Our friends’
work is important to our learning here at Tamarack.
We thrive on sharing ideas about building
resilient, vibrant communities, and nurturing strong, collaborative
relationships.
In this section, we will explore the ideas
of people who grow and enhance our understanding of community,
all in the spirit of engagement.
 As
Principal of Skillful Means, David has spent over three decades
helping people enhance their leadership capacities, and creative
visions and strategies for their communities. His work focuses
on civic leadership development, collaboratively addressing
complex issues, and organizational strategy and development. Learn more about making collaboration work with David here.
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 Joseph (Jay) Connor
is the Founder/CEO of The Collaboratory for Community Support,
and co-author of the acclaimed book Community Visions,
Community Solutions: Grantmaking for Comprehensive Impact.
He offers valuable insight on major issues that will be confronting
our communities for years to come. Explore community visions and solutions with Jay here.
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 An
“entrepreneur of life,” Carl is a best-selling
author, and a well-known aviator and photographer who celebrates
community and life through his beautiful photographs. Learn
more about Carl and his work here.
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 Dr.
Joe Schaeffer is an author, speaker, consultant and facilitator
whose model for creative communication invites community leaders
to embrace new and more holistic approaches to communication
and conflict management. Learn more about Joe and his work
here.
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 As
the Vice President of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy,
Sherri has authored and co-authored many books and reports,
including Shared Space: The Communities Agenda and
The Social Dimension of Sustainable Development.
Her areas of expertise include welfare reform, and the social
dimension of community-based poverty reduction. Explore some of the dimensions of Shared Space that Sherri has identified here.
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 Brenda
Zimmerman is an associate professor at the Schulich School
of Business at York University. Her gifts for scholarship,
teaching and writing have brought advancements to complexity
and the management field, reaching many practitioners and
policy makers. Explore the challenges and opportunities of complex community initiatives with Brenda here.
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 Maytree seeks to combat systemic
poverty in Canada through grants, support and collaboration
with communities and organizations. Tamarack
was co-founded by Alan Broadbent, the Foundation's Chairman. Learn more about Maytree's work here.
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 The
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation is a co-sponsor of Vibrant Communities. The Foundation funds
projects in Canada that foster citizen engagement
and build resilient communities, and have the potential for national scale or impact. Learn more about the Foundation's work here.
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