Our Training and Consulting Practice
June 15, 2024Since 2010, Engage Delaney has trained 7,393 participants in 400 IAP2 courses, with a 90% recommendation rate.
Organizational Coaching – Our Team Graduated!
June 5, 2024Jessica and Kristi completed their coaching programs! Learn about their achievements and upcoming coaching programs at Engage Delaney.
Congratulations to Kristi Merilees, Engage Delaney’s Newest IAP2 Certified Trainer
June 5, 2024Congrats to Kristi Merilees on becoming an IAP2 certified trainer! Discover our new training opportunities for 2024-2025.
Welcome Aboard, Shairose Ukanji!
February 21, 2024Engage Delaney is thrilled to introduce our new Communications and Storytelling Manager, Shairose Ukanji. Bringing a wealth of knowledge in…
Coach’s Corner
December 6, 2023Back to school! Both Jessica Delaney and Kristi Merilees are working to become organizational and executive coaches. Jessica is entering…
Meet Dayna Russell
December 6, 2023Dayna Russell is the new Engage Delaney Learning and Communications Coordinator. You will see Dayna and her smile in the…
Turning Over a New Leaf on Engagement
September 1, 2023What’s in a Name? You might notice that we are now Engage Delaney. This new name builds on over 26…
The Role of Engagement in Decision-Making
July 6, 2023At Delaney, we follow the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) practice framework and engagement best practices in each of…
Important Update: Delaney IAP2 Training Schedule for 2024 Now Available
July 6, 2023We are pleased to announce our 2024 training calendar. We’ve made it easier to plan your learning in advance and…
Meet Shahla Gulistani
April 7, 2023Shahla moved to Canada in 2015 to pursue the International Baccalaureate diploma at an international boarding school where she represented…
Show me the numbers
October 5, 2022by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement and Strategic Communications About a year ago, I shared that I had recently purchased a…
Autumn Leaves….and By Popular Demand Newly Added iap2 Courses
September 16, 2022by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development The last couple of weeks of our extended stay at our cottage in…
Fall 2022 Training Update
September 9, 2022by Brenda Kortekaas, Specialist, Training + Development It is hard for me to believe we are already in the month…
Celebrating Our Training Past
March 17, 2022by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development As we celebrate our 25th year milestone anniversary, it’s been fun to look back…
Welcome, Maggie Knight, to the team! Our newest Specialist, Engagement + Communications
February 28, 2022by Maggie Knight, Specialist, Engagement + Communications Having been a runner for 12 years, I have been fortunate to generally…
A 2022 Engagement Forecast…looking back to look ahead
January 5, 2022by Richard Delaney, President and Principal, Collaborative Decision-Making As we collectively turn the page to a new year, I think…
Donating Close to Home
November 30, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications Today is Giving Tuesday and if ever there was a day to…
Is this meeting swab worthy?
November 4, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications Different regions are in different places with the pandemic and increasingly, many…
Mental Health First Aid and the Facilitator
October 27, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications I just finished my first-ever Mental Health First Aid course with the…
It’s Small Business Week: A Thank You from Us to You
October 21, 2021by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development It’s Small Business Week (October 17 – 23) in Canada – an annual…
Delaney Micro Credentials: Back to School and Oh So Cool
September 16, 2021by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development Ok, don’t tell me it’s just me. I loved getting achievement badges in…
Words are important…they can wound or they can heal
March 15, 2021by Richard Delaney, President, Delaney, the engagement people Dear Professional Engagement Colleagues: Canada’s history and current relationship with Indigenous Peoples…
Beyond Impacts: Sharing Information to Unlock the Power of Community
March 10, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications Lately the Delaney team has been supporting a number of housing projects…
An Anniversary: My last in-person engagement
February 24, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications It was February 27, 2020…my last in-person engagement. It was a great…
Happy Valentine’s Day: A New Tradition
February 11, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Strategic Communications + Engagement We always have two Christmas trees – one real and one artificial.…
Top Three Training Trends for 2021
January 18, 2021by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development This was a challenging year for so many and in so many ways.…
The Producer’s Role in Online Training
January 12, 2021by Brittany Mason, Kristi Merilees, and Naomi Devine - Delaney Producers 2020 was a year of adaptation for us here…
Engagement Forecast 2021
January 5, 2021by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications Every year, we do an engagement outlook or forecast looking to see…
Our message of hope, if we may
December 22, 2020So much is different this holiday season; yet, so much remains the same. The challenge of re-inventing long-standing and loved…
Delaney Team Insights from 2020
December 18, 2020Welcome, to the (almost) end of 2020. To say that this has truly been a year unlike any other (in…
Explaining the Spectrum to Decision Makers
October 15, 2020by Richard Delaney, President, Delaney, the engagement people You will find below several points you may want to consider when…
Happy Thanksgiving from Our Family to Yours
October 9, 2020by Valerie Delaney, Principal Learning and Development It’s been a challenging year, but we are taking time this Thanksgiving weekend…
Out with the old! Cracking the code on stellar engagement planning
October 8, 2020by Richard Delaney, President, Delaney, the engagement people It’s an exciting time for engagement worldwide. The international organization that stewards…
Excellence is An Inside Job
September 10, 2020by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development We have just completed our fourth Delaney Virtual Academy for the iap2 Planning…
The Sign of the Time – Change
August 28, 2020by Brenda Kortekaas, Specialist, Learning + Development In the last few years, Ottawa and area is becoming known for tornado…
Online learning: the Co-delivery Model
August 21, 2020by Valerie Delaney, Principal, Learning + Development We’ve been loving training co-delivery here at Delaney for many years. Richard and…
Operating Values: Virtually and In-Person
August 19, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Strategic Communications and Engagement Have you ever had an interaction with someone and you thought: “wow,…
Virtual IAP2 Training
July 6, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications In mid-June I delivered my first virtual IAP2 Planning course. It wasn’t…
Survey Says: Virtual Academy
May 29, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications Thank you to everyone who took our survey. Congrats to Katie who is the winner of…
Pandemic and Social Change
May 25, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Strategic Communications There are many realities the pandemic has created and there has been…
Engagement with Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing Stakeholders during the Time of COVID-19
May 19, 2020by Emina Dervisevic, Director, Engagement + Communications As you all might have guessed, the global pandemic has affected the world…
Not a hot mess; A spicy disaster
April 28, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications I recently read this title on a serving spoon and laughed out loud.…
Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe… and stay connected
April 16, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications Dr. Bonnie Henry has been a clear leader during these challenging times. She…
Engagement Techniques for You and Your Family During COVID-19
April 9, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications During “normal” times, I would be looking at a busy training calendar and…
Workbook: How to Engage with Your Kids During COVID-19
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During Normal Times…
April 2, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications If we were not in the COVID-19 period and life were “normal”, I…
What’s Next?
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Making a Schedule and Managing the Minutes
March 31, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications Today is the first day of virtual school for my little ones. They…
Health + Wealth during COVID-19
March 29, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications I have been home and stayed home for more than two weeks. It…
Engagement Reflections during COVID-19
March 24, 2020by Jessica Delaney, Principal, Engagement + Communications It’s an interesting time and by that I mean panicked, lonely, unsure, fearful……
Welcome Kristi!
March 8, 2020by Kristi Merilees, Director, Engagement + Communications I have always been happiest in a team environment where there is an…
Are We Taking Time to Prepare?
February 28, 2020by Brenda Kortekaas, Specialist, Learning and Development As I look out my office window at the raging snowstorm, I can’t…
Mentorship: How to Collectively Grow
April 17, 2019I am currently volunteering as part of IAP2 Canada’s Mentorship program. The program began in January, runs until June, and…
4 Reasons to Book Engagement Training for 2019 Now
March 12, 2019End of the government fiscal year is always a busy time, but it’s also a great time to book your…
Abbey-Jane McGrath Joins Delaney + Associates Team
April 6, 2018Delaney + Associates is delighted to welcome Abbey-Jane McGrath, who has joined the Vancouver office in the role of Communications…
You’re Invited: Special Networking Event in Calgary Oct. 19
September 30, 2016Calling all Calgary clients, course participants and friends: Join us for a casual evening of conversation and camaraderie on Wednesday,…Welcoming Jenn Holland
December 1, 2015Delaney + Associates is pleased to welcome Jenn Holland to the Vancouver office. Jenn has joined the team in the…We are Hiring: Engagement and Communications Specialist Job Posting
September 24, 2015Engagement and Communications Specialist Location: Vancouver Office – Delaney and Associates Inc. The role of the engagement and communications specialist…Jennifer Miller Joins Delaney + Associates Team
July 20, 2015Delaney and Associates Inc. is pleased to welcome a new team member in the Vancouver office – Jennifer Miller. Jennifer…Want to Join Delaney + Associates Team? We Are Hiring!
June 5, 2015We are excited to announce that Delaney + Associates has an opening for an Engagement and Communications Specialist. We are…