Courses & Trainings

From intention to impact.

Trauma-informed, survivor-centred training for non-profits, governments, and community partners — designed to build the structures, safeguards, and skills that turn values into practice.

Format
Live virtual & in-person
Audience
Non-profits, governments & community partners
Available
Across Canada & globally
Now available

Currently offered.

A live training built on a decade of practice in survivor-led systems work. Delivered to your team, scoped to your context, with concrete tools and structured follow-up.

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Beyond Tokenism.

Ethical Lived-Experience Integration & Community Engagement

A full-day training for organizations that want to integrate lived experience and community voice into their work — ethically, structurally, and with impact.

Who it’s for

Leadership and program staff at non-profits and government partners in gender-based violence, anti-trafficking, justice, mental health, and adjacent community services. Foundation program officers, advisory body chairs, and government consultation leads.

The gap it closes

Most organizations want to involve community members and people with lived experience. Few have the structure, safeguards, or strategy to do it ethically and effectively. This training closes that gap with frameworks, tools, and applied practice.

Full-day agenda · 6.5 hours

Six modules.

01 — Diagnose
Why this work fails
45 min
02 — Framework
The ELEVATE Method™
60 min
03 — Design
Designing the engagement
75 min
04 — Protect
Building safeguards
75 min
05 — Activate
From input to action
60 min
06 — Commit
Synthesis & commitments
30 min
What participants take away

Concrete tools.

  • A 30-page participant workbook including the ELEVATE framework, engagement design canvas, safeguards checklist, sample compensation guidelines, and a sample engagement protocol template
  • Their own completed engagement design canvas, built during the in-session exercises
  • A 30-minute follow-up call within 90 days, for the organizing team, included in the engagement fee
  • Confidence that the structures they put in place will hold up to the people most affected by them
Investment
Starting at CA$5,500 for a full-day delivery

Half-day version starting at CA$3,500. Live virtual delivery as standard; in-person delivery available with travel costs at-cost plus an in-person day rate. Maximum 20–25 participants per session for full interactivity. Final pricing confirmed in your discovery call.

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Self-paced · In development

Beyond Tokenism — Foundations

A free 2-hour introductory course teaching the framework and the gap between intention and impact. Available online once live.

Self-paced · In development

Beyond Tokenism — Practitioner

A 5-hour self-paced course with the full toolkit, application exercises, and certificate of completion. Designed for individual learners and small teams.

Live · By request

Train-the-Trainer

Cohort-based development for internal trainers who want to deliver this work themselves — including #NotANumber facilitator preparation.

Custom · By request

In-house programs

Bespoke training designed for your team’s specific context, sector, and stage of practice. Scope and pricing developed together.

Questions

Frequently asked.

What does pricing actually include?

Pricing covers the full-day or half-day live virtual delivery, the participant workbook (delivered as a printable PDF), all in-session materials and exercises, and a 30-minute follow-up call within 90 days for your organizing team. Final pricing is confirmed during the discovery call based on team size, sector, and any customization needed.

Can you deliver in-person rather than virtually?

Yes. Live virtual is the standard delivery format because it works well for distributed teams and keeps costs lower. In-person delivery is available with travel costs billed at-cost plus a CA$1,000 in-person day rate. Both formats deliver the same content.

How many participants can attend?

The training is designed for maximum 20–25 participants per session to ensure full interactivity and meaningful exercise work. Larger cohorts can be accommodated with two facilitators — let’s discuss this during the call.

Can the training be customized for our sector or context?

Yes. The core framework and modules are consistent, but examples, case studies, and exercise prompts are adapted to your sector — gender-based violence, anti-trafficking, mental health, justice, foundation work, government consultation. Customization is included in the standard pricing for most engagements; significant adaptation may add scope.

Do you offer Train-the-Trainer development?

Yes, on request. Once your team has completed the live training, a Train-the-Trainer cohort can be designed so internal facilitators can deliver this work to others in your organization. This is typically a multi-session engagement.

What if our organization isn’t ready for a full training?

That’s a useful conversation to have on the discovery call. Sometimes a half-day intro is the right starting point. Sometimes an ELEVATE Diagnostic or a smaller consulting engagement makes more sense first. The 30-minute call helps us figure out the right entry point together.

How do I book?

Start with a free 30-minute call. We use that time to understand your team’s context, current practice, and what success looks like for you. A custom proposal follows within a week if it feels like a fit. Book through the link above, or send project details through the form below.

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Build ethical, survivor-led systems — together.

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