Tools & Resources
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).
Community Assessment Tools
This tool (from Rotary International) provides detailed descriptions, planning tips and, in some cases, samples for several types of assessment. It can be found in Assess Needs & Resources under Prepare to Assess...
Use the Data
This tool (from CHR&R) provides suggestions for finding more detailed information about key areas in your community’s rankings.
Description of Meeting Roles
This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) describes responsibilities for a meeting facilitator, timekeeper, notetaker, and scribe.
Guidelines for Creating Team Norms
This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) includes strategies and suggested categories for creating team norms.
Multivoting
This process (from SMART Learning Systems) is a tool for narrowing a large list of ideas.
Brainwriting a Mission Statement
This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) is an alternative brainstorming method that helps groups consider Aim/Audience, Action and Reason.
Historygram Process
The Historygram Process (from SMART Learning Systems) helps groups capture what community partners want to keep, start, and stop doing. It also celebrates different perspectives from the community.
How to Create SMART Goals Using a Tree Diagram
This tool (from SMART Learning Systems) assists with creating measurable goals with specific targets. It can be found in Act on What's Important under Develop a strategy to...
Power Prism Campaign Planning Tool
This tool (from M+R ) will help you develop goals, objectives and action planning for advocacy campaigns. It can be found in Act on What's Important under Develop a strategy to take...