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Leadership Guide to Using Digital Tools for Connecting with Elected Representatives

 September 25, 2024

The Samara Centre for Democracy guide Digital Opportunities: A Civil Society Leadership Guide to Using Digital Tools for Connecting with Elected Representatives highlights the rewards of online digital engagement, gives tips on how to engage politicians effectively online

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Watch “How to talk policy and influence people”: with Dr Bruce Perry

 August 31, 2024

In this episode of “How to talk policy and influence people”, Jane Mulcahy  speaks with world-renowned child psychiatrist, neuroscientist and author Dr Bruce Perry about the challenges of presenting important knowledge about the human condition to policy-makers and having them act upon it appropriately or, indeed, at all.

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Top 5 Reasons to Utilize a Policy Analyst

 August 31, 2024

As the name suggests, policy analysts are primarily responsible for understanding legislation and identifying both the intended and unintended consequences that could result from the changes being proposed.

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Digital Opportunities: Connecting with Elected Representatives

 August 31, 2024

Learn more about why you should invest in digital engagement, what good digital engagement looks like and what digital engagement tools you should use.

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Sparking Change: 3 Ways to Engage in Advocacy (Imagine Canada)

 August 28, 2024

Trying to spark change and advance policy priorities, even in a small way, is a challenging task for any nonprofit organization but your voice matters, and it deserves to be heard by decision-makers. By engaging in advocacy, you can create the change you want to see in the world.

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Maytree's Social Assistance Summaries for Territories and Provinces & Welfare in Canada Report

 July 9, 2024

To support your advocacy efforts, find the latest data for the number of social assistance recipients and welfare incomes in every province and territory

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 What type of Nonprofit Changemaker Are You? Imagine Canada Quiz

 July 2, 2024

Broaden your self-awareness! The more you recognize your strengths; the more you know how to work with them.

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Food Bank Poverty Vulnerability Map 

 June 28, 2024

A bird’s eye view of what poverty looks like across our country.

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Ending Poverty Pathways Online Course (Tamarack Institute)

 June 13, 2024

Join Natasha Pei, Associate Director of the Communities Ending Poverty team, in this new five-module course designed to help you learn at your own pace as you advocate for and advance high-impact ending poverty pathways in your community

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