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Fund Partners with Tamarack Institute to Launch a Participatory Grantmaking Project to Support Immigrants’ Economic Mobility in Peel Region

Posted by World Education Services - Mariam Assefa Fund on November 1, 2021

The WES Mariam Assefa Fund is excited to announce its partnership with the Tamarack Institute to launch a participatory grantmaking project in the Peel region of Ontario, Canada.

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Join Live Briefings for Canadian Cities from COP26

Posted by Laura Schnurr on November 1, 2021

Tamarack’s Board Chair, Shauna Sylvester, is in Glasgow for COP26. In her role as Executive Director of the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, she is helping pull together a series of briefings for Canadian cities and communities to stay informed on the conversation.

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Building the Case for Innovative Municipalities to Reconnect with Community

Posted by Dan Ritchie on October 28, 2021

In this blog post, Dan Ritchie discusses the value of breaking out of silo thinking when it comes to municipalities partnering with communities.

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Leading the Way to Creating Sustainable, Connected Communities

Posted by Lisa Luken on October 27, 2021

This blog post shares Insights from Zita Cobb’s keynote address at the 2021 RECONNECT! Making Community Essential Conference. Direct quotes are taken from Zita’s presentation on October 7, 2021.

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The Key to Progress Is Connection + 5 Exercises to Help Create It

Posted by Megan Nimigon on October 27, 2021

In this blog post, Tamarack collaborator Megan Nimigon unpacks the concept of meaningful connection and describes team-building exercises to help build connection in face-to-face group settings.

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The world is coming apart at the seams, and what we can do about it – a dose of inspiration

Posted by Lisa Helps on October 27, 2021

In this blog post, Mayor of Victoria Lisa Helps reflects on her strategies for responding locally while facing an array of crises – climate, housing, COVID-19 – found in British Columbia, in Canada and abroad.

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