Workshops

Our 2023 - 2024

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  • Placemaking Workshop
     March 23, 2024
     11:00 am - 12:30 pm

ActivateYYC Presents: Placemaking Workshop Learn more about placemaking and tactical urbanism in our city. Meet community leaders, experienced artists, and active participants in the placemaking movement. Hear from past ActivateYYC project leaders. Innovate placemaking ideas for our city, and plan for your community! Questions or concerns? Email: adam@calgarycommunities.com  Follow us on Instagram @activateYYC (more…)


  •  April 9, 2024
     7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

How can we build a sense of community? Many of us engage with our communities without considering how we design those engagements to be inclusive. Everyone is unique and brings their own context and lived experience to the table. We all have an ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion and other factors that make us who (more…)


  • Meet the Savers
     April 10, 2024
     7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Meet the Savers Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Parkdale Community Association Address: 3512 5 Ave NW, Calgary, AB The Federation invites you for a fun night out on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, to MEET THE SAVERS ~ at Parkdale Community Association!! A play off our always-popular Meet the (more…)


  •  April 11, 2024
     12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

  How can we build a sense of community? Many of us engage with our communities without considering how we design those engagements to be inclusive. Everyone is unique and brings their own context and lived experience to the table. We all have an ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion and other factors that make us (more…)


  •  April 13, 2024
     9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Being involved in your community can be more than BBQs and ice rinks. We are looking to equip Calgarians like yourself to actively participate in Calgary’s growth to two million residents. Learn how and when to provide valuable feedback on local or city-wide planning changes. Maximize time spent in your community engagement opportunities, helping shape (more…)


  •  April 17, 2024
     7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

A detailed look at how to prepare for an effective voice through letter writing and at public hearings. Learn what makes some letters and speeches more effective than others and how to address and advocate for difficult matters within your community. (more…)


  •  April 24, 2024
     12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Do you have questions about how the Energizing Spaces application process works? Join us on April 24 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm to learn more about the grant and get all your burning questions answered! Register now for our April 24 Lunch and Learn: Energizing Spaces. (more…)


  •  April 30, 2024
     7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Not-for-profit organizations (especially those with larger operations or staffing structures) have numerous filings, reporting cycles, and legal requirements that must be adhered to in order to be in compliance with all regulatory bodies. Many of these responsibilities are shared between the board of directors and paid staff, however there are cases, from time to time, (more…)


  •  May 1, 2024
     12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Not-for-profit organizations (especially those with larger operations or staffing structures) have numerous filings, reporting cycles, and legal requirements that must be adhered to in order to be in compliance with all regulatory bodies. Many of these responsibilities are shared between the board of directors and paid staff, however there are cases, from time to time, (more…)


  •  May 16, 2024
     12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Did you know that planning policies are tiered? Policies in lower-level plans can only be created if they are allowed by the province. During this session, the Federation’s urban planners will explain the planning hierarchy and where the City of Calgary’s planning authority comes from. (more…)

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