--- title: The Latest | Sienna Jae Taylor (2) description: Sienna Jae Taylor has a love for all things community and a deep passion for positive, social change. She recently worked with the Tamarack Institute as a Community Animator and previous to that was a member of the Pillar Nonprofit Network team as the 2015 ChangeTheWorld Coordinator. Sienna brings to her work experience in community engagement and animation, strength and creativity in the art of communication and a natural flair for relationship building. Sienna is motivated by the incredible world-changers and inspiring projects that she encounters everyday and believes that with a little community, celebration and passion, anything is possible. 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She recently worked with the Tamarack Institute as a Community Animator and previous to that was a member of the Pillar Nonprofit Network team as the 2015 ChangeTheWorld Coordinator. Sienna brings to her work experience in community engagement and animation, strength and creativity in the art of communication and a natural flair for relationship building. Sienna is motivated by the incredible world-changers and inspiring projects that she encounters everyday and believes that with a little community, celebration and passion, anything is possible. ### Recent Posts [![](http://tamarackcci.ca/files/imce/monarch1.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/transformational-change-is-possible-6-essential-elements?hsLang=en-us) ### [Transformational Change is Possible | 6 Essential Elements](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/transformational-change-is-possible-6-essential-elements?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) on February 20, 2016 *"**Working in complexity can surface some tough challenges, but they are not insurmountable.** ****Transformational change ******is****** possible*.***" - Liz Weaver* [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/transformational-change-is-possible-6-essential-elements?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/social-suggested-images/survey2.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/online-tools-to-help-you-get-to-know-your-stakeholders?hsLang=en-us) ### [Online Tools to Help You Get to Know Your Stakeholders!](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/online-tools-to-help-you-get-to-know-your-stakeholders?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) on February 19, 2016 *Do you ever wonder what attendees from your latest community event enjoyed most? Or what they would like to see done differently next year? **Are you trying to find out what your community's greatest needs are, or whether your programs are meeting those needs? **Want to know how you can better engage, acknowledge and celebrate your volunteers? **Or maybe you're interested in finding out how you can increase your funders support and dedication to your cause?* [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/online-tools-to-help-you-get-to-know-your-stakeholders?hsLang=en-us) [![](http://tamarackcci.ca/files/imce/collaboration_tools.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/making-your-collaborative-work-a-little-easier?hsLang=en-us) ### [Making Your Collaborative Work a Little Easier](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/making-your-collaborative-work-a-little-easier?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) on February 11, 2016 *"Collaboration is nothing new. The social sector is filled with examples of partnerships, networks, and other types of joint efforts. But **collective impact initiatives are distinctly different**. Unlike most collaborations, collective impact initiatives involve a centralized infrastructure, a dedicated staff, and a structured process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication, and mutually reinforcing activities among all participants." - [John Kania & Mark Kramer](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/collective_impact)* Collective Impact initiatives require a new way of thinking about and approaching collaboration. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/making-your-collaborative-work-a-little-easier?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Tamarack_New_Website/Latest_/Google.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/how-visible-is-your-organization-online?hsLang=en-us) ### [How Visible is Your Organization Online?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/how-visible-is-your-organization-online?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) on February 10, 2016 In their most recent [Internet Use Survey](http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/131126/dq131126d-eng.htm), Stats Canada reported that 83% of Canadian households have access to the internet and 69% of connected households use more than one type of devise to go online. **The number of Canadians that are online, and the amount of time they spend online, is growing each year.**  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/how-visible-is-your-organization-online?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/social-suggested-images/spine_2.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/how-healthy-is-your-backbone?hsLang=en-us) ### [How Healthy is Your Backbone?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/how-healthy-is-your-backbone?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) on February 5, 2016 The human backbone - the spine - is one of the most important parts of a living being. The spine's five major purposes include: movement, support, protection, coordination, and control of the entire body.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/how-healthy-is-your-backbone?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Tamarack_New_Website/Latest_/CI_Stories.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/what-is-your-collective-impact-story?hsLang=en-us) ### [What is YOUR Collective Impact Story?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/what-is-your-collective-impact-story?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Sienna Jae Taylor](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/sienna-jae-taylor) on February 2, 2016 After the 2014 Champions for Change conference, [Liz Weaver](http://events.tamarackcommunity.org/lizweaver?hsLang=en-us) interviewed [John Kania](http://www.fsg.org/people/john-kania) and [Fay Hanleybrown](http://www.fsg.org/people/fay-hanleybrown) of [FSG](http://www.fsg.org/) for *[The Philanthropist](http://thephilanthropist.ca/2014/07/q-a-with-john-kania-and-fay-hanleybrown/) -- *a free online journal for practitioners, academics, supporters and others engaged in the non-profit sector in Canada. When asked about whether anything had surprised them, and what they would say has changed the most since [the original Collective Impact article](http://ssir.org/articles/entry/collective_impact) was written by John Kania and Mark Kramer in 2011, Fay responded saying... 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