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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...
Appreciative Inquiry Commons
This site (from Case Western Reserve University) has extensive resources on the principles and tools of Appreciative Inquiry.
Arranging Celebrations
This tool (from Community Tool Box) includes guidelines for when and how to throw a party.
Articles of Incorporation Sample Template
This tool provides steps and sample language if you decide to incorporate as a 501c3 organization.
Assessing and Addressing Community Health Needs
This tool developed by the Catholic Health Association is a comprehensive guide to community health assessments that incorporates requirements from both the PPACA and the Internal Revenue Services.
This resource can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under ...
Assessing Community Needs & Resources
This tool (from Community Tool Box) includes 21 sections mostly dedicated to different methods for collecting information (e.g., Conducting Focus Groups, Conducting Surveys, and Qualitative Methods to Assess Community Issues).
Attica Scott (MS)
Avoiding Group Think
This tool (from Mind Tools) is a face-to-face process for gaining consensus where the group shares and discusses all issues before evaluation, with each group member participating equally in evaluation. It describes strategies for checking the fundamental assumptions behind important decisions, validating the decision-making process, and evaluating the risks involved.
Awareness Activities
These activities (from EdChange) address diversity, social identity, and cultural competence and include facilitation guidelines. This tool can be found in Work Together under Work Together to Advance Health Equity and under...
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
This site (from NIST) describes an award process for communities using “Total Quality” principles.