Workshops
& Speakers
Workshops
WTC’s skilled facilitators offer workshops and training to community groups, non-profits, municipal governments and corporate partners interested in developing advocacy skills, understanding civic systems and creating specified campaign strategies. We tailor all of our content to the specific needs of the participants, including workshop content, accessibility, language, virtual or in-person and culturally safe content.
Workshop packages can include:
Intersectionality as a Framework
An introductory workshop that breaks down the meaning of the term intersectionality, the history and origins of the term, and how intersectionality can be used as an analytical tool to ensure equitable practices and policies.
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How to Organize for Change
Insight into the different roles within community organizing, how to build and wield power, creating a campaign strategy, and choosing appropriate campaign tactics.
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Putting an Equity Lens on Community Engagement
A workshop that outlines how community organizers can structure their work to center intersectionality and equitable practices. You’ll learn how to develop plans, the art of delegating, leadership models, and communication practices.
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Understanding Local Government
A workshop to demystify local government by providing an overview of local government ecosystems, including the jurisdiction of municipal governments, how they make decisions, why they matter, and how they affect our lives.
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Why Non-Profits Should Engage at City Hall
Participants will gain a greater understanding of how local governments function and the ways in which we can work to influence local government decision-making. This workshop focuses on strategies for shaping policy and how to advocate to city officials.
Cost
Our workshops operate on a sliding scale based on the group size, custom content, facilitator numbers and other factors. Prices can range from $1500-3000. Depending on funding, we aim to deliver workshops to grassroots organizations free of charge, but please reach out regardless of your budget.
Hear from Our Participants
“WTC offers amazing workshops and information sessions on local government. This is a small team doing excellent advocacy work to promote gender and social equity in our communities. We need non-profits like WTC as they do incredibly impactful work.”
— YWCA Metro Vancouver - City Shift
“Among all the 4 training sessions, WTC’s workshop was the most fun and was the favourite of our participants. Monique did a wonderful job of engaging the participants. The materials/curriculum was very clear, it provided a good balance of theory and hands on practice. It was engaging, we have provided the test on what kind of a community builder they are, and they had fun time doing it.”
— South Vancouver Neighbourhood House
“It was a pleasure to work with WTC. They were able to personalize the workshop to the interests of the participants and used case studies relevant to the work that we had been involved in. The content was presented in a way that was easy for the youth to understand and engage with, and the youth left with strategies they could apply in their own lives.”
— Environmental Youth Alliance
“Kiwassa is a multi-service organization with a staff team that reflects a diversity of intersecting identities and lived experiences. Individuals on our team all have different understandings of intersectionality and also different levels of access to learning and prioritizing professional development outside of their front- line work. We wanted to give folks an opportunity to learn alongside one another as peers and established shared understanding and language around intersectionality and how to move our programs and services forward with a better intersectional analysis. This workshop was wonderfully impactful in creating this shared foundation. Diana was an excellent and highly skilled facilitator, well-equipped to respond to questions and pose reflective questions to our group. The [activities] were particularly impactful in bringing these topics to life and we will all benefit from the guiding questions that were offered to help shape our services going forward. Thank you for making this opportunity so accessible to our organization!"
— Kiwassa Neighbourhood House
80% of participants indicated that our workshop was “excellent” or “very good”.
80% of participants indicated that their knowledge and understanding of local government increased after attending the workshop.
90% of participants indicated that they are more likely to engage with their local government after taking a workshop.
91% of our program participants understand city council’s responsibilities after our workshops, compared to 28% before.
Speakers
​We provide speakers for conferences, events, or workplace gatherings on topics including:
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Key issues related to improving cities for equity-deserving genders
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How your event or your organization’s goals link with creating cities where everyone can belong
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Campaigning around a community-based issue
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How issues such as affordable housing and gender-based violence must and can be addressed at the city level
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Engaging in city politics and the civic process
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If you are interested in a workshop or speaker, contact us at info@womentransformingcities.org.