Archives: Resource

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Ten Sources of Funding for CCE Partnership-based Work

by Ash Coutu, CFICE Communications RA The internet isn’t just a place for cat videos, and selfies. It’s loaded with resources for community-campus engagement (CCE) partnership-based funding! Knowing where to look can be the most challenge part. To save you time and money, we put together a list of ten excellent sources for funding... More

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

7 steps to engagement for community-based organizations

by Ash Coutu, CFICE Communications Research Assistant, edited by Alexandra Hine, CFICE Administrative Research Assistant  Have an idea for a community-campus partnership but don't know where to start to make it happen? Then this post is for you! In CFICE’s 7-step guide, you will be directed to resources that will equip you with the... More

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

10 Resources for building a community-engaged curriculum

by Ash Coutu, CFICE Communications Research Assistant Does the thought of including community engagement in your courses sound intimidating? Don't fret. There's no need to reinvent the wheel when there's already a wealth of resources out there waiting to be used! Our team at CFICE has combed through the internet and put together a... More

Monday, June 26, 2017

Book: Nourishing Communities – From Fractured Food Systems to Transformative Pathways

A new book, titled Nourishing Communities: From Fractured Food Systems to Transformative Pathways, has been published and explores how a systems approach to food movements can bring about health and well-being through enhanced collaboration. The book features chapters by several CFICE members (both past and present), including Charles Levkoe,... More

Friday, June 23, 2017

Video: Plain Language Writing Webinar Recording and Resources

On Thursday, June 22, 2017 CFICE presented Easy to Read, Easy to Use: How to write about your work in words everyone will understand. The webinar presenters, Nicole Bedford and Carly Foubert, walked attendees through the basics of plain language writing, from what it is and isn't, to tips and pointers for plain language writing. Designed... More

Friday, June 2, 2017

Report: CFICE Community Impact Symposium

On January 18th and 19th, 2017, the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project hosted an important research event for its community and academic partners titled Community Impact: A community/academic symposium for clarifying, sharing and celebrating CFICE’s key messages. This event was held in Carleton University’s... More

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Journal Article: Towards a Critical Service Learning in Geography Education

Over the past four years, CFICE has been looking at community-campus engagement (CCE) in all its forms. Experiential learning, a CCE method that has been embraced by many universities and colleges in such forms as community service learning, is one of the CCE methods CFICE has been exploring. In this journal article titled Towards... More

Friday, April 28, 2017

Video: Winning with Words Webinar Recording and Resources

On Thursday, April 27, 2017 CFICE presented Winning with Words: How to make your next grant application stand out. The webinar presenters, Stachen Frederick and Lee Rose, walked attendees through key tips and pointers for making grant applications stand out in the pile. Designed for an intermediate audience, the webinar touched on the following... More

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Radio Documentary: Partnering for Change

The Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project has accomplished alot in the first four years of the project. In Partnering for Change, a radio documentary created by CFICE volunteer Julie Bourassa, CFICE partners reflect on the personal and community impacts the CFICE project has had in Phase I. Download a PDF copy... More

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Journal Article and Plain Language Podcast: Information into knowledge – Navigating complexity in the CCE context

In this paper, titled Information into knowledge: navigating the complexity in the campus community engagement context, the authors draw on two case studies from a current research project investigating the impact of campus-community engagement (CCE) to examine how the fundamental functions for effective knowledge mobilization were used. The K*... More

Friday, March 10, 2017

Video: Building a Better Webinar – Webinar Recording

On Thursday, March 9, 2017 CFICE presented its first webinar in its new webinar series. Titled, Building a better webinar: A view through experience and research into best practices, the webinar presenters, Jeannie An and Jill Bedford, walked attendees through key tips and pointers for creating the best possible webinar to reach your target... More

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Report and Plain Language Podcast: Webinar Best Practices – A Summary of Existing Recommendations

Despite what the name and definition of ‘webinar’ might have you believe (i.e. “web-based seminar”), webinars aren’t just seminars presented in an online environment. Of course, many have jumped on the webinar bandwagon with the idea that they can easily translate an in-person presentation to a webinar platform. But the major difference... More

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