The Latest

Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us!
Write a post

Jorge Garza

Jorge Garza
Jorge is leading a growing Canada-wide, asset-based movement that supports municipalities, institutions, and individuals to increase the collective sense of belonging. At Tamarack, he is excited to engage with more than 7,000 learners and nearly 700 local champions in making community belonging a policy priority in Canada. Previously, Jorge worked at the Metcalf Foundation, where he supported the development of its poverty reduction program. He also worked at the McConnell Foundation, where he contributed to the development of its place-based portfolio and explored the role of philanthropy in cultivating a more equitable society. Jorge is a realistic optimist who loves being in community. He believes in everyone’s potential to build just futures. Jorge brings a diverse background of experience in strategy development, program design, and urban policy. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Fondation Béati.
Find me on:

Recent Posts

Social regeneration and the fundamental principles toward activating regenerative communities

Posted by Jorge Garza on February 7, 2022

This blog post is adapted from a Medium piece published on December 6, 2021. Read the full story here.

Read More

Small and mid-sized communities navigating through the climate crisis

Posted by Jorge Garza on December 13, 2021

Cities have a major role to play locally in response to the climate emergency and its repercussions by strengthening community resilience and developing innovative and more equitable ways to collaborate across sectors.

Read More

Key takeaways from the SDGs Localization: From Recovery to Resilience workshop

Posted by Jorge Garza on September 24, 2021

On August 24, 2021, over 100 people joined us for a workshop to talk about approaches to localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – that is, taking global priorities and orienting them toward local outcomes.

Read More