Tools & Resources
TimelineJS
TimelineJS (from knight lab) is an open-source tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners can create a timeline using nothing more than a Google spreadsheet. It can be found in Communicate under...
StoryMapJS
StoryMapJS (from knight lab) is a free tool to help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events. It can be found in Communicate under Deliver your message.
Hackastory Tools
This website offers a comprehensive and evolving directory of tools and resources to help you build your digital stories.
Visualizing the Data
Visualizing the Data provides a guide to maps and other ways of interpreting data. It is part of the Use the Data tool.
Finding More Data
Finding More Data provides an overview of and links to state and national data sources. It can be found in Finding More Data.
Making Use of Your Snapshot
Making Use of Your Snapshot (from CHR&R) helps you navigate the information in your county’s snapshot and identify key areas where you may wish to look for additional data. It is part of the Use the Data tool.
Exploring the Data
Exploring the Data (from CHR&R) helps you get the most out of the Rankings and the wealth of underlying data. It is part of the Use the Data tool.
The 4th Box
The Center for Story-based Strategy and the Interaction Institute for Social Change have partnered to create the 4th box toolkit. The toolkit keeps ideas flowing for how to frame equity.
IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum
IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum (from the International Association for Public Participation) helps group define the public’s role in any public participation process.
A Guide to Actionable Measurement
This tool (from the Gates Foundation) provides guidance on evaluating policy initiatives, including a list of Good Practices in Measurement (p.19) applicable to any evaluation. It can be found in Evaluate Actions under...