Friendships don’t grow on their own - we need to put time, intention and energy into making connections happen.
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Our Background
Tyze was created by PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship, based on 20 years experience building real-life personal networks for who have been marginalized. We created Tyze to widely distribute PLAN’s strategic and proven approach to addressing isolation.
Tyze was developed on our understanding that resilient, supportive networks:
Tyze networks...
- • Are inviting and hospitable
- • Have intention and purpose
- • Thrive when everyone contributes
- • Have a ‘connector’ who takes the lead on organizing the network
PLAN Institute is an ongoing source of inspiration, perspective, information, and demonstrable solutions related to caring citizenship. Incorporated in 1999 as a civil sector charitable organization, PLAN Institute’s goal is to foster caring communities that welcome the participation and contribution of all citizens.
PLAN provides training, consultation, research and publications for individuals, families, organizations, support workers and professionals who want to learn more about the values, concepts and actions of caring citizens. Through policy reform, leadership development, social entrepreneurship, social network facilitation and dialogue, our work is focused on connecting people, ideas and action. As international leaders in the field of social network facilitation, grounded in 15 years of experience, PLAN Institute has supported over 40 national and international organizations in the development of social networks addressing the issue of isolation and loneliness for people who are marginalized. PLAN Institute has conducted research with over 500 leaders across Canada regarding best practices, written policy papers and created numerous resources related to social network development.
