--- title: Inspired and Connected description: Tamarack benefits from colleague organizations worldwide who are also engaged in supporting and advancing community change efforts. image: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/inspired%20connected%20table.jpg --- [![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) # Inspired and Connected Posted on January 24, 2019 [By Liz Weaver](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/liz-weaver) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![inspired connected table](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Photos/Image%20Library/inspired%20connected%20table.jpg?width=300&name=inspired%20connected%20table.jpg)Tamarack benefits from colleague organizations worldwide who are also engaged in supporting and advancing community change efforts.  In New Zealand, our partner is [Inspiring Communities](http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/).  Recently, Tamarack and Inspiring Communities co-wrote a paper focusing on [Reflections on Community Change:  Two Countries, Two Perspectives, One Vision for Moving Forward](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/paper-reflections-on-community-change-two-countries-two-perspectives-one-vision-for-moving-forward?hsLang=en-us).  This paper was written to highlight two significant anniversaries, 10 years for Inspiring Communities and 15 years for Tamarack.  While separated by many miles and continents, both Tamarack and Inspiring Communities have been on similar paths of engaging community changemakers.  In November, I had the opportunity to participate in the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Inspiring Communities in Wellington, New Zealand.   Beyond the wonderful hospitality of renewing acquaintances with colleagues, it was also an evening of reflection and discovery of a path forward for Inspiring Communities.  This video provides a window into the ten year practice of community-led change and the impact of the work of Inspiring Communities in New Zealand.  Topics: [Liz Weaver](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/liz-weaver), [Blog](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/blog), [Community Change](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-change) ![Liz Weaver](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Website_Author_Liz_Weaver.jpg) ### By [Liz Weaver](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/liz-weaver) Liz Weaver is passionate about the power and potential of communities to create impact on complex issues. She is Tamarack’s former Co-CEO and Director of the Learning Centre, where she provided strategic leadership and led key learning initiatives, including collective impact capacity-building services for the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Liz is one of Tamarack’s highly regarded trainers and has developed and delivered curriculum on collaborative governance, leadership, collective impact, community innovation, influencing policy change, and social media for impact. ## Related Posts [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/changemakers.jpeg)](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/creating-community-for-changemakers?hsLang=en-us) #### [Creating Community for Changemakers](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/creating-community-for-changemakers?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Waterloo-crisis-post-cropped-widescreen.jpg)](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/response-to-the-june-2023-hate-acts-at-the-university-of-waterloo-campus?hsLang=en-us) #### [Response to the June 2023 Hate Acts at the University of Waterloo Campus](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/response-to-the-june-2023-hate-acts-at-the-university-of-waterloo-campus?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Community-driven-pathways-blog-post-staff-office-widescreen.png)](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/five-community-driven-pathways-for-systems-change?hsLang=en-us) #### [Five Community-Driven Pathways for Systems Change](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/five-community-driven-pathways-for-systems-change?hsLang=en-us) [![BACK TO THE LATEST](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/e6ffa9bb-4467-4833-8ecc-eb340b11d829.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/e6ffa9bb-4467-4833-8ecc-eb340b11d829) [![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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