Tamarack Institute

10/02/2025

🌍 Discover the Power of Data Walks

How do you turn numbers into meaningful stories that spark action?

On Tuesday, November 25, 2025 from 1:00 to 4:30pm ET, Sylvia Cheuy is hosting a brand new interactive workshop: 'Discover the Power of Data Walks'

Data Walks are an innovative way to make data come alive. Instead of reading a report, participants move through a space where information is shared visually and interactively. This approach helps:
✨ Inspire fresh insights and perspectives
✨ Build shared understanding across diverse groups
✨ Drive collaboration and action on complex issues

This workshop is designed for community leaders, facilitators, and practitioners who want to make data meaningful and mobilize communities.

👉 Register here:

Join this interactive workshop to discover how Data Walks can turn data into a shared journey of discovery, dialogue, and action.

09/10/2025

🌟 Turning Research Into Action: DEVlab Report Part II

Youth unemployment in Canada is at a 25-year high—a clear call that systemic change takes all of us working together.

In partnership with Youthful Cities and community leaders across the country, Tamarack is proud to support Building Bridges: Connecting Youth Skills to the Future of Work. This youth-driven report shares 10 bold, youth-designed pathways—from digital literacy and green economy skills to mentorship, climate resilience, and affordable housing—co-created with young people in 7 cities.

These solutions show what’s possible when we listen to youth voices and act on their ideas to build more equitable, sustainable communities.

📖 Read the blog for 4 key takeaways + inspiring youth innovation videos:
👉 https://www.youthfulcities.com/blog/2025/09/09/four-learnings-to-build-bridges-between-youth-skills-and-the-future-of-work/

📢 See the full press release + download the report:
👉 https://www.youthfulcities.com/blog/2025/09/09/new-report-youth-skills-pathways-youth-employment-hits-lowest-level-in-25-years/

🚀 Let’s amplify youth leadership and reimagine the future of work—together.

09/02/2025

Communities across Turtle Island are navigating big challenges; poverty, climate change, and inequities. Too often, the wisdom and solutions that already exist in local communities are overlooked.

It’s time to change that by embracing the power of place. 🌎

We’re excited to re-share 'Community-Driven, Place-Based Change' by Sylvia Cheuy and Mark Cabaj, a compelling paper written last year that explores:

✨ Why community-led, place-based approaches are so often underestimated (and why they matter).
✨ How local initiatives are at the heart of solving complex social issues.
✨ The importance of connecting local action to broader movements for lasting change.

Through real stories from across Turtle Island, Sylvia and Mark show how investing in community leadership, participation, and local ingenuity sparks meaningful, sustainable impact.

This isn’t just a framework, it’s a call to action. When communities lead the way, equitable futures are within reach.

👉 Where have you seen the power of place in action? Share your stories with us in the comments!

📖 Read the full paper here: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/articles/community-driven-place-based-change

How local solutions led by ordinary people can have a powerful impact on global issues. Place-based community change is the key ingredient in social change

08/27/2025

The Government of Canada wants your input on the Fall 2025 Federal Budget! This is a key chance to shape policy with community voices at the table.

🗓️ Share your vision by August 28 at 11:58pm E.T: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/consultations/2025/pre-budget-consultations-2025.html

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Pre-Budget Consultations 2025

08/23/2025

🌟It’s time to focus on what’s strong, NOT what’s wrong!🌟

Connect Wetaskiwin is partnering with Tamarack Institute to host "ABCD in Action" right here in Wetaskiwin on October 14, 2025! 💗

🌟This is your chance to connect with neighbours, local leaders, and changemakers and leave with practical tools to create lasting, positive change. Don’t miss this inspiring day of learning, connection, and even a delicious lunch ☺️

💓Register Here: https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/abcd-in-action-wetaskiwin

08/12/2025

🚨 Last chance to register! 🚨

Turf, Trust and Collaboration: Practical Tools for Building Trust is happening Thursday, August 21, from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET!

Don’t miss this 3.5-hour virtual workshop that will help you strengthen one of the most important leadership skills in community change: building trust.

You’ll:
✅ Explore the dynamics between turf and trust
✅ Reflect on your role in fostering (or limiting) trust
✅ Gain tools to intentionally build stronger, authentic relationships
✅ Leave ready to lead more effectively across difference

🎙️ Facilitated by Daren Okafo & Duncan Field
💻 Join from anywhere!

Register now 👉 https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/2025-ttvc

08/07/2025

We’re on a mission to bring Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) to every town, city, and neighbourhood across Canada. And we’re starting in Western Canada.

This October, join Consulting Director of , Heather Keam, for a three-city tour designed to bring people together across sectors, neighbourhoods, and lived experiences to imagine new ways of working together for community change.

We’re excited to be co-hosting with incredible local partners:
📍 October 14 – with Connect Wetaskiwin
📍 October 20 – with City of Victoria - Local Government
📍 October 31 – with Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

Let’s build on what’s strong, not what’s wrong.

🔗 https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/2025-abcd-roadshow

07/23/2025

🧠 Collective Impact isn’t a step-by-step recipe, it’s a dynamic approach that demands adaptability, systems thinking, and thoughtful leadership.

Join Sylvia Cheuy this September 18 & 25 for Advancing Systems Change with Collective Impact, a two-part virtual workshop designed to help you bring the framework to life in ways that shift systems and spark lasting change.

🌟 In this interactive, hands-on session, you’ll:
✔️ Combine programmatic and systems-change strategies
✔️ Learn from real-world examples of transformational work
✔️ Access practical tools to co-design stronger initiatives
✔️ Deepen your systems thinking for greater impact

💬 “There was SO much information provided! I appreciated the interactive format and practical tools you shared so openly. An excellent, excellent workshop.” - 2023 Participant

Whether you’re launching, leading, or coaching a Collective Impact initiative, this is your chance to level up your approach and mobilize change more effectively.

👉 Register now: https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/advancing-systems-change

07/16/2025

What should we be paying people for their time and lived experience?

It’s one of the most common, and important, questions in community engagement.

Too often, those most impacted by systems change are invited into spaces without meaningful recognition or compensation. This creates harm, not equity.

Tamarack’s new guide, Equitable Gratitude & Compensation for Community Members, offers practical tools, reflection prompts, and real-world examples to help you engage community members with clarity, care, and respect.

It’s grounded in our Seeds of Transformation Framework, and supports a shift toward more relational, equity-centered engagement.

📘 Read the guide:
https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/guides/guide-equitable-gratitude-and-compensation-for-community-members

🌱 Explore the Seeds of Transformation Framework:
https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/seeds-of-transformation-framework

Let’s align our values with our actions, and honour the wisdom shared with us.

This guide outlines the Tamarack Institute’s equitable gratitude and compensation policy for visiting speakers

07/15/2025

🌱 Conflict isn’t the opposite of community—it’s part of how we grow it.

Join Yas Hassen on September 10 from 1–2 PM ET for a free, reflective webinar:
'Growing Through Conflict: Tools for Relational Community Work'

This gently facilitated session is designed for anyone navigating tensions in community-building spaces, whether you're a facilitator, organizer, or someone working alongside others for change.

Together, we’ll explore:

🔹 What principled struggle looks like in practice
🔹 How to stay grounded and relational when tensions arise
🔹 Tools and mindsets - including Tamarack’s Conflict Navigation Guide, that support clarity, integrity, and care

This isn’t a lecture, it’s a chance to pause, reflect, and learn how to show up in conflict with humility, purpose, and hope.

👉 Register here (free):
https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/en-ca/growing-through-conflict-tools-for-relational-community-work

📩 Can’t make it live? Everyone who registers will receive the recording after the session.

Let’s learn how conflict can be a tool for connection—not collapse.

Join us for a guided webinar exploring how we can engage in conflict in ways that strengthen rather than fracture our communities.