2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada: Improving Livelihood and Social Wellbeing

The Knowledge Mobilization Team works on effective mobilizing of knowledge and evidence related to the prevalence, risk, and experiences of poverty in 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and impacts on their social wellbeing, health, and socioeconomic empowerment.

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Our responsibilities are to

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Run the course of the study, undertake ethics and governance procedures, and begin participant outreach across Canada for the initial stages of both the quantitative and qualitative research.

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Develop and oversee a knowledge mobilization plan that articulates objectives, desired practices and outcomes for targeted audiences with measures of success evaluated. 

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Act as a catalyst in the exchange and dissemination of new and existing knowledge on 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

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Advise on knowledge mobilization efforts for the Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research Teams by producing outputs of the findings that are reflective of these diverse experiences, allowing our 2SLGBTQ+ and anti-poverty advocates to generate inclusive and equitable policy recommendations.

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Actively engage with policymakers to ensure societal impact. This engagement will include webinars, “Breakfast on the Hill” with federal policy makers and politicians and periodic policy briefs.

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Advise on the best processes, tools and models for knowledge mobilization of research undertaken by the Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research Teams.

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Build and leverage partnerships and contexts at academic, government, and community levels to combine resources and seek out mutually beneficial opportunities to exchange and disseminate knowledge regarding poverty in 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

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Ensure connectedness to other groups working on 2SLGBTQ+ and anti-poverty issues including research and evaluation to urge this subject is built into policy, planning, funding, and practices.