Tools & Resources

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

This site (from NIST) describes an award process for communities using “Total Quality” principles.

Gathering and Using Community-Level Indicators

This tool (from Community Tool Box) identifies the types of community-level indicators that may be helpful to your evaluation and directs you to data sources for possible indicators.

Find it in: 

Evaluate Actions under...

Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook

This tool (from CDC) offers prompts to help you identify the purpose of your evaluation and potential uses for evaluation results.

Meeting the Match: A Guide to Fundraising for the Tobacco Policy Change Program

This tool (From RWJF) contains guidelines and approaches for accessing multiple sources of funding that are easily adapted to any policy area. It can be found in Act on What's Important under...

Activation Point

Activation Point (from Spitfire Strategies) builds on the Smart Chart™ and focuses specifically on analyzing the type of public support needed for your campaign to succeed and strategies for mobilizing concerned people to action.

Becoming a Line Item in the State Budget: Tool 1

This tool (from Community Tool Box) explains why becoming a line item should be a last resort.

Storytelling and the Art of Emailing

This tool (from M + R) includes specific strategies for continuing to engage donors. It can be found in Act on What’s Important under Develop a resource plan.

Sustaining the Work or Initiative

This tool (from the Community Tool Box) can help you decide whether and how to sustain your work.

Holding Awards Ceremonies

This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides ideas for when and how to conduct recognition events.

Arranging Celebrations

This tool (from Community Tool Box) includes guidelines for when and how to throw a party.