narrated | intro to icn pe program

ACGC

AQOCI

ACIC

BCCIC

MCIC

OCIC

SCIC

EXPLORING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

EFFECTIVENESS IN CANADA

2011-2014 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

EXPLORING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN CANADA

This presentation wil l :

Provide an overview of the Inter-Council Network

Outline components of the ICN Public Engagement Program

Introduce participants to Knowledge Hubs

Describe next steps for the ICN work


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)


The ICN PE Team

National Coordinator: ICN Sarah Power [email protected]

Regional Coordinators: ACGC Jennifer Braun [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]


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


Context Analysis

Objectives:

Inform knowledge hubs (identify themes and areas that can potentially be explored)

Build relationships and trust Document the challenges of PE work To draw out solutions (through collaboration) Get a better sense of how practitioners define PE To (indirectly) begin discussion and exploration of what good practices are


National Public Opinion Poll ( icnpoll.ca)

Objectives: To gain a deeper understanding of Canadians’ knowledge, opinions, attitudes, behavior and

engagement in global poverty issues;

To demonstrate the value Canadians place on global poverty reduction work, including both international activities and public engagement within Canada;

To provide information and recommendations to international cooperation organizations and funders on how to effectively engage Canadians on global poverty issues; and

To create a national baseline on Canadian engagement in global poverty issues.


Bibliography and Literature Review

Objectives: 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


Knowledge Hubs

Objectives: To regularly bring together practitioners in each region and nationally to participate in

a knowledge creation process

To document, reflect upon, analyze and share learnings good PE practices in relation to each KH’s topic

To put knowledge creation towards national information sharing (through toolkit and conference)

To “cross-pollinate” – create opportunities for new ideas to come in (knowledge generation)

To bring in experts on topics in order for practitioners to engage with new “expert” knowledge


Knowledge Hubs

Public Engagement in the Formal Education System (ACGC)

Gender in Public Engagement (AQOCI)

Public Engagement Through Advocacy (AQOCI)

Collaboration and Partnerships (ACIC)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Engagement (BCCIC)

Public Engagement: How Change Happens (MCIC)

Policy and the Role of Government (OCIC)

PE Methods to Engage Young Canadians (SCIC)


PE Toolkit and National Web Conference

Objective: To disseminate learnings from knowledge hubs through online interactive toolkit

To have an online space for learning about good practice in public engagement

To highlight best practices through a national web conference that will aim to attract a variety of stakeholders


Questions ??? National Coordinator:

ICN Sarah Power [email protected]

Regional Coordinators: ACGC Jennifer Braun [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]