WEBINAR | Transformative Change? It Depends on Your Ambition
This webinar recording features a conversation with Mark Cabaj, Keren Perla and Liz Weaver about ambition and transformative...
This webinar recording features a conversation with Mark Cabaj, Keren Perla and Liz Weaver about ambition and transformative...
This resource is the first of eight foundational papers we've written as part of a series titled Building the Case for Deepening...
This webinar recording features a conversation between our consulting Director of Evaluating Impact, Jean-Marie Chapeau, and ...
This webinar recording features a conversation between Tamarack’s Lisa Attygalle and Jon Alexander, author of the recently...
In summer 2022, the Tamarack Institute worked with Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness Fellow Muhammad Raza to dive into the...
This webinar recording features a conversation with Gabriela Alcade and Lauress Lawrence from the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation,...
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The climate crisis is a complex,...
This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.
The climate crisis is a complex,...
This tool is designed to help you monitor and assess the quality of collaboration that occurs amongst a group.
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This case study from Myriam Bérubé and...
This webinar recording features a conversation with Jayne Engle and Tanya Chung-Tiam-Fook, co-editors of the book Sacred Civics:...
This webinar recording explores what the chief executive and a project lead at the UK-based Sheila McKechnie Foundation...
Faced with a critical shortage of child care, the District of Tofino, British Columbia, broke new ground by offering direct...
This webinar took place in English with simultaneous French interpretation. Click here to access the French version.
In this...
This webinar featured an overview of the Community Data Program (CDP) and related consortium; highlighted available data sets;...
In this webinar, the speakers worked together to develop collective knowledge and awareness around having a healthy relationship...
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Written by Tania Fournier and Sarah...
There are times when a crisis comes with force and requires immediate action and leadership. A recent example of a crisis...
In this webinar recording, you will learn about the City of Kitchener’s experience adopting the Enterprise Evolution program and...
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This Plan on a Page provides an overview of...
Change itself is constantly changing. Where it occurs, who’s involved, what blocks it and what boosts it. At the Sheila McKechnie...
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As Community Climate Transitions enters its...
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These three blogs were written by Brock University Students studying Community Recreation
This blog post is written by Phillip Mock, the Project Coordinator of CBYF Chatham-Kent
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Welcome. If you are a youth or an employer...
This webinar recording features business owner Devinder Chaudhary, who spoke about how adopting a Living Wage model and decent...
This webinar recording features a conversation with Elizabeth Sawin, founder and director of the Multisolving Institute.
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This presentation by Megan Nimigon and...
With the growing sense of disconnect and social isolation happening in communities across Canada and the lack of civic...
In September 2020, the Danville Regional Foundation launched Collaboration Lab, a 10-session collaborative leadership development...
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This article by Megan Nimigon explores the...
This case study by Dan Ritchie, Hardy Steinke, Nicole Bonder and Christine Bennett explores the ABCD approach of Heart Comonos in...
The last two years have challenged leaders to think, work and act differently.
This webinar recording features a fireside chat about the role that everyday citizens can play in promoting safety in their...
Many funders are interested in moving away from the traditional grantmaking models — which have been criticized as rigid, opaque...
In 2018, the Government of Ontario mandated every Ontario municipality to create a multisector Community Safety and Well-Being...
As part of a Participatory Grantmaking pilot project in Peel launched in 2021, funded by the WES Mariam Assefa Fund, members of...
The arts bring life to our communities. It sparks joy. It teaches. It connects. It asks us to see things differently. But so...
This webinar recording features a conversation with some of the key actors behind The Green Resilience Project and their work in...
This webinar recording features a fireside chat with Deanna Butz from Stony Plain and author Dave Runyon as they talk about the...
Twenty years is a significant timespan in the life of an organization. Over the years, communities across Canada, the US and...
This conversation with Sonja Miokovic and Sylvia Cheuy focused on how community changemakers can strengthen their practice and...
The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation (Sewall) has been engaged in a learning journey—both internally and externally—to deepen equity....
This webinar took place in French, with simultaneous English interpretation. Click here to access the French recording.
In this article, Heather Keam, Associate Director of Cities Deepening Community, introduces what a neighbourhood strategy is, its...
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This article by Tamarack's Learning Centre...
In this article, Carly Goodman of Federation CJA (FCJA) shares the story of how FCJAs Inclusion Initiative helped to fill a...
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This conversation featured Victor Beausoleil, Amy Ward, Chantal Edwards, Narinder Dhami and Liz Weaver in an engaging...
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This article by Cayo Costa and Jorge Garza...
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This case study profiles the work of...
In this article, Liz Weaver introduces the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resiliency (CCNDR). The Canadian Centre for...
This conversation featured Danya Pastuszek and Liz Weaver in a lively conversation about leadership journeys, community impact...
In this webinar, Sylvia Cheuy, Liz Weaver and Mark Cabaj explored the four integrated roles of the Field Catalyst and the...
This case study by Austin Lui and Jill Zacharias unpacks how the City of Vancouver’s Reduced Fare Transit Pilot offers...
In this webinar, Mayor Lisa Helps of Victoria, BC, sits down with Margaret Wheatley for a fireside chat about systems thinking...
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In this article, Amanda Sheedy reflects on...
In this webinar, Liz Weaver invites Chris Thompson for a lively discussion about the essential mindset and skillsets of backbone...
Caregiving in society is something that community does best. It is the area in which the “experts” are those who empathize,...
This resource is an example of Neighborhood Health Status Improvement from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
This resource is an example of Neighborhood Health Status Improvement from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
It profiles...
At the beginning of 2021, Deepening Community offered a membership for an initiative led by Ksenia Stepkina, based in Vancouver’s...
Read this guide if you are new to the Communities Ending Poverty, would like a refresher on the many exciting learning...
This event was cohosted by the Tamarack Institute and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada.
This public...
In this webinar recording, members of the National Advisory Council on Poverty converse with Vibrant Communities Calgary’s Policy...
In this webinar, Sylvia Cheuy invites Jennifer Splansky Juster and Junious Williams to explore the implications of Collective...
This session introduced attendees to the People’s Panel, our participatory process, and provided information on our application...
In this webinar, Cameron Norman and Liz Weaver review the Design Helix to set the stage for an example of a case study on...
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This list has been compiled by the Community...
Youth resilience and well-being are vital to the ability to reach one’s full potential and prevent poverty.
Join us to better...
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, the Tamarack Institute had been celebrating Canada...
In this webinar, Cameron Norman and Liz Weaver explore the second part of the design helix. We share practical tools for each of...
The efforts of individual collective impact initiatives are strengthened when they are linked and loosely coordinated to advance...
This article summarizes key take-aways from the articles released so far to provide you with a high-level summary of the wisdom...
Paul Born, Tamarack’s Co-founder and Co-CEO, was the creator of Tamarack’s signature 10 Guides. The guides each feature 10...
The Halton Climate Collective is a group of organizations from across sectors (local and regional municipalities, an...
Today, communities are facing an array of complex social and environmental challenges. The programs we have created to address...
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In this webinar, we will dive into the first half of the design helix. The Design Helix is an emerging approach to support the...
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This case study looks at how a group of...
How might we put youth at the centre of community change efforts?
Hear about how communities across Canada are mobilizing...
This case study explores the process by which EndPovertyEdmonton is helping to integrate social procurement into how the...
The New Communities Program (NCP) began through the collaboration of the Chicago Local Initiatives Support Corporation...
Through our research with the Digby area community, which was done through Turning the Tide, we at Inspiring Communities...
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The ability of those eager to make progress...
Tamarack’s Board of Directors members have been key partners in stewarding the organization forward since 2001. They have...
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Five years ago, Montréal’s Collective Impact Project was launched as a unique neighbourhood-based effort to...
The Community Climate Transitions team at Tamarack is launching the Climate Transitions Cohort.
Over 10 months, a group of...
In recent years, shifting to a virtual community engagement environment has moved from being a mere option to being a necessity....
After the Bell Student Supports Tutoring Program is a new initiative created by Communities Building Youth Futures Corner Brook,...
The funding landscape in Québec – and Montréal in particular- has seen increased willingness for collaborative philanthropy and a...
In recent years, shifting to a virtual community engagement environment has moved from being a mere option to being a necessity....
Basic Income has been long positioned as a means to reduce poverty and improve equality, but it is also a promising strategy for...
In recent years, shifting to a virtual community engagement environment has moved from being a mere option to being a necessity....
In recent years, shifting to a virtual community engagement environment has moved from being a mere option to being a necessity....
The Brand Identity and Digital Strategy project’s goal was to develop an in-depth understanding of youth and how to best engage,...
Below you will find reflections and examples from the first 20 months of implementing the Communities Building Youth Futures...
The Collaboration Spectrum is a foundational approach for Tamarack. There are so many ways that collaborative efforts are...
We are excited to announce that the community of Peel has been selected for the Participatory Grantmaking Pilot! We would like to...
How do communities foster connectedness at a time when it is ever more challenging to do so? The Town of Stony Plain, AB, has...
With 42% of people living in poverty considered to be working poor, ending working poverty could cut Canada’s poverty rate almost...
This webinar is part of a new monthly series on Place-based initiatives, featuring a diversity of experiences made in Quebec.
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To end poverty locally, over 330 communities across Canada have been applying a collective impact approach – establishing...
In our increasingly complex and dynamic world, there is a “need to work with more people from across more divides, both within...
For this year’s Seeing Youth Futures Photo Contest, CBYF has created a 3D virtual gallery that featured 10 exceptional photos....
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As it has continued to evolve and mature,...
Canada has a deep and rich history of voluntary sector leadership and engagement. Intersections and Innovations capture the...
This webinar is the first of a new monthly series on Place-based initiatives, featuring a diversity of experiences made in Quebec.
The Pandemic response in Canada was swift and given the severity of the situation unprecedented. Though on a technical level we...
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This guide presents high-impact policies,...
We may have imagined what we want to come next, but how to we begin the process of designing it?
Listen to the conversation with...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a useful framework for communities to make progress on issues that matter to...
The collaboration spectrum guides Tamarack’s thinking about the practice of collaboration. We're revisiting this resource...
In Revelstoke (population approximately 10,000), more than 50 women and two men provide quality licensed part- and full-time...
Informed by the SDG 10 Guide Advisory Group, this guide aims to be a practical tool for communities looking to localize the...
Social isolation rates were soaring across the world even before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the gathering places that...
The Deepening Community movement has been a timely and powerful response to social isolation, loneliness, and disconnect. Through...
Community changemakers in Waterloo Region have worked across municipalities to develop a unified vision and targets for climate...
Across Canada, communities are exploring ways to build a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future that is aligned with...
Working poverty can be eliminated in our lifetime. It can happen if all of Canadian society has greater income security and there...
On July 7th, Tamarack's Cities Deepening Community Team was joined by Oksana Kishchuk and Richard Jenkins to explore the concept ...
There is a substantive amount of literature about collaboration and collaborative work but relatively little that identifies the...
As the Covid vaccine gets into more and more arms, we are all starting to dream about a world post-Covid. But what will this look...
There has long been a call for a National Food Policy in Canada, and the recent launch of the National Food Policy Advisory...
Where we live matters. The term ‘place-based’, in relation to foundations or national government bodies, is currently used to...
In any place-based approach, organizations will encounter unforeseen obstacles, often in the form of policy or lack of funding....
We are in a time of disruptive change. In communities, citizens are making their voices heard through formal and informal...
Multi-solve approaches that simultaneously advance the end poverty agenda and tackles climate change hold great promise. In a...
These field notes capture the experiences, ideas and insights shared during a workshop on the interrelated goals of ending...
These field notes capture the experiences, ideas and insights shared during a workshop on how the Sustainable Development Goals...
During the annual Communities Ending Poverty (CEP) gathering in May 2021, Tamarack hosted a workshop on how two Communities...
In May 2021, Tamarack hosted a workshop on ending poverty and addressing climate change, with speakers from Climate Caucus,...
Maintaining health and well-being and preserving English-language culture and identity are two core focus points for the...
In recent years, the Provinces of Prince Edward Island and British Columbia have both commissioned research panels exploring the...
From May 5th to May 6th, poverty reduction organizers and advocates joined the first online End of Poverty Summit from homes and...
The pandemic has intensified the digital divide for youth across Canada. Building the Bridge to Youth Success: Overcoming the...
The digital divide experienced by many youths in communities in Canada had a significant impact on youths’ ability to participate...
Portage la Prairie’s Roving Campus is a new innovative initiative created by three local teachers with support from the Portage...
Yellowknife is home to about 2,600 young people ages 15 to 24 with differences in race, cultural backgrounds, and privilege, It...
COVID-19 has brought about a cultural shift towards how we spend our time: more energy is being spent learning new talents and...
Community gardens have been popping up in cities across Canada and have been proven to have many health benefits such as...
Atlantic Canada has been uniquely positioned during the global Coronavirus outbreak. Among the other provinces in Canada and...
In the Summer of 2020, these four driven youth were selected by the Tamarack Institute as part of the Communities Building Youth...
There are many ways of creating social change. For those looking for lasting systemic change, ‘ecosystem building’ has become a...
In this webinar, John McKnight and David Mathews explored why there is a loss of faith in governing institutions, why doing...
In September 2020, the Community Health and Social Services Network (CHSSN) in Quebec celebrated 20 years of leadership,...
The Opportunity Youth Forum was launched in 2012 as a national movement to create innovative, place-based and collaborative...
A new report, Potential Economic Impacts and Reach of Basic Income Programs, finds that Basic Income could be both a...
The impacts of COVID-19 have been profound. Communities have had to deal with incredible loss, businesses have suffered, children...
Helping people file their taxes is a very impactful poverty reduction action at the community-level. Tax credits and benefits can...
Youth are the future of our communities. The more we can support them to be successful, the more we are helping our communities...
After months of social distancing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we are facing what some are calling a “loneliness...
Traditional models of housing services are that they are responsible for social housing programs and property management of...
The Arts bring life to our communities. They spark joy. They teach. It connects. They ask us to see things differently. But so...
Co-Design is a collaborative approach that actively involves a diverse stakeholder group (e.g. staff, partners, citizens,...
Montreal’s Collective Impact Project (CIP), which launched in 2015, is an innovative and inspiring example of Collective Impact...
Founded in 2002, Cities Reducing Poverty (CRP) has grown to support more than 330 municipalities represented by 80 regional...
The pandemic has underscored many of the disparities and inequities in our country, including the disproportionate impact of...
What lessons can we derive from a multi-year research and evaluation process focused on understanding the impact of local...
Data is a powerful tool for community change efforts. It is the foundation for understanding, tackling, and marking progress on...
During the novel pandemic, many communities have demonstrated the leadership capacity to stay resilient using/improving their...
In order to gather evidence about 'how' impact is happening, not just 'what' and 'why' it’s happening, evaluators are revisiting...
The Tool for Assessing the Effects of Local Intersectoral Action is an interactive online tool. It generates information for...
There has been a marked increase in the demand for Community-Led approaches to change as community organizations and some...
The 2020 pandemic has exacerbated communities’ pre-existing challenges across the country, and it is anticipated that these...
In this webinar, members of Tamarack's Board of Directors - Lori Hewson, Mary Pickering, and Ana Gonzalez Guerrero - discuss...
Did you know that during an emergency your neighbours will likely be your first responders? When COVID-19 forced communities into...
Kerry Nolan and Kate Gunn have been involved in leading anti poverty work initiatives in Peel Region, Whitehorse and Edmonton....
In this webinar, members of Tamarack's Board of Directors, Shauna Sylvester, Director of Simon Fraser University’s Wosk Centre...
Since John Kania and Mark Kramer’s article was published in 2011, understanding of Collective Impact (CI) has evolved beyond...
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We co-developed this guide with youth leaders...
How can we ensure that the work we do is youth-centered and reflective of youth voice? Meaningfully engaging youth often requires...
The Vibrant Communities – Cities Reducing Poverty 2020 Impact Report is our first attempt at capturing and communicating national...
In this webinar, John Kania and Liz Weaver discuss the challenges we face while working for transformational change and impact.
How can you meaningfully engage youth in community change? How can we design a strategy to ensure youth leadership and youth...
How do we ensure evaluation is inclusive, equitable, and community-driven? What criteria do we use? How do we help others use...
The COVID-19 crisis has been a wake up call for governments and civil society. The disproportionate impacts of the pandemic to...
Listen as Bill Fulton and Jodi Hardin from The Civic Canopy in Denver, Colorado share their reflections on the leadership...
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Given the scale of disruptive forces...
In this webinar, Pamela Teitelbaum, our Director of Evaluating Impact will hosted Tatiana Fraser and Rachel Sinha from Systems...
Organizations and groups across the globe are trying to find the right way to move into the recovery phase of the pandemic. Since...
As we look at community recovery planning across Canada, many organizations are asking what their role is in deepening community...
In this webinar, Diana Renner shares her thoughts about being at the threshold of change and ambiguity. She will help us shift...
Engagement is critical for all programs, services, and initiatives that impact youth. Both youth and organizations that serve...
Calls for Basic Income have been gaining ground on both sides of the political spectrum over the last several months due to...
Whether the meeting you are hosting is virtual or face-to-face, being intentional about how you design and facilitate it can make...
Navigating disruption and change is challenging. During times of chaos and dramatic change, we find it difficult to envision the...
Communities across the globe are starting to move from crisis to recovery in response to COVID-19. But how might we think about...
In March 2020, the youth unemployment rate in Canada increased to 16.8%, the highest it has ever been. With fewer physical job...
Research from around the world is clear about the need to collaborate and build partnerships to make sustainable change in our...
In this time of uncertainty and great upheaval there is a growing desire to do things differently. We are hungry for new...
During the pandemic organizations are having to rethink how they implement programs and activities. Are face to face meetings,...
A common topic of interest in the implementation of Collective Impact (CI) is the Backbone infrastructure and how it relates to...
For leaders who are considering whether or not to start – or join – a Collective Impact initiative, this article explores key...
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This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.
There has been a marked increase in demand...
Listen as Lisa Attygalle joins with Rich Harwood—President and Founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation—to explore...
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