Municipal Evaluation Tool:Measuring Inclusion

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Introduction

• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA)

• Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC)

• Come Together Alberta (CTA)

Resources• Terms of Reference Guide

• WIC Campaign Kit

• Revised WIC Toolkit

• Municipal Evaluation Tool: Measuring Inclusion

• Webinars

• WIC website refresh

• Immigration Matters

• Planning Together Guide

• Workshops

• WIC network

Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC) Initiative

Why Evaluate?• To assess the progress of inclusion work

• To be able to communicate progress to management, council, community partners and stakeholders

• To provide a common framework which can be used to work with community partners to achieve shared goals

• To be able to justify the allocation of resources to inclusion work

Why a Tool?

• Provide a tool to help municipalities measure their work against benchmarks related to inclusion and diversity

– Determine current state, future state and gaps

• Where are we at right now?

• Where would we like to be?

• Identify best practices to share and build capacity

– What should we do next?

• Easy to use

• Size of municipality

• Stage of WIC work

• Availability of resources and expertise

Criteria

What are the steps?

Prepare

Act Evaluate

Plan

1. What area do you want to evaluate?

2. Who might be involved in the process?

3. What information would you need?

4. What resources will be required (time, financial)?

Prepare

Areas of FocusMUNICIPAL AREAS OF FOCUS

Leadership and Accountability

Commitment of Resources

Planning, Implementation and Measurement

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Employee Engagement and Education

Procurement

Social and Community Services

Other Municipal Services

Economic Development

Infrastructure and Land Use

Citizen and Community Engagement

COMMUNITY AREAS OF FOCUS

Capacity of Community Organizations

Social and Community Services

Public Attitudes and Awareness

Responses to Incidents of Discrimination

Area of Focus

Indicators

Levels

Score

Plan

Different ways to use the tool

• On your own• With an internal team• With a community committee• Through community consultation

What to do with your results

• Communicate• Celebrate• Collaborate• Set a target

Thank You

Contact Information:

Ivana Radojevic, Program Coordinator, Welcoming and Inclusive Communities, AUMA

E: wic@auma.caT: 780-433-4431

Visit wic.auma.ca or auma.ca