Tools & Resources

Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory

This tool (from Wilder Research) is a free online questionnaire that can help you assess how your coalition is functioning generally.

Find it in Evaluate Actions under Evaluate Your Partnership and Make Changes.

Checklist for Sharing Positions and Other Resources

This tool (from Community Tool Box) can help you evaluate how to share resources, including people, time, technology, facilities, training, technical assistance, and money.

Identifying and Analyzing Stakeholders and Their Interests Checklist

This checklist (from Community Tool Box) includes key points from Section 8: Identifying and Analyzing Stakeholders and their Interests including what it means to identify stakeholders and their interests, why it’s important to do, and when and how to do it.

Training for Conflict Resolution

This tool (from Community Tool Box) includes a section titled How Should You Resolve Conflict, which describes seven steps for dealing with conflict in groups.

Tools and Checklists for Conducting Effective Meetings

This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides a number of checklists for facilitating, documenting, and evaluating meetings.

Mind Tools

This website includes a variety of tools and resources to make meetings more effective. 

Role of a Facilitator

The Role of a Facilitator (from MindTools.com) walks through the role of a facilitator and includes a Facilitators’ Toolbox with ice breakers, group decision-making tools, and tips for avoiding common pitfalls. 

Writing Bylaws

This tool (from Community Tool Box) offers a general, fill-in-the-blank set of bylaws along with more descriptive information in the main section.