Community Wealth Building is a place-based approach to economic development where communities own, control, and benefit from local wealth. By strengthening local ownership, community decision-making, and the circulation of resources, Community Wealth Building helps create more resilient, equitable, and sustainable local economies.
We have been nominated for the WINGS Ecosystem Builder Award!
We are honoured to be nominated for the inaugural WINGS Ecosystem Builder Award, recognizing organizations that create the conditions for philanthropy and community-led systems change to thrive.
This nomination celebrates Tamarack's work in building learning networks, fostering collaboration, and developing practical tools for collective impact that support communities across Canada.
Using Social Finance to Catalyze Place-Based Change
Social finance gives communities new ways to invest in their future while supporting local social and environmental priorities.
Hear from practitioners and innovators who are using social finance to build community wealth, unlock local capital, and drive meaningful place-based change.
The Community Wealth Building network is announcing new learning opportunities over the next several months that include:
A free webinar series from September 2026 to April 2027
A 3-hour workshop on October 29, 2026
An ongoing monthly community of practice starting September 2026
Whether you're working to reduce poverty, strengthen local economies, or build community resilience, we'd love to learn alongside you. you can sign up to receive email updates on our learning offerings here.
Sonja and Lisa are just back from Ottawa, where they facilitated the kickoff of the the Rideau Foundation's Catapult Girls in STEM Pilot, convening organizations from across Canada to launch a collaborative learning network focused on advancing opportunities for girls in STEM
Sylvia is working with Local Futures, a non-profit dedicated to strengthening communities' social and economic wellbeing. Through coaching and facilitation, Local Futures is building their capacity to apply Collective Impact strategies to create lasting community change
Chúk is facilitating a Community of Practice series for the Foundation of Greater Montréal focused on community climate adaptation
End Poverty Edmonton, a member of Tamarack’s Networks for Change, has announced a new initiative called Affordability Futures, focused on ending poverty by changing the systems that affect affordability in Edmonton
Tamarack member Future Civics in Digby, Nova Scotia has launched the Saltbox Fund designed to help rural homeowners retrofit their homes and lower energy costs and environmental impact
We at the Tamarack Institute recognize that the majority of our work occurs on the ancestral homelands of Indigenous Peoples including the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. We recognize the contributions of Indigenous people and support their ongoing struggle for self-determination and sovereignty. We work to understand the history of the lands upon which we are guests and to contribute to justice for all Indigenous Peoples.
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Tamarack Institute, University of Waterloo, 140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6, Canada
