Through this course, you'll be guided through reflective questions and exercises that will help you make the most of the course materials and content. We want you to leave this course with the practical tools, support, and confidence you need to start engaging your community well.
Join Tamarack's Lisa Attygalle, Director of Community Engagement, in this online course designed to build a foundation of knowledge and practice for your community engagement work. Through video lessons, case studies, readings, and activities, you'll dig into the role of community, who should be engaged, community engagement techniques, how to overcome challenges, and how to evaluate your engagement activities.
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This course is available at your own pace, but you'll learn alongside a diverse group of Tamarack Institute learners. Engage in comments and questions on the online platform, and join Lisa for monthly small group coaching to get more personalized feedback and insight.
Foundations of Community Engagement is divided into six main lessons:
LESSON ONE: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY
Before jumping into engagement techniques, we'll go over how the role of the community, and the relationship between community and those doing the engagement work.
LESSON TWO: KNOW YOUR 'WHY'
Good community engagement outcomes require that you understand why you're engaging - we'll cover various engagement goals or purposes, and how they change what techniques you should use.
LESSON THREE: HOW TO ENGAGE
We'll outline several Community Engagement techniques and how to use them effectively.
LESSON FOUR: WHO SHOULD BE ENGAGED
We'll outline the various lenses you should use to analyze who has been invited to your engagement, who should be involved, and what you can do about it.
LESSON FIVE: OVERCOMING ENGAGEMENT CHALLENGES
We'll go over a selection of key challenges that most Community Engagement practitioners deal with, and how to approach those challenges efficiently, and from a posture of learning.
LESSON SIX: EVALUATING ENGAGEMENT
How can you tell if your engagement work has been effective? We'll analyze a few different approaches to evaluation, and equip you with practical tools for evaluating your engagement activities.
The course costs $249 for single registration with a group rate of $199 per registrant for groups of 3 and above. These rates include access to the online course platform, the course workbook, and Q&A sessions.
Scholarships are available for individuals lived/living experience of poverty. To inquire, please reach out to Stephanie.
For more information about the course or issues accessing the course, please contact Ruté for more information.
Join Lisa Attygalle to ask questions and get more personalized feedback.
These dates are subject to change. We will provide learners with the meeting dial-in details 2-3 weeks before the scheduled date.
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