1. Municipal Evaluation Tool: Measuring Inclusion Thursday, June 26, 2014

2. Introduction Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC) Come Together Alberta (CTA)

3. Resources Terms of Reference Guide WIC Campaign Kit Revised WIC Toolkit Municipal Evaluation Tool: Measuring Inclusion Webinars WIC website refresh Immigration Matters Planning Together Guide Workshops WIC network

4. Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC) Initiative

5. Why Evaluate? To assess the progress of inclusion work To be able to communicate progress to management, council, community partners and stakeholders To provide a common framework which can be used to work with community partners to achieve shared goals To be able to justify the allocation of resources to inclusion work

6. Why a Tool? Provide a tool to help municipalities measure their work against benchmarks related to inclusion and diversity – Determine current state, future state and gaps Where are we at right now? Where would we like to be? Identify best practices to share and build capacity – What should we do next?

7. Easy to use Size of municipality Stage of WIC work Availability of resources and expertise Criteria

8. What are the steps? Prepare ActEvaluate Plan

9. 1.What area do you want to evaluate? 2.Who might be involved in the process? 3.What information would you need? 4.What resources will be required (time, financial)? Prepare

10. Areas of Focus MUNICIPAL AREAS OF FOCUS Leadership and Accountability Commitment of Resources Planning, Implementation and Measurement Human Resource Policies and Practices Employee Engagement and Education Procurement Social and Community Services Other Municipal Services Economic Development Infrastructure and Land Use Citizen and Community Engagement COMMUNITY AREAS OF FOCUS Capacity of Community Organizations Social and Community Services Public Attitudes and Awareness Responses to Incidents of Discrimination

12. Area of Focus Indicators Levels Score

13. Plan

14. Different ways to use the tool On your own With an internal team With a community committee Through community consultation

15. What to do with your results Communicate Celebrate Collaborate Set a target

16. Thank You Contact Information: Ivana Radojevic, Program Coordinator, Welcoming and Inclusive Communities, AUMA E:wic@auma.ca T:780-433-4431 Visit wic.auma.ca or auma.ca