Join us in accelerating community-led solutions
for transformative change!

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Hello!

Thanks for your interest in applying to our 2022 Climate Transitions Cohort, a 10-month learning journey designed for changemakers inside and outside of local governments who are looking to develop community plans for a just and equitable climate transition.

To apply for the Climate Transitions Cohort, please answer the following questions and submit your responses no later than December 13, 2021 (11:59 PM ET)

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* 1. Main applicant - Please provide your full name.

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* 2. Main applicant - Please provide your email address.

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* 3. Main applicant - Please indicate your organization/affiliation (if applicable):

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* 4. Tamarack’s Community Climate Transitions initiative is committed to welcoming and collaborating with diverse groups of participants through this Cohort. Feel free to share your preferred pronouns and how you self-identify (e.g. BIPOC, lived or living experience in poverty, newcomer).

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* 5. We encourage at least two participants of each community to be part of the process (whether they come from the same or different organization).

Please provide the full name(s) of your teammate(s) and, if known, their preferred pronouns and how they self-identify (e.g. BIPOC, lived or living experience in poverty, newcomer). If you don't have a full team yet, you can provide this information at a later stage.

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* 6. Please provide the email addresses of your teammates.

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* 7. Please indicate the organization(s)/affiliation(s) of your teammates.

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* 8. Group sector: Select from a set of options.

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* 9. Are you/your group, organization or municipality committed to developing a local climate transition plan? Feel free to share with us where you are in your journey (e.g. just a dream, beginning discussions, working towards a plan, looking to update or improve an existing plan, implementation).

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* 10. Are you committed to applying a justice and equity lens to local climate action?

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* 11. Have you already engaged with diverse groups (e.g. youth, seniors, low income, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities)? If not, do you have plans to do so in the near future?

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* 12. Are you looking to lead efforts through a whole-of-community approach, with deep collaboration and meaningful engagement with the community/nonprofit sector, local government, businesses, and residents?

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* 13. What excites you about this opportunity?

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* 14. In what ways do you think your community could benefit from being part of this program?

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* 15. Do you/your team have the capacity to develop and implement a community climate plan? What timeline do you foresee for this work?

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* 16. Do you have existing relationships or a strategy to build relationships with those outside of your sector, that you could leverage to establish a multi-sector leadership group?

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* 17. Recognizing that every community is or will be impacted by climate change, would you say that your community is particularly vulnerable to the impacts?

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* 18. Do you have any questions or feedback to share with us?

To submit your responses please click on the SUBMIT button at the end of this application. We will review applications over the next month and we will be in touch with more details on next steps after the review process is completed.

For additional information or assistance filling this application form, please contact: 

Laura Schnurr: laura@tamarackcommunity.ca

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