--- title: The Latest | Community Building (2) description: Community Building | (2) --- [![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) # The Latest Contribute. We love to hear your thoughts, your musings and your latest work. Please share with us! [![Write a post](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/33819a55-1164-4664-8ab0-c9fe2f42d6f1) #### Subscribe. Be in the know. Get the latest updates about community change and building vibrant communities. [Learn More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/subscribe?hsLang=en-us) × - [Climate Change & SDGs](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/climate-transitions) - [Collective Impact](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collective-impact) - [Community Engagement](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-engagement) - [Community Development](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-deepening-community) - [Evaluation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/evaluation) - [Innovation](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-innovation) - [Leadership](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/collaborative-leadership) - [Poverty](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/cities-reducing-poverty) - [Youth](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/communities-building-youth-futures) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/pexels-rfstudio-3810796.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/community-members-are-leading-this-participatory-grantmaking-project-heres-how-it-works?hsLang=en-us) ### [Community Members are Leading this Participatory Grantmaking Project - Here's how it works.](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/community-members-are-leading-this-participatory-grantmaking-project-heres-how-it-works?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Future of Good](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/future-of-good) on December 9, 2021 The WES Mariam Assefa Fund’s new participatory grantmaking pilot project is shifting funding power to the community [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/community-members-are-leading-this-participatory-grantmaking-project-heres-how-it-works?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/christine-tutunjian-Toronto-Botanical-Garden.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/leading-in-and-with-communities?hsLang=en-us) ### [Leading in and with communities](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/leading-in-and-with-communities?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Abbie Little](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/abbie-little) on November 26, 2021 In a community engagement setting, it is important to be aware of how we present ourselves to others and how we show up in community settings. But how do we do that effectively and respectfully? One thing to consider is ways in which we can lead in and with communities.   [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/leading-in-and-with-communities?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/1280%20x%20720%20-%20Webinar%20featured%20images%20%2819%29.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/three-strategies-to-improve-your-collaborative-efforts?hsLang=en-us) ### [Three strategies to improve your collaborative efforts](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/three-strategies-to-improve-your-collaborative-efforts?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Liz Weaver](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/liz-weaver) on October 20, 2021 Collaboration can be challenging work. We convene colleagues together and try to work collaboratively, often providing only limited support and resources to move the collective effort forward. It is no wonder that the experience of collaboration can be frustrating. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/three-strategies-to-improve-your-collaborative-efforts?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/theory%20of%20influence%20blog%20graphic.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/reflecting-on-the-success-of-chicagos-new-communities-program?hsLang=en-us) ### [Reflecting on the Success of Chicago’s New Communities Program and Its Legacy Through Community Organizations Across Chicago](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/reflecting-on-the-success-of-chicagos-new-communities-program?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Joel Bookman](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/joel-bookman) on October 13, 2021 It has now been over 20 years since the New Communities Program (NCP), the United States’ largest comprehensive community initiative began. Founded in Chicago by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation in collaboration with over 20 community development partners and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the New Communities Program took a comprehensive approach to development, incorporating lessons learned from the community development corporation crisis in Chicago in the mid ’90s. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/reflecting-on-the-success-of-chicagos-new-communities-program?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Jaime%20mes%20voisins%203x5.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/conversations-with-quebec?hsLang=en-us) ### [Conversations with Quebec](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/conversations-with-quebec?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Myriam Bérubé](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/myriam-bérubé) on July 8, 2021 [Lire en français](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/fr-ca/latest/conversations-avec-le-qu%C3%A9bec?hsLang=en-us) What are Quebec actors saying to Tamarack? My conversations with over 25 organizations in Quebec (between May and June 2021) have revealed the path forward, both in sharing Quebec's experiences in community development elsewhere in Canada and growing and nurturing Tamarack's learning community in Quebec. [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/conversations-with-quebec?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/neonbrand-A0jiySI0nc4-unsplash%20(1).jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/forging-deeper-connections-community-shifting-power-dynamics-palm-health-foundation?hsLang=en-us) ### [Forging Deeper Connections to Community by Shifting Power Dynamics](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/forging-deeper-connections-community-shifting-power-dynamics-palm-health-foundation?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Abigail Goodwin](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/abigail-goodwin) on December 7, 2020 Six years ago, Palm Health Foundation made a risky decision. Dissatisfied with the short-term gains of responsive grantmaking, the foundation launched the Healthier Together initiative in an effort to forge a deeper connection to community through the social determinants of health. With no roadmap to follow, the foundation granted $1 million to six communities and asked residents to lead the way in creating lasting, systemic, transformative change.  [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/forging-deeper-connections-community-shifting-power-dynamics-palm-health-foundation?hsLang=en-us) [Previous](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-building/page/1) [Next](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/topic/community-building/page/3) [![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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