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Municipal Government Representatives Community of Practice (MGR CoP) Review
1.
How frequently would you like this group to meet?
Monthly
Every 2 months
Quarterly
Other / Comments
2.
What structure do you prefer for this CoP?
Structured presentations with breakout group discussions
Semi-structured open roundtable or small group discussions
Unstructured lunch and learn conversations
Other / Comments
3.
How would you edit the purpose of the MGR CoP to better fit your learning goals?
Purpose of the MGR CoP: To host a regular communication channel where municipal staff can share successes, uncover new approaches to challenges, and contribute to the transfer of promising ideas that improve the impact municipalities are having toward ending poverty in Canada.
4.
Please place yourself in terms of how you prefer to interact with this CoP.
Listening and learning
Participating in group discussions
Contributing as a presenter
Clear
5.
What are your top priorities in being part of this group? Select as many as apply.
Keep abreast of what innovative ideas are showing success in the field
Gain professional development and build capacity
Connect personally with other municipal staff to exchange knowledge and information
Gain feedback from the group on your current and planned approaches, programs and policies
Learn to better understand and be able to articulate the outcomes of your community’s poverty reduction initiatives and strategies
Collaborate with other CoP members for targeted projects (e.g. small group action teams that produce a tangible outcome such as a guide or tool)
Contribute to and understand the group's collective success (e.g. how CoP members are translating learning to action)
Other / Comments
6.
What ideas do you have for upcoming topics or speakers (please note for which topics you are able to present to the group)?
As a reminder, here are the topics from our last four calls:
- Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw Renewal Initiative and GBA+ and Equity toolkit
- Spruce Grove’s First Voice Advisory Group
- Guelph-Wellington is creating Canada’s first circular food economy
- The City of Montreal’s Solidarity and Inclusion plan