The summer is flying by quickly, and Partnership Brokers Training Level 1 in Calgary is just over a month away! We’re looking forward to hosting this exciting learning opportunity in collaboration with the international Partnership Brokers Association (PBA).We’ve received applications from accomplished and inspiring individuals from across the globe.
Amplifying Your Partnership Brokering Skills
In only one more month, we will be hosting another Partnership Brokering Level 1 Course here in Calgary. There's still time to apply, be sure to read on for more information about how this course can make your partnerships more successful!This is the fourth level 1 course we have hosted here in Alberta and every time I am astonished by the diverse learnings that participants have. The material inspires excellent discussion and reflection on the partnership brokering process.
Rethinking: Systems + Thinking
At JS Daw & Associates, we often advocate for our clients to take a ‘Systems Thinking’ approach to their work. This concept can be confusing and difficult to navigate. Systems Thinking has been defined in many different contexts. There is so much diverse information available; it is no wonder that Systems Thinking is a difficult concept to wrap your head around.
Onward with More Love and Less Water: How Calgary Formed a Collective Action Movement in a Time of Crisis
Before the unprecedented flooding that occurred in Southern Alberta over the past week, Calgary already had a remarkable energy and a love of community. With the highest volunteer rate in Canada, the largest commitment to corporate community investment, and a high percentage of philanthropic giving, altruism is part of this city’s DNA. What’s more, Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi is a community champion and an inspiration to Calgarians.
The 4 Mega-Shifts Impacting the Community Sector
Our world is changing. Society is shifting. We are moving forward. Thanks to globalization, new media technologies, generational shifts and the urgent community issues we face, working in community has undergone more evolution in the past five years than in the past thirty .Our new society will be characterized by scarcity, complexity, speed AND growing creativity, innovation and participation.
The Changing Role of Business in Society [INFOGRAPHIC]
For at least the past century, the purpose of business has remained more or less the same. This purpose has been to deliver goods and services and to create wealth and economic prosperity.Consumer expectations were that businesses simply deliver on this purpose, and expectations did not extend much further than that. However, in the past decade something has shifted.
Math Minds: An Innovative Early Math Learning Partnership
This past April, I was proud to present at the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Conference with Laureen DuBois of Canadian Oil Sands and Mary Jane Moreau of JUMP Math. We shared the story of Math Minds and what we have learned along the way. Please check out the summary of the presentation, which can be accessed at the end of this article, and enjoy reading a brief case study of this unique three-way collective impact partnership for early math learning!
Partnership Series: Partnership Brokers Training in Calgary
As society’s problems and challenges become more complex and interconnected, it becomes clear that multi-sector partnerships are the only way forward.JS Daw & Associates is excited to officially announce that we will be hosting Partnership Brokers Training Level 1, in Calgary Canada, in collaboration with the internationally recognized Partnership Brokers Association.
Partnership Series: Partnership Brokers and the Brokering Cycle
As we discussed in our previous article, partnerships vary in complexity and depend heavily on establishing strong working relationships between people who work in different arenas and cultures. Developing partnerships and then managing them to deliver shared and individual goals is a delicate balancing act.Building partnerships can be both exciting and frustrating.
Partnership Series: The Spectrum of Partnerships
Partnerships…collaborations…collective impact… These words are being used interchangeably in terms of organizations coming together to address social issues. But what’s the difference? Which is most appropriate and when? Does one have greater value than another?Partnerships are growing as we recognize that complex social problems can no longer be solved by individual organizations alone.