1. Calgary – Enough For All Audience Poll:
Goal – Reduce Poverty in Calgary by 50% by 2023
Objective - Everyone in Calgary has the income and assets needed to thrive
Strategy – Calgary Financial Empowerment Collaborative
Development 2012  2015 
6 Leading Partners
NYC Framework
Audience Poll:
Does your city have a Poverty Reduction Strategy?
Yes No
Not Sure

2. Calgary Financial Empowerment Collaborative
1 Strategic Collaborative
6 Knowledgeable Communities of Practice
28 Passionate Agencies with Funded Programs
100+ Connected Organizations
45,600 Financially Empowered Calgarians (Projected Reach)

3. Key Successes Key Learnings Financial coaching launch
Strong financial partners
1 of 5 National FEC Champions (Prosper Canada)
6000 low income Calgarians filed taxes & 400 volunteers
8 agencies delivering matched savings programs
Schoolboard buy-in on RESPs
Sustainable growth & funding
Stigma of poverty
Branding & marketing
Streamlining data collection
Capacity building and collective impact takes resources & effort
Integrated agency buy-in
Partnerships & collaboration
If you want to go fast, go alone If you want to go far, go together.
- African Proverb