Co-creating a Community Wellbeing Framework for Manitoba Community Foundations

The Rural Development Institute (RDI) and The Winnipeg Foundation (WpgFdn) want to collaborate with Manitoban community foundations (CF) to integrate a wellbeing framework in their operations. The project uses a community-based research approach employing focus groups to investigate the CF’s understanding of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) and to reflect on their past and current impact practices (grant making and strategic initiative activities). The project’s goal is to identify how CFs can leverage a community wellbeing framework in support of their impact practices within the community and inform how the WpgFdn may build the capacity of CFs. The main deliverables include CF case studies and briefs on adapting the CIW to the CFs capacity and maturity level. The case studies will provide insights, best practices, and strategies for how CFs can positively impact
wellbeing in communities, in Manitoba and across Canada.

Faculty Supervisor:

Wayne Kelly

Student:

Partner:

The Winnipeg Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Brandon University

Program: