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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Video: Co-Creating the Future of Community-Campus Engagement in Canada

On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 CFICE celebrated the launch of a new national network and community of practice called ‘Community-Campus Engage Canada’. As part of this launch, CFICE convened a panel and webinar titled Co-Creating the Future of Community-Campus Engagement in Canada. Moderated by Peter Andree, the webinar had presenters thinking... More

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

CCEC Roundtables: Creating a Community of Practice

By Chelsea Nash, Communications Research Assistant As the CFICE project approaches 2019—the end of the project—the Community-Campus Engage Canada (CCEC) team has been working hard to keep an eye on the future and explore how best to advance community-campus engagement (CCE) across the country. Eight regional roundtables hosted by CCEC this... More

Monday, June 18, 2018

Journal Article: Building Sustainable Food Systems through Food Hubs: Practitioner and Academic Perspectives

Food hubs are engaged in a diverse range of activities in the food system, from managing the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of local food to addressing a broad range of social, economic, and ecological concerns. While most food hubs are responding to some key elements within the food supply chain, many address issues that... More

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

PODCAST & STORY: When Governments are ‘Community-First’

Story and podcast by Nicole Bedford, CFICE Project Manager and Communications Coordinator Sometimes it’s hard to trace the direct impact that government programs have on our communities. This is partly because on-the-ground projects leading to community change often receive funding from many sources, including private donors, industry partners,... More

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Call for Presenters: Canadian Rural and Remote Housing and Homelessness Symposium 2018 — Apply by June 22, 2018

The Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) would like to invite you to attend the Canadian Rural and Remote Housing and Homelessness Symposium 2018, which will be held October 24-26, 2018 in Canmore, Alberta. The Alberta Rural Development Network, in conjunction with the Alberta Rural Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (ARCH2), is proud... More

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Key Ingredients of ‘Community First’ CCE: Shared Aspirations, Values and Goals

In CFICE’s “Conversations With” series, we interview community-campus engagement (CCE) practitioners to get their insights on CCE. Interview conducted by Chelsea Nash, CFICE Communications Research Assistant. This month, CFICE was happy to speak with Isabelle Kim, the Director of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Community... More

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

The Benefits of Working with Post-Secondary Institutions

by Chelsea Nash, CFICE Communications Research Assistant Entering into a partnership with post-secondary institutions (PSIs) can open a lot of doors for community-based organizations (CBOs), including access to certain funding opportunities, increased capacity, and the creation of new and collaborative networks with shared goals. CCE partnerships... More

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Journal Article: Brokering Community-Campus Partnerships – An Analytical Framework

CFICE Academic Co-lead Charles Levkoe and Researcher Holly Stack-Cutler have recently published an academic article on a community-campus engagement brokering framework. Abstract Academic institutions and community-based organisations have increasingly recognised the value of working together to meet their different objectives and address common... More

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Call for Contributions: Engage 2018 — Submit by June 18, 2018

Campus Engage is now inviting expressions of interest to contribute to this year's Engage Conference, which will be held in Edinburgh on the 29th-30th November. The call is open for applications between the 12th April and the 18th June 2018. Framing new futures for public engagement At the Engage Conference this year we’ll be exploring... More

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

What is Community-Campus Engagement?

by Chelsea Nash, CFICE Communications RA Taking a community first approach to community-campus engagement (CCE) is a cornerstone to the work CFICE does, but it’s impossible to be community first without the input and participation of community organizations. Community-based organizations (CBOs) such as non-profit, non-governmental, or charitable... More

Monday, May 21, 2018

Springing into Community-Campus Engage Canada (CCEC): Looking back at CFICE’s blossoming Legacy

by Antonella Pucci, Former CCEC Administrative Research Assistant This Spring 2018, the legacy of CFICE is blooming with the creation of Community-Campus Engage Canada (CCEC) and its regional and national roundtables. CCEC is hosting a series of regional roundtables across the country, as well as another national roundtable. The purpose of these... More

Friday, May 18, 2018

Top 5 Elements of a Successful CCE Partnership

Written by Mitchell White-Richard, CFICE Volunteer and edited by Alexandra Hine, CFICE Administrative Research Assistant Since the beginning of the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project, we have been working with our partners to study how to improve community-campus engagement partnerships. Community-campus engagement... More

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