Tools & Resources

Equity & Empowerment Lens 2012

The Equity and Empowerment Lens (from Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR) is a set of principles, reflective questions, and processes that focuses at the individual, institutional, and systemic levels to improve planning, decision-making, and resource allocation, leading to more racially equitable...

Conducting Surveys

This tool (from Community Tool Box) describe methods for surveying citizens on different topics. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under ...

How To Create a Strategy Chart

This tool (from Greenlining.org) provides a step-by-step process for developing a “campaign roadmap” that can help a group decide what steps to take and when.

Guidance Note on Carrying Out an Evaluability Assessment

This tool (from United Nations Development Fund for Women) provides guidance on assessing whether your program is ready for evaluation.

Community Organizing: People Power From the Grassroots

This tool (from Center for Community Change) discusses the principles, rules, and strategies of community organizing.

Community Organizing Game

This tool (from Organizing Game) teaches the basics of door knocking and helps you practice your skills.

Communicating with Policymakers

This tool (from Academy Health) provides tips for preparing for the challenge of communication with policymakers.

Collective Impact Case Studies

This tool (from Foundation Strategy Group) is a series of case study reports and videos that feature collective impact initiatives across a range of issues areas. It can be found in Work Together under...

Appreciative Inquiry Commons

This site (from Case Western Reserve University) has extensive resources on the principles and tools of Appreciative Inquiry.

Appreciative Inquiry

This tool (from Center for Creative Leadership) outlines key principles, typical questions and options for using this strength-based process.

Find it in Evaluate Actions under...