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“I am a manager of over 20 people and I use tools from the Building Community toolkit to build cohesion within my staff and for agency to agency networking on a DAILY basis. It has been an incredibly invaluable resource!” — Katie Proctor, Shelter Manager, Northland Family Help Center |
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The tools and resources below offer strategies and lessons from the field on identifying the unique strengths within any community as a foundation for creating lasting change—both in the community and in the individuals of all ages who participate in these efforts. |
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Building Community: A Tool Kit for Youth and Adults in Charting Assets and Creating Change.This 234-page facilitator’s handbook makes it possible for individuals and groups everywhere to bring an asset-based approach to creating positive change in their communities. Filled with concrete activities and real-life case studies, the Building Community Tool Kit provides practical information about creating youth-adult partnerships, mapping assets, creating community visions and plans, and mobilizing local change. Training and technical assistance are available. Download
Overview Section $59.99 USD. Shipping and handling fees apply.
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Reflect and Improve: A Tool Kit for Engaging Youth and Adults as Partners in Program EvaluationDeveloped in partnership with the New England Network for Child, Youth, & Family Services, Social Policy Research Associates and the University of Kentucky Department of Community and Leadership Development This practical, easy-to-follow tool kit is designed for adult and youth staff at youth development and youth civic engagement organizations. It guides readers as they:
With real world case studies from community organizations, interactive activities and step-by-step instructions, the tool kit prepares both young people and adults to engage in a process of reflection, learning, analysis and decision making. Download
Introduction Section $39.99 USD. Shipping and handling fees apply |
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Learning and Leading: A Tool Kit for Youth Development and Civic ActivismThis research-based tool kit provides practical training activities and tools on civic activism as a strategy for developing personal, community, and organizational leadership. It includes promising practices, vignettes, and training materials. Download
Samples from Intro Section $39.99 USD. Shipping and handling fees apply.
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Youth-Adult Partnerships: A Training ManualCreated in partnership with four national youth-focused organizations, Youth-Adult Partnerships: A Training Manual provides activities and resources that guide more experienced trainers and practitioners of all ages through the process of engaging youth and adults equally and authentically to create community change. The 256-page manual explores the foundations of effective youth-adult partnerships and includes nuts and bolts skill development activities. Training and technical assistance are available. Download
Samples from Intro Section $39.99 USD. Shipping and handling fees apply. |
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Creating Youth-Adult Partnerships: Training Curricula for Youth, Adults and Youth-Adult TeamsPrinted in 1996, Creating Youth-Adult Partnerships leads youth and adults new to group facilitation and to youth-adult partnerships through a 6-8 hour training to build their capacity to work together in true collaboration. The 156-page step-by-step curriculum includes detailed scripts, activities, and evaluation materials. Training and technical assistance are available. Download
Samples from Intro Section $24.99 USD. Shipping and handling fees apply. |
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Creating Change: How Organizations Connect with Youth, Build Communities, and Strengthen ThemselvesThis booklet explores the complex links between youth development, community engagement, and social justice. The Innovation Center has been studying these links through partnerships with local and national organizations, universities, foundations, and businesses. We are learning what works in big cities, small towns, and rural communities. The stories in this book highlight the work of our partners to engage, empower, and strengthen young people and their communities. |
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Youth Engagement: A Celebration Across Time and CultureFrom October 17-19, 2005, the Kellogg Foundation, in celebration of its 75th Anniversary, convened a seminar of youth activists and their adults partners from across various generations, cultures, and social movements to share and build on the lessons and experiences of youth engagement. From the convening the Innovation Center created three tools to support youth and adults interested in leadership and community change: Discussion GuideThis guide is written for the facilitators of community-based discussions with youth and adults interested in leadership and community change. Its purpose is to inspire the development of youth-adult partnerships for community change by helping people sit down and talk about the power of this approach. (The video mentioned in the guide is not being distributed.) History WallThis two-hour, highly participatory activity is designed to engaged youth and adults in dialogue and creative activities that will elicit a shared understanding about a community's history of youth engagement and the power and wisdom of each participant's experience as a youth leader. This activity is combined with the Action Planning activity (see below) in one document. Action PlanningThis three-hour, participatory activity is designed to build on the energy of the past to create a plan for the future. Through discussion and activities, youth and adults will explore and understand the importance, elements, and opportunities of an "action plan", a strategy that can help us take our vision of where we want to be in the future and turn them into actions that lead to success and progress. This activity is combined with the History Wall activity (see above) in one document. |
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Taking the Reins Together: Youth-Adult PartnershipsThis powerful video introduces youth and adults to the concept of partnership and explores the benefits, challenges, and fun of the experience. It makes a powerful addition to a presentation or training for youth, adults, communities, and organizations. $6.99
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At the Table Web Site: www.atthetable.orgThis interactive, user-driven web site allows practitioners from all ages to share resources, strategies, and success stories to support their work in engaging youth in the decision-making process in communities and organizations across the world. |
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At the Table Resource CatalogThe At the Table Resource Catalog lists workshops, videos, books, curricula, and other resources from eight of the leading organizations involved in youth governance today. |
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Evaluation Tools (the PERC Website)The PERC (Planning and Evaluation Resource Center) web site is an online tutorial and clearinghouse of evaluation and planning tools created in partnership with the Applied Developmental Science Institute at Tufts University. This dynamic site will include evaluation and planning tools, tips, and opportunities to link with others looking to use evaluation to strengthen community youth development programs. |
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