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

Building Diverse Community-Based Coalitions

Hyperlink:	http://www.thepraxisproject.org/tools/ Coalition_Building_2pdf.pdf
Organization:	The Praxis Project
Web Site:	http://www.thepraxisproject.org

Community Partnership Toolkit

Hyperlink:	http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/CustomPubs/CPtoolkit/CPToolkit/
See:	capacity building, collaborative relationships, leadership development
Organization:	W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Web Site:	http://www.wkkf.org

Community Readiness: The Key to Successful Change

Hyperlink:	http://www.tpronline.org/read.cfm?section=articles&id=19
Organization:	Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research
Web Site:	http://triethniccenter.colostate.edu/index.cfm

Cultivating Interdependence: A Guide for Race Relations and Racial Organizations

Hyperlink:	http://www.jointcenter.org/publications1/index.php
See:	Chapter 3 and 4
Organization:	Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Web Site:	http://www.jointcenter.org

Expanding your Network and Allies

Download:	2_alliestoolb.pdf (72 KB)
Organization:	Institute for Community Peace
Web Site:	http://www.peacebeyondviolence.org/

From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Reflection

Hyperlink:	https://www.wn.org/wnstore/product.asp? dept%5Fid=15100&pf%5Fid=FRO
See:	Relationships exercises
Cost:	$20.00
Organization:	World Neighbors
Web Site:	https://www.wn.org/

Looking for Allies

Download:	2_alliestoola.pdf (66 KB)
Organization:	Institute for Community Peace
Web Site:	http://www.peacebeyondviolence.org/

Mapping Community Capacity, Chapter 2,

Download:	Sustaining-three-2.pdf (372 KB)
Organization:	The Asset-Based Community Development Institute
Web Site:	http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd/abcdbackground.html

National Network for Collaboration Website

Hyperlink:	http://crs.uvm.edu/nnco/cd/index.htm
Organization:	National Network for Collaboration
Web Site:	http://crs.uvm.edu/nnco/

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

Community Partnership Toolkit

Hyperlink:	http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/CustomPubs/CPtoolkit/CPToolkit/
See:	sections on neighborhood priorities, accessibility, capacity building
Organization:	W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Web Site:	http://www.wkkf.org

Constructive Conversations about Challenging Times: Community Dialogue Guide 3.0 (Available in Spanish)

Hyperlink:	http://conversations.forms.soceco.org/48/
Note:	Need to complete form
Organization:	Public Conversations
Web Site:	http://www.publicconversations.org

Understanding Dialogue and Deliberation

Hyperlink:	http://www.thataway.org/resources/understand/
Organization:	National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
Web Site:	http://www.thataway.org/index.html

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

Facing the Challenge of Racism and Race Relations: A Busy Citizen’s Discussion Guide, Study Circles

Download:	facing.pdf (111 KB)
Organization:	Study Circles Resource Center
Web Site:	http://www.studycircles.org

Helping Every Student Achieve: Schools and Communities Working Together, A Guide for Public Dialogue and Problem Solving

Download:	studentachievement.pdf (404 KB)
Organization:	Study Circles Resource Center
Web Site:	http://www.studycircles.org

Tools for Creating Healthy, Productive Interracial/Multicultural Communities

Hyperlink:	http://www.projectchange.org/publications/toolkit.pdf
See:	Appendix 2
Organization:	Project Change
Web Site:	http://www.projectchange.org

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

Directory of Faith-Based Promising Practices for Racial Unity and Justice

Download:	directory.pdf (102 KB)
Organization:	National Conference for Community and Justice
Web Site:	http://www.nccj.org

Tools for Dismantling Structural Racism

Hyperlink:	http://www.aspeninstitute.org/Programt1.asp?bid=7624
Organization:	Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change
Web Site:	http://www.aspeninstitute.org

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

The Community Collaborative Wellness Tool – Together We Can

Hyperlink:	http://www.togetherwecan.org/ccwtintro-s.html
Organization:	Institute for Educational Leadership
Web Site:	http://www.iel.org

Our Children, Our Communities, and Our Future: Equity in Education: A Policy Framework

Hyperlink:	http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/equity/
Organization:	Saskatchewan Department of Learning
Web Site:	http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/

Promising Practices on After-School Programs

Hyperlink:	http://www.regionwise.org/main/default2.asp?tree=226&version=0
Organization:	Regionwise
Web Site:	http://www.regionwise.org

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

Documents to come

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1c. Developing Community Strategies for Change:

From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Assessment

Hyperlink:	https://www.wn.org/wnstore/product.asp?dept%5Fid= 15100&pf%5Fid=FRO
Cost:	$20.00
Organization:	World Neighbors
Web Site:	https://www.wn.org/

Honoring the Differences: Using Community Readiness to Create Culturally Valid Community Interventions

Hyperlink:	http://www.triethniccenter.colostate.edu/articledisplay.cfm? articlename=Honoring the Differences: Using Community Readiness to Create Culturally Valid Community Interventions
Organization:	Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research
Web Site:	http://triethniccenter.colostate.edu/index.cfm

Valuing Diversity: Practicing Inclusion

Download:	ValuingDiversity.pdf (345 KB)
See:	Questions for Collaboratives to Raise in Developing New Initiatives
Organization:	Child and Family Policy Center
Web Site:	http://www.cfpciowa.org/

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