2.2. – External resources

Main Page

Understanding public engagement and global citizenship

Basic guidelines

Measuring progress

Resources from the Government of Canada

External resources

Going further

Resources from the Global Hive

The Global Hive Toolkit is designed by the Inter-Council Network to support the efforts of public mobilization practitioners working in Canada: NGO staff, volunteers, international development officers, teachers, young people, activists, activists, artists, politicians - in short, all those who strive to mobilize others on global issues. Global Hive brings together best practices from expert public mobilization practitioners under seven thematic areas. This initiative was supported by Global Affairs Canada from 2012 to 2019.

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Tools for teachers

• Methods for integrating global citizenship education in the classroom
• Ideas for global citizenship school projects

Tools to engage youth

• Accessible programming for youth checklist
• Tips to keep in mind when running an online campaign
• Effectively use social media to engage youth
• Engaging post-high school youth checklist

Tools for civil society organizations to design engagement activities

• How to develop a theory of change
• Develop an organizational public engagement policy
• Drafting a volunteer policy for public engagement
• Reflection questions for drafting a public engagement strategy

Tools for monitoring and evaluation

• Evaluate your evaluation regularly
• Monitoring and evaluation checklist
• Develop a theory of change
• Identify your target audience
• Clearly articulate your vision, goals and desired outcomes
• Reflection questions for developing a theory of change
• Theory of change

Tools to integrate gender equality into engagement

• Checklist for gender equality integration
• Reflection questions for integrating gender equality
• Four levels of engagement

Tools on Partnerships

• Checklist for effective partnerships
• Reflection questions on partnerships and collaboration
• Partnership agreement template

Guides From Regional and Provincial Councils

• Inter-Council Network (ICN) – Effectively Engaging Canadians as Global Citizens
• Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC)– Teacher resources
• British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) and Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) – Raising Awareness and Promoting Global Citizenship
• Cooperation Canada – Narrative Toolkit
• British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) - Effective Multi-Stakeholder Engagement
• Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) - Public Engagement Guide
• Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) Public Engagement Policy
• Inter-Council Network (ICN) and Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) - Exploring Public Engagement Effectiveness in Canada 2011-2014 Phase 1 Summary Report
• Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) - Diaspora Engagement Working Group
• Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) – Public Engagement
• L’Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) – Global Citizenship Education

Working groups

• Canadian Parnership for Women and Chidren's Health (CanWaCH) - Public Engagement Working group
• Cooperation Canada Working Groups

Videos

• L'Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) - Éducation à la citoyenneté mondiale (in French only)
• British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) - International Development Week 2016
• Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) - Insight Training

Other guides and Reports

• Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFD) – Educator Resources
• Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH)– Presentation about Engaging Canadians

Other external resources from Canadians organizations

• City of Oakville – Public Engagement Guide
• City of Ottawa – Public Engagement Guidelines and Toolkit
• Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) – Public Engagement Guide
• PlanH – Public Engagement Toolkit
• B.C. Community Places – Community Planning PE Toolkit
• Newfoundland and Labrador Office of Public Engagement – Public Engagement Guide
• University of Waterloo – Public Engagement: Back to Basics
• City of Ottawa – Public Engagement Strategy

Resources from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

• Public Engagement
• Engaging with the Public
• Promoting Effective Aid for Trade
• Innovative Citizen Participation
• Focus on Citizens: Public Engagement for Better Policy and Services
• Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making
• Promise and Problems of E-Democracy: Challenges of Online Citizen Engagement
• Open Government: Fostering Dialogue with Civil Society
• Citizens as Partners: Information, Consultation and Public Participation in Policy-making
• OECD Development Communication Network

Information on Public Engagement from other countries

United Kingdom

• The Bond Institute

United States

• University of Delaware – Tools and Resources for Public Engagement
• University of Minnesota – Public Engagement Strategies
• American Association for the Advancement of Science – Why Public Engagement Matters
• USAID - Advancing Development Initiative (Press Release)

Sweden

• Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) – Guiding Principles for SIDA’s Engagement with and Support to Civil Society

Ireland

• Irish Aid – Development Education
• Irish Aid – Raising Development Awareness

South Korea

• Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding – Fostering Global Citizenship Towards a Culture of Peace

More resources from European Institutions

• Global Education Network Europe (GENE)
• GENE Report on global education
• North-South Centre – Global Education
• Council of Europe – Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People
• European Union – Global Citizenship

Resources from The United Nations

• United Nations – Promote Sustainable Development
• UN – Youth Civic Engagement
• UNESCO – Global Citizenship Education
• UNESCO – Recommendation concerning global citizen education
• UNESCO – Education 2030 Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action

Other international resources on public engagement

• National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement – How to develop a public engagement strategy
• World Bank – Strategic Framework for Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement in World Bank Group Operations
• The Narrative Project