The eDemocracy Webinar Series, powered by Ethelo

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Each session is full of valuable tools, tips, and resources to help you scale your community engagement and climate action practices. And of course, we record every second of it for you to watch at your leisure.

Collaboration Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Communities

From establishing Vancouver as the world’s first City of Reconciliation, to promoting green energy and entrepreneurship in Indigenous communities, our speakers shared tips based on their real-life experiences.

Engagement Best Practices for indigenous communities, by indigenous communities

Learn how Indigenous communities are leading the way in the climate space and in meaningful, equitable community engagement.

Practical Lessons From The Frontlines Of The Climate Emergency

Hear inspiring success stories and practical public engagement tips for moving forward, or even starting, your own community climate action plan.

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Haíɫzaqv Clean Energy Plan:
Online Community Engagement for First Nations Communities

Learn how Haíłzaqv is using the Carbon Budget platform and other tools to engage its community members, and see how you can move your projects forward too.

Budget Engagements In A Hybrid World

How do you educate and engage residents in a way that brings them together in difficult times? You’ll get the when, why and how for having these difficult conversations from our community engagement experts, and come away knowing how to make the most of the results.

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Building Back Better: Meeting the Needs of Canadian Cities

Against the backdrop of the 'Help Canada Build Back Better' engagement, we discussed how Canadian cities can make sure that their needs are being heard by the federal government.

How to Harness the Power of Data: Techniques for Local Governments

What does it mean to be a data-driven city government? Learn how can local governments utilize their data to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

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Practical Approaches to Rethinking Police Budgets

Guests from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Results for America explore a new budgeting framework for re-allocating police budgeting resources.

What does a Build Back Better Budget mean for Canadian cities?

As Canada's 2021 federal budget draws nearer, billions of dollars have been set aside for what hopes to be a robust and resilient pandemic recovery. What will this look like for local governments and their communities?

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Effective Communications for Climate Action

Learn why climate communications is so important for translating concern into action. Discover how targeted, strategic communications can mobilize your community & help build their support for climate policies and plans.

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2020 Review: Lessons Learned in Community Engagement to Help You Succeed in 2021

Five local government leaders across Canada and the United States and three engagement experts share the lessons they learned in 2020 and what community engagement trends they foresee staying prominent into 2021.

Climate SAFE Cities: The Movement for Fossil Fuel Free Communities

Hear from inspiring local government leaders in the United States and Canada who are using local rule-making to move away from oil and gas expansion and to chart a path forward to community health and safety, a just transition to renewable energy, and livable, resilient cities.

Holy Climate Action, Batman! Building consensus in Gotham City

See how Ethelo and eDemocracy Solutions (and Batman!) looked at how online democracy technology can help align communities, and empower them to make better decisions, together. Watch this fun and educational session for both community members and local governments.

What Councillors Want: Top tips for effective budget presentations to council

It’s a tough year to build a budget, and staff presentations to Council can make or break a budget proposal. How can you make sure your presentation really lands? - Get tips, best practices, and lessons learned from former senior government staff & elected officials

Police Budget Reallocation, Part II

Policing is a big issue for local governments from coast to coast to coast. In this second session on police budget reallocation, we dig deeper into the challenges and opportunities created around local conversations pertaining to race, equity, and police reform.

Climate Engagement Amidst Pandemic

Climate Engagement Experts will discuss how Salt Spring Island meaningfully consulted a representative example of their community to inform an achievable Climate Action Plan with overwhelming public support, in the midst of a pandemic.

The Case For a Green Recovery

Professor Cameron Hepburn, Director of the Smith School of Environment & Enterprise, University of Oxford, walks us through a recent study examining the economics of Green Recovery, followed by a discussion with Tzeporah Berman (climate expert) and Gregor Robertson (Global ambassador of Mayors4Climate).

Police Budget Reallocation, Part I

Across the country, there is a growing call for local governments to reevaluate the size of police budgets and the scope of policing. In this webinar, host Andrea Reimer leads a discussion with elected leaders across Canada to discuss challenges, options and strategies for local governments.