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1c. Identifying Resources, Opportunities and Possible Partners in Community:

Education and Community Building – Connecting Two Worlds

Download:
combuild.pdf (395 KB)
See:
Rules of Engagement: Suggestions for Educators and Community Builders
Organization:
Institute for Educational leadership
Web Site:
http://www.iel.org

Lessons from the Field of School Reform Organizing: A Review of Strategies for Organizers and Leaders

Download:
Lessons.5.26.color.pdf (636 KB)
See:
Issue Brief: Building Power and Partnerships to Improve Neighborhood Schools
Organization:
Institute for Education and Social Policy, New York University
Web Site:
http://www.nyu.edu/iesp

Partner Diagram

Download:
partnerDiagram.doc (32 KB)
Organization:
Impact Silver Spring
Web Site:
http://www.impactsilverspring.org

Sustainability: Defining a Legacy, Creating Community Peace

Download:
4_race assessment.pdf (83 KB)
Organization:
Institute for Community Peace
Web Site:
http://www.peacebeyondviolence.org/

Using A Systems Change Approach to Building Communities

Download:
community.pdf (283 KB)
Organization:
InSites
Web Site:
http://members.aol.com/bevandpar/

1c. Engaging and Learning from the Community -- General:

A Seat at the Table: Keeping the “Public” in Public Policy

Download:
Seat_at_the_Table.pdf (185 KB)
Organization:
Neighborhood Funders Group
Web Site:
http://www.nfg.org

Communication for Social Change: An Integrated Model for Measuring the Process and Its Outcomes

Download:
socialchange.pdf (2.14 MB)
See:
linking community dialogue with collective action
Organization:
Rockefeller Foundation
Web Site:
http://www.rockfound.org

Learning from the Field of School Reform Organizing: A Review of Strategies for Organizers and Leaders

Download:
Lessons.5.26.color.pdf (636 KB)
Organization:
Institute for Education and Social Policy, New York University
Web Site:
http://www.nyu.edu/iesp

New Neighbors, New Opportunities Immigrants and Refugees in Grand Rapids

Hyperlink:
http://www.dyer-ives.org/newneighbors/
Organization:
Dyer-Ives Foundation
Web Site:
http://www.dyer-ives.org

Rethinking Leadership: Notes on Community, Collaboration and Strategies for Systemic Change

Download:
http://www.rainbowresearch.org/index.asp?Type=
B_BASIC&SEC={B49A7361-B95B-4FA5-A664-4CA12DFD6C11}&DE={AB7AF93E-D026-4529-9273-9B1097C8B285}
Cost:
$5.00
Organization:
Rainbow Research
Web Site:
http://www.rainbowresearch.org

Review of Public Participation and Consultation Methods

Download:
compareparticipation.pdf (76 KB)
Organization:
Vancouver Citizens Committee
Web Site:
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/

What Works: Study Circles in the Real World

Download:
best_practices.pdf (1.0 KB)
Organization:
Study Circles Resource Center
Web Site:
http://www.studycircles.org

1c. Engaging and Learning from the Community – Specific to Issues of Race:

Community Readiness Model: Research to Practice

Hyperlink:
http://www.triethniccenter.colostate.edu/articledisplay.cfm
?articlename=Community Readiness: A Model for Healing in a Rural Alaskan Community
Organization:
Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research
Web Site:
http://triethniccenter.colostate.edu/index.cfm

Making Progress Toward Issues of Race: Goals and Processes for Citizen Involvement

Hyperlink:
http://www.nlc.org/Resources_for_Cities/programs___
services/391.cfm
Organization:
National League of Cities
Web Site:
http://www.nlc.org

Speaking For Themselves: A Survey of Hispanic, Hmong, Russian, and Somali Immigrants in Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Download:
SpeakingForThemselves.pdf (100 KB)
Organization:
Wilder Research Center
Web Site:
http://www.wilder.org

Training for Racial Equity and Inclusion: A Guide to Selected Programs

Hyperlink:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/index.asp?downloadid=115
Organization:
Aspen Institute
Web Site:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org

Turning the Tides of Exclusion

Hyperlink:
http://www.californiatomorrow.org/publications/cts.pl?pub_id=16
See:
An Advocate’s Journey Map – What helps People Learn to Care about the Access and Inclusion of Others? p. 50-52
Cost:
$24.95
Organization:
California Tomorrow
Web Site:
http://www.californiatomorrow.org

Valuing Diversity, Practicing Inclusion

Download:
ValuingDiversity.pdf (345 KB)
Organization:
Child and Family Policy Center
Web Site:
http://www.cfpciowa.org/

Walking the Walk: Principles for Building Community Capacity for Equity and Diversity

Hyperlink:
http://www.californiatomorrow.org/publications/cts.pl?pub_id=19
Cost:
$14.95
Organization:
California Tomorrow
Web Site:
http://www.californiatomorrow.org

1c. What Other Communities Are Doing – General Anti-Racism Strategies:

Campaign To Promote Racial Justice

Hyperlink:
http://www.nlc.org/Resources_for_Cities/programs
___services/391.cfm
Organization:
National League of Cities
Web Site:
http://www.nlc.org

Long-Term Anti-Racism Strategies: A Guide to Developing Effective Community Projects

Download:
ltars.pdf (128 KB)
Organization:
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Web Site:
http://www.amssa.org/

Project Change Lessons Learned

Download:
lessonslearnedII.pdf (1.9 MB)
Organization:
Project Change
Web Site:
http://www.projectchange.org

Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention

Download:
8_reducing.pdf (358 KB)
Organization:
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Web Site:
http://www.aecf.org

Vital Differences: The Role of Race in Building Community

Download:
report_fullreport.pdf (3.76 MB)
Organization:
MIT Center for Reflective Community Practice
Web Site:
http://crcp.mit.edu/

1c. What Other Communities Are Doing – Educational Opportunities and Achievement:

Closing the Achievement Gap: Improving Educational Outcomes for African American Children

Download:
cag.pdf (3.16 MB)
Organization:
National Black Caucus of State Legislators
Web Site:
http://www.nbcsl.com/

Diversity Blueprint

Hyperlink:
http://www.diversityweb.org/diversity_innovations
/institutional_leadership/institutional_statements_plans
/diversityblueprint.cfm
Cost:
$29.00
Organization:
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Web Site:
http://www.aacu-edu.org/issues/diversity/index.cfm

From Schoolhouse to Statehouse – Community Organizing for Public School Reform

Download:
schoolhousetostatehouse.pdf (476 KB)
Organization:
National Center for Schools and Communities
Web Site:
http://www.ncscatfordham.org/pages/home.cfm

Improving Public Schools: Action Kit for Municipal Leaders (10 Questions to Ask about Your Public Schools

Download:
Improving_PS_Action_Kit.pdf (123 KB)
Organization:
National League of Cities
Web Site:
http://www.nlc.org

Metro Boston Equity Initiative

Hyperlink:
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/
metroboston/synopsis.php
Organization:
Harvard Civil Rights Project
Web Site:
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/

New Relationships with Schools

Download:
newrelationships.pdf (220 KB)
Organization:
Collaborative Communications Group
Web Site:
http://www.publicengagement.com

Organizing for School Reform: How Communities Are Finding Their Voices and Reclaiming Their Public Schools, Institute for Education and Social Policy

Download:
org_schl_reform.pdf (10.4 KB)
Organization:
Institute for Education and Social Policy, New York University
Web Site:
http://www.nyu.edu/iesp

President’s Task Force on Building an Inclusive Community

Hyperlink:
http://www1.hollins.edu/docs/diversity/practices.pdf
Organization:
Hollins University
Web Site:
http://www.hollins.edu/

Raising Minority Academic Achievement: A Compendium of Education Programs and Practices

Hyperlink:
http://www.aypf.org/rmaa/index.html
Organization:
American Youth Policy Forum
Web Site:
http://www.aypf.org

Successful Community Organizing for School Reform: The Indicators Project on Education Organizing

Download:
strong_neighbors_schools.pdf (2.62 MB)
Organization:
Cross City Campaign for School Urban Reform
Web Site:
http://www.crosscity.org/

Tellin' Stories Brochure

Download:
TSbrochure.pdf (136 KB)
Organization:
Tellin' Stories Project
Web Site:
http://www.teachingforchange.org
/DC_Projects/tellingstories/telling_stories.html

Unlocking the School House Door: The Community Struggle for a Say in Our Children’s Education

Download:
unlockingschool.pdf (811 KB)
Organization:
National Center for Schools and Communities
Web Site:
http://www.ncscatfordham.org/pages/home.cfm

1c. What Other Communities Are Doing: Economic Development and Housing:

Beyond Gentrification Toolkit: Tools for Equitable Development

Hyperlink:
http://www.policylink.org/EDTK/
Organization:
PolicyLink
Web Site:
http://www.policylink.org

1c. Developing Community Strategies for Change:

Long-Term Anti-Racism Strategies: A Guide to Developing Effective Community Projects

Download:
ltars.pdf (128 KB)
See:
Six Stages of Change diagram on page 7
Organization:
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC
Web Site:
http://www.amssa.org/

Rethinking “Leadership”: Notes on Community, Collaboration and Strategies for Systemic Change

Hyperlink:
http://www.rainbowresearch.org/index.asp?
Type=B_BASIC&SEC={B49A7361-B95B-4FA5-A664-4CA12DFD6C11}&DE={AB7AF93E-D026-4529-9273-9B1097C8B285}
Cost:
$5.00
Organization:
Rainbow Research
Web Site:
http://www.rainbowresearch.org

Using a Systems Change Approach to Building Communities

Download:
community.pdf (283 KB)
Organization:
InSites
Web Site:
http://members.aol.com/bevandpar/

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