Calgary – Enough For All Audience Poll: Goal – Reduce Poverty in Calgary by 50% by 2023 Objective - Everyone in Calgary has the income and assets needed to thrive Strategy – Calgary Financial Empowerment Collaborative Development 2012 2015 6 Leading Partners NYC Framework Audience Poll: Does your city have a Poverty Reduction Strategy? Yes No Not Sure
Calgary Financial Empowerment Collaborative 1 Strategic Collaborative 6 Knowledgeable Communities of Practice 28 Passionate Agencies with Funded Programs 100+ Connected Organizations 45,600 Financially Empowered Calgarians (Projected Reach)
Key Successes Key Learnings Financial coaching launch Strong financial partners 1 of 5 National FEC Champions (Prosper Canada) 6000 low income Calgarians filed taxes & 400 volunteers 8 agencies delivering matched savings programs Schoolboard buy-in on RESPs Sustainable growth & funding Stigma of poverty Branding & marketing Streamlining data collection Capacity building and collective impact takes resources & effort Integrated agency buy-in Partnerships & collaboration If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. - African Proverb