Stonger Together

CEDI - relations - scale

The CEDI program is centered on the ‘Stronger Together’ approach, which is a four (4) stage planning strategy that incorporates relationship building throughout the process. Through collaboration, partners are working to reconcile past differences and build powerful new relationships based on mutual respect, understanding, and a shared vision for the future.

Based on the success of CEDI partnerships utilizing the Stronger Together approach, the ‘Stronger Together’ toolkit has been developed; it provides a step-by-step process and set of tools that First Nations and municipalities, and organization involved in CED, can use to work together on joint community economic development.

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Newsletter Series – Stronger Together

Each week the Cando newsletter features a CEDI article; starting in the Fall of 2017, the Stronger Together series has focused on sharing insight into relationship building and joint CED through the examples of successful collaboration, and guidance and tools outlined in the Stronger Together Toolkit.

Check out past articles:

Stronger Together Toolkit
Defining First Nation – municipal joint community economic development
Choosing a partner for joint CED
Stronger Together Stages
Stage A: Connect
Stage A: Workshop
Stage A: Council Resolution
Stage B: Vision Friendship Accords
Partnership Forum
Relationship Building – Relationship Assessment
Relationship Building – Historic Timeline
Relationship Building: Having Difficult Conversations & Dialogue Principles
Relationship Building: Building Awareness and Understanding
Relationship Building: Creating a Shared Vision
Stage C: Decide
Joint Key Messages
Stage D: Act

Download the full newsletter series in one word document here!

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The Stronger Together toolkit is available to download for free online. Download your copy of the toolkit and follow along with us as we explore relationship building, capacity building and developing joint community economic development initiatives.

The Stronger Together Toolkit

Many municipalities and First Nations want to collaborate but do not know where to start. There may be big differences in the communities' legal rights, economic conditions, demographics, cultures, and how they govern themselves.

The Stronger Together Toolkit offers step-by-step suggestions on how to bridge differences so partners can find new ways to work together for mutual prosperity.

Download the Stronger Together Toolkit

Toolkit-at-a-Glance

This brochure provides a quick reference to the Toolkit and joint economic development. Download, share or print it and talk about it with colleagues, council or a neighbouring community to begin a discussion on First Nation-municipal collaboration.

Download the Toolkit-at-a-Glance