Digital Participation Tool Ratings
Published on: June 24, 2025
People Powered's Digital Participation Tool Ratings evaluates 30 tools that have been used to support digital participation all over the world. This year’s ratings offer more information and insights on each tool to help you select a suitable tool for your context and needs. This year they also researched how AI tools and features fit into the current digital participation landscape.
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Advancing Tech Equity in Our Sector: Introducing NTEN’s 2025 Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology
Published on: June 24, 2025
Are our technology practices helping or harming the communities we serve? As digital tools become more deeply woven into every part of nonprofit work, from client services and communications to data collection and decision-making, it essential that we pause and ask this question. NTEN’s newly updated Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology gives you some useful starting points.
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Josoor Project Research Report (2023)
Published on: June 7, 2025
This research report details the Josoor Project, an Arab Community Centre of Toronto (ACCT) project aimed at improving settlement services for vulnerable newcomer and refugee women in Ontario.
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Digital Love: WE Values
Published on: June 7, 2025
Immigrant and refugee-serving agencies provide important services, they also coordinate with and refer to other human service providers. Coordinating complex services can be challenging. In Windsor, Ontario, community agencies are tackling complex system navigation with the goal of creating more effective and client-centred services.
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WES Weekly Roundup June 5, 2025
Published on: June 5, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Federal bill includes new security powers to tighten border, immigration system, Admissions of temporary foreign workers to Canada buck a recent trend, Quebec passes bill requiring immigrants to adopt shared values, Ontario unveils changes to provincial immigration nominee program, and more.
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Social Media as Strategy: Tools for Community Engagement and Development (2014)
Published on: May 16, 2025
Strategy, strategy, strategy. That's what you'll hear when you read any good social media or technology in human service article. It's an essential piece of getting started, doing it well, learning from your forays into technology use, and refining your approach.
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WES Weekly Roundup May 14, 2025
Published on: May 14, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Fixing Canada’s immigration system isn’t about cutting numbers—it’s about meeting the need, Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, economists warn, Youth not in employment, education or training: Recent trends, Foreign student asylum claims hit record high in 2024, set to grow in 2025, and more.
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Paving a Path for Digital Equity and Digital Transformation in Peel Region (conference session overview)
Published on: March 16, 2025
At the March 2025 Metropolis Conference I participated with Peel Newcomer Strategy Group (PNSG) on a panel presentation. If you weren't in the room, you may think you missed it. But, thankfully recently ran a similar panel and the 2024 P2P conference, virtually, so there is a recording. I didn't participate then, but I also have a recording of a very similar presentation I did on the topic of digital inclusion/equity and digital transformation in the sector.
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Best Practices for Synchronous Online Settlement Language Training (webinar recording)
Published on: February 27, 2025
In this February 2025 Pathways to Prosperity session, presenters provide an overview of useful practices and tips to provide online language training.
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