Toolkits from the Community Tool Box website offer a quick start on key activities in community work. From this website you can select the work closest to what you are doing to see an outline of key tasks, examples, and links to more detailed instructional sections
- 1. CREATING AND MAINTAINING PARTNERSHIPS – This toolkit provides guidance for creating a partnership among different organizations to address a common goal.
- 2. ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCES – This toolkit provides guidance for conducting assessments of community needs and resources.
- 3. ANALYZING PROBLEMS AND GOALS – This toolkit helps in analyzing personal and environmental factors that influence the problem to be addressed.
- 4. DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK OR MODEL OF CHANGE – This toolkit helps in developing a picture of the pathway from activities to intended outcomes.
- 5. DEVELOPING STRATEGIC AND ACTION PLANS – This toolkit aids in developing a vision, mission, objectives, strategies, and action plan for the effort.
- 6. BUILDING LEADERSHIP – This toolkit helps in developing a plan for enhancing leadership and its core tasks.
- 7. DEVELOPING AN INTERVENTION – This toolkit provides supports for developing core components of a community intervention and adapting them to fit the context.
- 8. INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND MEMBERSHIP – This toolkit provides guidance for increasing participation and engaging stakeholders in change efforts.
- 9. ENHANCING CULTURAL COMPETENCE – This toolkit aids in assessing and enhancing cultural competence in your organization or community effort.
- 10. ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE – This toolkit supports planning for advocacy efforts and responding to opposition.
- 11. INFLUENCING POLICY DEVELOPMENT – This toolkit provides guidance for bringing about policy change in organizations and communities.
- 12. EVALUATING THE INITIATIVE – This toolkit aids in developing an evaluation of a community program or initiative.
- 13. IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL MARKETING – This toolkit assists in developing a social marketing effort to promote adoption and use of innovations.
- 14. WRITING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR FUNDING – This toolkit supports the work of preparing a successful grant proposal.
- 15. IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT – This toolkit provides guidance for enhancing your organization’s governance structure and improving communication.
- 16. SUSTAINING THE WORK OR INITIATIVE – This toolkit supports planning for using different tactics to sustain your organization or community initiative.
