--- title: The Latest | Community Development description: Community Development | --- [![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. 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Discover how Asset Based Community Development transforms lives. To learn more, join Tamarack's ABCD event: [When Community and Municipalities Meet in the Middle. ](https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/abcd-2023?hsLang=en-us)*   [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/three-benefits-of-asset-based-community-development-abcd-for-communities-and-governments?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/pexels-lina-kivaka-1740897.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-year-in-review-with-deepening-communities?hsLang=en-us) ### [The Holiday Season Brings out the Best in Our Communities](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-year-in-review-with-deepening-communities?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Heather Keam](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/heather-keam) on November 24, 2022 We are all on this learning journey together to help our communities to be the best they can be. It's the support, knowledge and capacities that you all have that will create the change that we want to see and the change that needs to happen in 2023.  As we begin to think about that next year has to offer, we need to reflect on how we grew and what we learned together. Here is an overview of how we supported you in 2022 to make community essential: [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-year-in-review-with-deepening-communities?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/2022_abcd_featuredimage.png) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-power-of-connection-and-collaboration?hsLang=en-us) ### [The Power of Connection and Collaboration: Reflections from Celebrating Neighbours – Measuring the Impact of ABCD](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-power-of-connection-and-collaboration?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Connor Judge](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/connor-judge) on July 20, 2022 Last month, the Deepening Community team hosted Tamarack's first in-person event in over two years. This blog post is a reflection of the most significant learning I took away from the event.  ** [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-power-of-connection-and-collaboration?hsLang=en-us) [![](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/photo%20for%20diversity.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-gifts-of-strangers-understanding-the-benefits-of-diversity?hsLang=en-us) ### [The Gifts of Strangers: Understanding the Benefits of Diversity](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-gifts-of-strangers-understanding-the-benefits-of-diversity?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [John McKnight](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/john-mcknight) on July 20, 2022 One argument for diversity is that it ensures participation and creates the power of being heard. It is expressed by the popular maxim, “Nothing about us without us.” Implicit in this idea is the concept that those outside must come inside in order to ensure that their self-interest is served. ** [Read More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/the-gifts-of-strangers-understanding-the-benefits-of-diversity?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/do%20something%20great.jpg) ](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/important-funding-opportunities-to-support-community-initiatives?hsLang=en-us) ### [3 Funding Opportunities to Support Community Initiatives](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/important-funding-opportunities-to-support-community-initiatives?hsLang=en-us) Posted by [Justin Williams](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/justin-williams) on June 14, 2021 The Government of Canada and its partners are currently accepting applications for three major funding opportunities for communities. Through the funding opportunities, communities can apply for funding to support public spaces, improve mobility and access to digital services, provide programs and services related to financial empowerment and social inclusion of vulnerable youth, and build intersectoral partnerships to address social determinants of health and wellbeing. 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