Welcome to the Learning Centre
The Tamarack Institute is a Registered Canadian Charity dedicated to ending poverty in all its forms and skill-building for changemakers. Many of our workshops, webinars and online training courses are focused on place and community.
Our learning opportunities will equip you with skills and connections for impactful community change. Learners will explore areas like Collaboration, Collective Leadership, Community Engagement, Asset-Based Community Development, and more.
Webinars & Workshops
Asset-Based Community Development 101: A People-Centered Approach
Fighting Poverty with Belonging: A Strategy for Everyone
Financial Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
Institutional and Political Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
Navigating the Seas of Political Change: Advice for Non-Profits
Tamarack Online Courses
Our online courses are foundational; they provide you with the basics of the skills and theories to enact long-lasting change in your community. They are self-directed and low stress, so you can learn at your own pace!
Ending Poverty Pathways
Foundations for Building a Neighbourhood Strategy
Foundations of Collective Impact
Foundations of Community Engagement
Foundations of Participatory Evaluation
Les fondements de l'évaluation participative
Les Fondements de L'Impact Collectif
Communities of practice
Our Communities of Practice are recurring online meet-ups where people with a common interest – and sometimes only Tamarack members – discuss common problems or goals within their practice area.
Open to All
- Asset-Based Community Development Community of Practice
- BC Communities Ending Poverty
- Community's Role in Community Safety
- Community's Role in Emergency Preparedness
- Neighbourhood Learning Community of Practice
Members Only
- Anti-Racism Cohort
- Basic Income Atlantic Canada
- Climate Cohort (English)
- Climate Cohort (French)
- Communities Building Belonging Convenor Group
- Ending Working Poverty Cohort
- Mid-Ontario Rural Group
- Western Canada Leads Cohort