Exploring Public Engagement Effectiveness in Canada

ACGC

AQOCI

ACIC

BCCIC

MCIC

OCIC

SCIC

EXPLORING PUBLIC

ENGAGEMENT

EFFECTIVENESS IN

CANADA

THE INTER-COUNCIL NETWORK

(ICN) PRESENTS OUR

2011-2014 PUBLIC

ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

This presentation will:

Provide an overview of the Inter-Council Network and its

programs

Outline components of the ICN Public Engagement Program

Tell you about how you can get involved

Answer your questions about the PE program

Provide contact information for national and regional level

questions

EXPLORING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

EFFECTIVENESS IN CANADA

Overview of ICN

The Inter-Council Network (ICN) is a dynamic coalition of seven provincial and regional member-based Councils for International Cooperation across Canada committed to social justice and social change.

The ICN provides a forum in which the Councils collaborate for improved effectiveness, learn from each other’s specific skills, troubleshoot challenges and identify common priorities for collective action.

The Councils’ collectively have over 400 diverse members, ranging from international development organizations to individuals to universities to environmental organizations.

From 2011-2014 the ICN’s activities are funded by CIDA.



The seven regional and provincial Councils are:

Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC)

Association quebecoise des organismes de cooperation

internationale (AQOCI)

Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC)

British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC)

Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC)

Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC)

Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC)



ICN Capacity Building Program

Peer Learning initiatives:

Staff exchanges

Peer learning sessions

Webinars

Broadening our reach:

Presentations to new stakeholders

Sharing processes and communications systems



ICN Public Engagement Program

Purposes:

To develop a comprehensive understanding of PE for active global

citizenship in Canada

To learn and develop capacity about good practices for PE

To demonstrate that PE is a meaningful and necessary endeavour

To build relationships and foster collaboration between different

actors in the PE community



The ICN PE Team

National Coordinator: Based at OCIC for the next three years,

Sarah Power will work with all provincial and regional councils

to coordinate capacity building and public engagement

activities for the councils and, by extension, their members.

Sarah Power

[email protected]

416-972-6303



The ICN PE Team

Regional coordinators: Working in each council, the RCs carry out ICN activities on the ground. They will be your contacts over the next two years. The regional coordinators are:

ACGC Diana Coumantarakis [email protected]

AQOCI Annick Des Granges [email protected]

ACIC Janelle Frail [email protected]

BCCIC Lynn Slobogian [email protected]

MCIC Kirsten Earl McCorrister [email protected]

MCIC Bequie Lake [email protected]

OCIC Jennifer Muldoon [email protected]

SCIC Steffany Salloum [email protected]





Context Analysis (mapping/inventory)

Goal: To get a snapshot of what is going on in PE in Canada

today, where is it happening and who is doing it

This information will be gathered in a variety of ways:

Online National Survey

Focus groups with PE practitioners

1:1 interviews with key informants

Discussion forums through the PE Hub

Timeline: October 2011 to March 2012

Reach: PE practitioners



National Public Opinion Poll

Preliminary goals :

To measure levels of awareness and engagement of Canadians on

global poverty issues

To demonstrate the importance of PE work for keeping Canadians

informed and engaged

To have a baseline for the international development community

To share the results widely with the sector, the Canadian public

and government agencies

Timeline: Spring of 2012

Reach: General Canadian public



Annotated Bibliography and Literature Review

Goals:

To compile academic and institutional (UN, Governmental, formal organizational level) research on PE, to identify gaps in the research and to make this information available to PE practitioners

To build relationships between academics and practitioners and to promote collaboration between them

Timeline:

Annotate bibliography - fall 2011/winter 2012

Literature review - spring/summer 2012

Reach:

Academics

Institutions

PE practitioners



Knowledge Hubs

Goal:

To convene PE practitioners to share expertise and best practices

on specific dimensions of PE leading to active global citizenship

To build relationships and foster collaboration between different

actors in the PE community

Timeline: Beginning March 2012

Reach: Geographically or thematically based PE practitioners



PE Toolkit and National Web Conference

Goal: To highlight best practices in PE and share this information at a national level

Timeline: Year 2 and Year 3 (2012-2014)

Reach:

Members

PE Practitioners

Students

Funders

General public

Other sectors



How to get involved?

Contact Sarah Power for questions regarding this presentation

Contact your regional coordinator to find out how you can be involved and to get on your regional ICN email list

Keep an eye on your inbox for communications about the ICN’s PE programming

Get familiar with the councils and what is happening in your region

Tell your friends and networks



Questions ???



How to contact us

National Coordinator:

ICN Sarah Power [email protected]

Regional Coordinators:

ACGC Diana Coumantarakis [email protected]

AQOCI Annick Des Granges [email protected]

ACIC Janelle Frail [email protected]

BCCIC Lynn Slobogian [email protected]

MCIC Kirsten Earl McCorrister [email protected]

MCIC Bequie Lake [email protected]

OCIC Jennifer Muldoon [email protected]

SCIC Steffany Salloum [email protected]



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