Reflecting on Evergreen

Taking a moment to reflect on the past five weeks of Evergreen, I can undoubtedly say that I have learned a…

Changing policy, changing minds, changing course. My advocacy toolkit.

Some Final Thoughts

I have learned a lot over the last 5 weeks — about policymaking, about advocacy work, about myself, and about the kind of…

Final Reflection

Last week’s Munk+Evergreen seminar featured a panel of “change makers”, who have considerable advocacy experience. Each panelist…

Some thoughts on innovation

My least favourite policy buzzword

The Case for Optimism

I’ve been thinking a lot about my pessimistic tendencies. I wonder if this unfortunate personality trait influenced my…

Saying Bye/Making Enemies

I found this week’s post more difficult to write than usual.

Being Open: Reflections on Evergreen

The past five weeks have been a phenomenal learning experience (while being a very challenging…

Signing Off

As Evergreen + Munk comes to end, I can’t help but think about what an amazing time I had in the course. No, I’m not just saying this to…

How Do Things Get Done?

The NFP/NGO sectors are renowned for being a challenging space to work in. Funding is scarce, often forcing allies to…