Dive into "Turning Wheels", a collection of global case-studies and resources for changemakers looking to solve complex issues in their communities.
Catalyst 2030's New Guidebook
Catalyst 2030, an organization dedicated to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, recently launched a new guidebook, Turning Wheels. It is an in-depth guidebook designed to build the capacity of change makers to co-create solutions to complex issues in their communities. It represents a collection of case studies, best-practices, and learnings inspired by their 1700 member organizations. The Tamarack Institute is honoured to be featured as one of 17 case studies in this guidebook alongside a variety of innovative member organizations from across the globe.
The guide lays out the groundwork for why collaboration and co-creation lead to greater and more impactful changes when addressing complex issues such as poverty, climate transitions, and more:
A Robust Framework
“Social innovators can achieve more by leveraging the power of the collective in community-driven development throughout the interconnected ecosystem… The community drives development by defining their needs and priorities – social innovators give a voice to the community and foster community ownership” (pp. 9 & 10)
Catalyst 2030 builds out a robust framework based on utilizing three main levers to generate community-led impact:
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Each lever is broken down into four principles, and contains case studies, tools, and best-practices. While Tamarack’s own mention falls within the “Facilitate” lever, Turning Wheels is an extensive resource for changemakers looking to build their community-led practice in each area.
A Global Resource with a Local Focus
The creation of the guidebook represents a simple but effective example of what Tamarack has learned in 20 years of practice: there is great value and impact in connecting changemakers and organizations across contexts and geographies to share hard-earned, placed-based lessons and best-practices. This is a global resource with a local focus, and one that will benefit initiatives around the world.
To Learn More
- Report https://catalyst2030.net/resources/turning-wheels/
- Catalyst 2030 https://catalyst2030.net/
- Learn more about Community Climate Transitions and Tamarack’s work in advancing the sustainable development goals https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/communityclimatetransitions
