouble-making’ youth? A school in Wisconsin, USA conducted a community survey and learned that the community did not know anything about the school.  What the neighbours did identify in the survey was that there were young people running around the neighbourhood causing trouble. The survey results prompted the school to ask: How do we extend education beyond the walls of the school and utilize the gifts and the assets of the neighbours, organizations and institution in the community? 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This was a bold statement made even more poignant given the announcement that the New Zealand government will present a “well-being budget.” This signals a new decision-making focus, one that ensures impacts on the quality of life for citizens are considered, rather than the traditional focus on just the financial impacts. In practice it means that any decisions made, policies implemented, and money spent by the government will need to demonstrate how they benefit New Zealanders and how they work across ministries and party-lines to ensure ongoing positive impacts.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/new-zealands-novel-idea-a-wellbeing-budget?hsLang=en-us) [Previous](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/glenda-cooper/page/1) [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=3401&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) ### Tamarack [Home](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) [Latest](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest) [Events](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/eventlisting?hsLang=en-us) [Donate](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/donate?hsLang=en-us) [About](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/whoweare?hsLang=en-us) ### Follow Us [** ** ](https://www.facebook.com/TamarackInstitute) [** ** ](https://twitter.com/Tamarack_Inst) [** ** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tamarack-institute-for-community-engagement)   In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth we honour and acknowledge that our work occurs across Turtle Island (North America), which has been home since time immemorial to the ancestors of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples. ### Subscribe Be in the know. 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