This month, we’re sharing a few strategies for shifting from a top-down style of decision-making to a more community-centric model when it comes to programing and activities. What do they all have in common? They’re focused on the goal of meeting somewhere in the middle.
Asset-Based Community Development: When Community and Municipalities Meet in the Middle
June 6-8, 2023 | St. Albert, Alberta
This June, we’re hosting a learning event for residents and municipal staff who are looking to co-lead collaborative strategies for positive social change in the neighbourhoods where they live and work.
Day 1: Community How do we inspire communities and people to get involved in their neighbourhoods and what is their function in community.
Day 2: Municipalities How do we put people and community at the centre of our work? What are some of the ways this can be done? What is the function of municipalities in neighbourhoods?
Day 3: Meeting in the Middle How do community and municipalities work together?
Featuring: Keynote speaker Jim Diers, a community innovator for his work with the Seattle Department of Neighbourhoods
When governments and organizations partner with the community, new possibilities emerge. The impact can be exponentially greater with this approach when addressing global issues such as climate change and pandemics.
Featuring: Lessons learned from Canadian stories where local governments put communities at the centre
Discover how St. Albert, AB; Edmonton, AB; and Burlington, ON, have ventured into the world of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) to improve connectedness and nurture a sense of belonging in their cities.
Featuring: Former mayor of Victoria, BC, Lisa Helps, an expert on applying systems thinking locally who will be leading a panel at our June event
In this recording, Lisa Helps of Victoria, BC, sits down with best-selling author Margaret Wheatley for a fireside chat about systems thinking and changing the way we as cities/towns think about working collectively.
Speakers: Ksenia Stepkina, Dianne Lauritzen, Kim Morrison and Natalie Pearce
In this fireside chat, we will hear from four community leaders who will talk about why they stepped up and their role in building sustainable change at the community level.
Join Tamarack Institute Co-Founder Paul Born for a day-long, in-person workshop featuring two of Canada’s most accomplished community builders. Register now to save your seat!
The Breakthrough Community Change workshop is being offered on the following dates in Alberta: In Calgary on April 18, 2023, and in Edmonton on April 20, 2023.
