Getting started

There are several stages in becoming a welcoming and inclusive community. Resources here will walk you through the steps.

Strategy and Approach

This section emphasizes a holistic and integrated approach to

• analysis;
• guidelines for information gathering;
• developing your action plan; and
• how accountability for project outcomes promotes project success.

Best Practices

Here are some tools that others have found useful and that will help you get started in developing a successful action plan. These tools include: community mapping, sector analysis, SWOT analysis and asset mapping.

Engaging Others

In this section you will find out how to

• set up project committees;
• provide open communication;
• build education and training into your project plan; and
• promote activities that will assist in a smooth transition to becoming welcoming and inclusive.

Outcomes

Discover the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces Program (WICWP) outcomes that you can incorporate into your community’s project.

Success stories

Read about what other communities have done to develop successful strategic action plans.

Resources

Use these hands-on tools to begin your community project.