The Inter-Council Network (ICN), consisting of seven provincial and regional councils for international cooperation across Canada, is presenting its 2011-2014 public engagement program exploring public engagement effectiveness in Canada. The program includes conducting a context analysis, national public opinion poll, annotated bibliography and literature review, knowledge hubs, and developing a public engagement toolkit. The goals are to better understand public engagement in Canada and demonstrate its importance while fostering collaboration.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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
icn.rcc@ocic.on.ca
416-972-6303
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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 diana@acgc.ca
AQOCI Annick Des Granges adesgranges@aqoci.qc.ca
ACIC Janelle Frail pe@acic-caci.org
BCCIC Lynn Slobogian programofficer@bccic.ca
MCIC Kirsten Earl McCorrister program@mcic.ca
MCIC Bequie Lake pe@mcic.ca
OCIC Jennifer Muldoon icnontario@ocic.on.ca
SCIC Steffany Salloum worldbeat@earthbeat.sk.ca
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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