In a world of unpredictable change, What Canada needs most
New book from the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation profiling organizations and their resilient approaches to community change.
Having fun collaborating and innovating
Shake up your next collaborative meeting...play a game!
Resource Type: Audio Seminar | Author: Michael Jones
In this podcast Michael Jones considers the value and power of drawing on emotional and sensory experience alongside conversations in a common forum to inform plans; outcomes and affect change.
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speakers: Prue Brown & Mikael Karlstrom
Part 1 of this 2-part podcast begins by defining an “embedded funder” and examines the successes, challenges and the impact of funders who make a long-term, place-based and hands-on approach to funding community change.
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speaker: Sherri Torjman
Place-based approaches are increasingly being applied to complex community issues such as poverty. In towns and cities across Canada, organizations, businesses, local government and residents are working to build a better quality of life and provide real opportunities for their community. Learn more through this...
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speaker: Ira Barbell
The first part of this two-part dialogue explores the learning of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its in long history of supporting neighbourhood renewal. The second part of seminar invites several practitioners to dialogue with the Foundation’s senior associate, Ira Barbell, about neighbourhood revitalization...
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speaker: Katharine Pearson
This podcast explores the concept of applied dissemination through several case studies and an examines the Sustaining Social Innovation initiative led by the McConnell Foundation in 2006.
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speaker: Shauna Sylvester
In this audio seminar, Shauna Sylvester - co-founder of IMPACS - a Canadian charity committed to protecting and expanding democracy and strengthening civil society - reflects on the impact of marketing and communication in developing and growing movements for change.
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speaker: Jamie Gamble
This podcast explores the results of the first phase of evaluation for the 12 communities across Canada, known as Trail Builders, who were involved with Vibrant Communities.
Creating Communities that Deserve Us
In this podcast, discover how to move our communities from visions to solutions, how get to relevant outcomes and the role collaborations plays in creating community solutions.
Multi-sector collaboration is an important strategy for enhancing community quality-of life and making lasting change. This podcast explores the emerging field of community collaboration and how leaders are collaborating across sectors for impact.
Advancing understanding of the correlation between thinking like a movement and acting like an organization
Thinking Like a Movement is a concept that calls us to think beyond our organization and its day-to-day operations toward a much larger vision. Learn new tools and techniques to move forward collaboratively in your community with this podcast
Exploring the link between social innovations and movements for change.
Getting to Maybe recognizes the experiences of a wide range of people and organizations and applies the insights of complexity theory in an effort to lay out a brand new way of thinking about making change in communities, in business, and in the world.
Resource Type: Audio Seminar || Speaker: Garry Loewen
For communities wanting to collaborate on complex issues such as poverty, a comprehensive plan can get people moving. In this podcast, Garry Loewen discusses a resource that uses strategic drivers as a starting point for change and action.
