NGEC Recommended Resources List
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Board Development & Governance | Capacity Building & Strategic Planning | Collaborations & Coalition Building |
Community Building & Community Development | Community Organizing | Domestic Violence |
Evaluation & Working with Consultants | Facilitation, Forums & Surveys | Fundraising, Grant writing & Budgeting |
Gender, Gender Identity, LGBTQ | Immigration & Refugee Issues | Leadership Development & Intergenerational Issues |
Media & Communications | Organizational Assessment & Development | Policy Advocacy |
Racial Equity & Asset-Based Approaches | Responsive Philanthropy | Social Justice & Movement Building |
Sustainability | Technology (for nonprofits) | Theory of Social Change | Trafficking |
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Board Development & Governance
Bradshaw, Pat, Bryan Hayday, Ruth Armstrong, Johanne Levesque, and Liz Rykert. "Nonprofit Governance Models: Problems and Prospects." ARNOVA Conference. Seattle, Washington. 1998. buildingmovement.org. www.buildingmovement.org/artman/uploads/nonprofit_governance_models.pdf
Brody Weiser Burns. "The Board Chair: A Question and Answer Guide." Brodyweiser.com. 10 May 2002. www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/boardchair.pdf
Burns, Michael. "Act Your Age: The Organizational Lifecycle and How it Affect Your Board: The First in a Three Part Series." Brodyweiser.com.1997. Brody Weiser Burns. www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/actyourage.pdf
Burns, Michael. "Avoid Pigeonholing Your Board into Traditional Models." Brody Weiser Burns. Brodyweiser.com. 1998. Brody Weiser Burns. www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/avoidpigeonholing.pdf
Burns, Michael. "The Juvenile State of Governance: What to do about Junior?" Brodyweiser.com. 1997. Brody Weiser Burns. www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/whattodoaboutjr.pdf
Center for Community Change. "How to Run a Good Meeting: A Guide for New Leaders." 2007. www.campusactivism.org/server-new/uploads/meet.pdf
★ Compass Point Nonprofit Services. "Nonprofit Board Basics Online." compasspoint.org. updated Sep 16, 2008. http://www.compasspoint.org/boardbasics (links to a free, interactive online course with a virtual conference, animation, more resources and online self-assessement) (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
Fieldstone Alliance. "Tools You Can Use: Eleven Cool Ideas for Finding Hot New Board Members." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 1 Nov. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/11-01-07_find_new_board_members.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Dealing Effectively with Nonprofit Board Conflicts." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 7 Dec. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/12-07-05_board_conflict.cfm
Henderson, Jennifer. "Sample Job Descriptions for Board Members of Community-Based Organizations." Communitychange.org. June 1995. Community Change Agents Project. www.cccfiles.org/resources/orgdevtools/downloads/boardjd.pdf
Masaoka, Jan, and Mike Allison. "Why Boards Don’t Govern." Grassroots Fundraising Journal.May- June 2005. Grassrootsfundraising.org. www.compasspoint.org/assets/69_whyboardsdontgoverngfj200.pdf
Vanderwall, Kim S., and Ellen Benavides. "Coloring Outside the Box: One Size Does Not Fit All in Nonprofit Governance." mapfornonprofits.org. Sept. 2006. www.mapfornonprofits.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B57647D18-9C3D-4356-AE41-99B20394DE4A%7D
Wolfred, Tim. "Stepping Up: A Board’s Challenge in Leadership Transition." Support Center for Nonprofit Management. Nonprofitquarterly.org. 2002. www.supportcenteronline.org/images/Stepping_Up_ABoardsChallengein_LeadershipTransition_Article.pdf
Capacity Building & Strategic Planning
Angelica, Emil. Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements. 2008. Fieldstone Alliance. Hyman, Vince. "Four Ways to Develop a Compelling Vision." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 2 May 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/05-02-07_vision_statements.cfm#four
Colorado Trust. "Building Capacity for Violence Prevention." Coloradotrust.org. Feb. 2001. http://www.omni.org/docs/cvpi_executive_summary.pdf
Connolly, Paul M. "Deeper Capacity Building for Greater Impact: Designing a Long-term Initiative to Strengthen a Set of Nonprofit Organizations." Tccgrp.com. April 2007. TCC Group. http://www.irvine.org/assets/pdf/pubs/philanthropy/LTCB_Paper_2007.pdf
Connolly, Paul, and Carol Lukas. "Components of Organizational Capacity." Strengthening Nonprofit Performance: A Funders Guide to Capacity Building. 2002. FieldstoneAlliance.org. Fieldstone Alliance. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/articles/Article-Components_Org_Capacity.cfm
Emarita, Betty. "Providing Culturally Appropriate Technical Assistance." Effectivecommunities.com. 31 Jan. 2007. Effective Communities, LLC. http://www.justphilanthropy.org/resources/TechAssist.doc
Fieldstone Alliance. "Capacity Building Defined and Demystified." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 20 June 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/06-20-06_cap_bldg.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Logic Models: What Are They, and Why Would Anyone Except Spock Care?" FieldstoneAlliance.org. 26 Aug. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/07-27-05_Logic_Models.cfm
Institute for Sustainable Communities. "Organizational Capacity Checklist." Iscvt.org. http://tools.iscvt.org/_media/advocacy/wiki/organizational_capacity_checklist.doc?id=advocacy%3Awiki%3Acraft_campaign_sidelinks&cache=cache (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Masaoka, Jan. "A Capacity-Building Call to Arms." Keynote speech to the Alliance for Nonprofit Management. Cleveland, Ohio. April 2001. CompassPoint.org. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. http://www.compasspoint.org/assets/62_alliancetalkjanmasaoka.pdf
Scearce, Diana, and Katherine Fulton. "What If? The Art of Scenario Thinking for Nonprofits." Gbn.com. 2004. Global Business Network. http://www.gbn.com/articles/pdfs/GBN_What%20If.pdf
Collaborations & Coalition-Building
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. "Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory." Wilder.org. http://surveys.wilder.org/public_cfi/index.php (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Bailey, Terri J. "Ties that Bind: The Practice of Social Networks." Aecf.org. 2006. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/ties.pdf
Center for Research on Women, and Southern Regional Council. "Across Races and Nations: Building New Communities in the South: Case Studies of Collaboration." Highlandercenter.org. http://www.highlandercenter.org/pdf-files/arn-organizational_analysis_arn.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Cohen, Larry, Nancy Baer, and Pam Satterwhite. "Developing Effective Coalitions: An Eight Step Guide." Community Health Education & Promotion: A Guide to Program Design and Evaluation. 2002: 161-178. Preventioninstitute.org. Prevention Institute. http://www.preventioninstitute.org/pdf/eightstep.pdf
Collaboration Roundtable. "The Partnership Toolkit: Tools for Building and Sustaining Partnerships." Pcrs.ca. 2001. Pacific Community Resources Society. http://www.pcrs.ca/Images/Agency%20Documents/Publications/partnershiptoolkit.pdf
Ford Foundation. "Collaborations that Count: Working for Democracy in Devolutionary Times." Fordfound.org. July 2002. http://www.fordfound.com/pdfs/impact/collaborations.pdf
Fieldstone Alliance. "How to ‘Nimble-ize’ a Collaboration." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 25 July 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/07-25-07_nimble_collab.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Organizational Alliances Part 1: When Less is More." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 23 Aug. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/08-23-05_Alliances.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Organizational Alliances, Part 2: What to Do When Your Partnership is on the Rocks." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 13 Sept. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/09-13-05_Alliances_part_2.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Six Best Practices for Complex Collaborations." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 12 Sept. 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/09-12-06_complex_collabs.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "What Makes Collaborations Succeed: The Collaboration Factors Inventory." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 26 Jan. 2005. Fieldstone Alliance. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/01-26-05_Successful_Collaboration.cfm
Institute for Sustainable Communities. "Balancing the Tensions in Coalitions." Iscvt.org. http://tools.iscvt.org/_media/advocacy/wiki/balancing_the_tensions_in_coalition.doc?id=advocacy%3Awiki%3Aempower_coalition_sidelinks&cache=cache (29 May 2008).
Institute for Sustainable Communities. "Tips for Making a Coalition Work." Iscvt.org. http://tools.iscvt.org/_media/advocacy/wiki/building_a_coalition.doc?id=advocacy%3Awiki%3Aempower_coalition_sidelinks&cache=cache (29 May 2008).
Institute for Sustainable Communities. "Types of Diversity in Coalitions." Iscvt.org. http://tools.iscvt.org/_media/advocacy/wiki/types_of_diversity_in_coalitions.doc?id=advocacy%3Awiki%3Aempower_coalition_sidelinks&cache=cache (29 May 2008).
Lukas, Carol, and Rebecca Andrews. "Four Keys to Collaboration Success." FieldstoneAlliance.org. date. Fieldstone Alliance. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/articles/Article-4_Key_Collab_Success.cfm (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Nielsen, Kirsten. "Collaboration Resource List." FieldstoneAlliance.org. Jan. 2003. Fieldstone Alliance. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/articles/collaboration_bibliography.cfm
Community Building & Community Development
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Race Matters: Community Building Strategies." Aecf.org. 2006. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/community_building_strategies.pdf
Changemakers. "Building Community: A Resource for Family Foundations." Changemakers.org. http://bestpractices.cof.org/files/BldgCommConnex.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Green, Mike. "The Toolbox: Starting a Connection Project." Mike-green.org. The Asset Based Community Development Institute. http://www.mike-green.org/pub/hiddentreasuretoolbox.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Hyman, James B. Ph.D. "Not Quite Chaos: Toward a More Disciplined Approach to Community Building." Aecf.org. Oct. 2002. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/not_quite_chaos.pdf
Fieldstone Alliance. "28 Factors for successful Community Building." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 6 Apr. 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/04-06-06_cmty_bldg_wmiw.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Tapping Local Arts and Culture to Revitalize Communities." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 27 July 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/07-26-06_creative_cmty_bldg.cfm
Potapchuk, Maggie, Sally Leiderman, Donna Bivens, and Barbara Major. "Flipping the Script: White Privilege and Community Building." Aecf.org. 2005. MP Associates, Inc. and the Center for Assessment and Policy Development. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/flippingthescript.pdf
Rans, Susan A., and Mike Green. "Hidden Treasures: Building Community Connections by Engaging the Gifts of People on Welfare, People with Disabilities, People with Mental Illness, Older Adults, Young People." Mike-green.org. 2005.The Asset Based Community Development Institute. http://www.mike-green.org/pub/hiddentreasures.pdf
Sadan, Elisheva. "Empowerment and Community Planning." Translated by Richard Flantz. Mpow.org. Sept. 2004. http://www.mpow.org/elisheva_sadan_empowerment.pdf
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow. "Building Community Strength: A Report About Community-based Organizations Serving South Asians in the United States." Saalt.org. July 2007. http://www.saalt.org/attachments/1/Building%20Community%20Strength%20Press%20Release%20%5B8.23.07%5D.pdf
The Democracy Center. "Effective Organizing: The Key Ingredients." Democracyctr.org. 2002. http://www.democracyctr.org/publications/manual/curricula/doc3.htm
★ The Diarist Project. "Building Resident Power and Capacity for Change: An ‘on-the-ground' reflection about what it takes for funders to work effectively with low-income communities." Diaristproject.org. June 2009. Grassroots Grantmakers. http://www.diaristproject.org/grassrootsgrantmakers.shtml
The Institute for Democratic Renewal, and The Project Change Anti-Racism Initiative. "A Community Builder’s Tool Kit: 15 Tools for Creating Healthy, Productive Interracial/ Multicultural Communities." Race-democracy.org. http://www.race-democracy.org/toolkit.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Community Organizing
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Race Matters: Unequal Opportunities for Civic Participation." Aecf.org. 2006. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/fact_sheet10.pdf
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Trusted Advocates: A Multicultural Approach to Building and Sustaining Resident Involvement." Aecf.org. 2007. http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/trustedadvocate.pdf
★ Brady, Mamie. "Alliances for Change: Organizing for the 21st Century." Buildingmovement.org. http://buildingmovement.org/pdf/Alliances_For_Change.pdf. (last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
★ Center for Community Change: The Linchpin Campaign. "UNTAPPED: How Community Organizers Can Develop and Deepen Relationships with Major Donors And Raise Big Money". communitychange.org. 2009. http://www.communitychange.org/our-projects/linchpin/resources/untapped.pdf/at_download/file. (last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
Fieldstone Alliance. "Stakeholder Analysis Tool- How to Understand, Influence, and Mobilize Your Constituents." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 15 March 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/03-15-06_stakeholder_anal.cfm
Gold, Eva Ph.D., Elaine Simon Ph.D., and Chris Brown. "Strong Neighborhoods Strong Schools: The Indicators Project on Education Organizing." Researchforaction.org. March 2002. Research for Action. Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform. http://pdf.researchforaction.org/rfapdf/publication/pdf_file/96/Gold_E_CCC_Strong_Neighborhoods_Strong_Schools.pdf
Heutte, Fred, and Lisa Wozniak. "Mobilize Your Members: A Simple How-To Guide for Using Lists Effectively." League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. http://www.npaction.org/resources/MobilizeYourMembers.pdf (last accessed Aug 2009).
Institute for Sustainable Communities. "Actions for People-Centered Campaigns." Iscvt.org. http://tools.iscvt.org/_media/advocacy/wiki/actions_for_people_centered_campaigns.doc?id=advocacy%3Awiki%3Acraft_campaign_sidelinks&cache=cache (29 May 2008).
Jones, Grant. "Developing a Neighborhood-Focused Agenda: Tools for Cities Getting Started." Aecf.org. 2000. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/neighborhood-focued%20agenda.pdf
Jordan, Audrey. "Tapping the Power of Social Networks: Understanding the Role of Social Networks in Strengthening Families and Transforming Communities." Aecf.org. 2006. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/tapping.pdf
★ Miao, Vera and Zimmerman, Kristen. "Fertile Ground: Women Organizing at the Intersection of Environmental and Reproductive Justice". Movement Strategy Center. 2009. http://www.movementstrategy.org/media/docs/1422_FertileGround.pdf. (last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
Orrego, Maria Elena. "Residents Engaged in Strengthening Families and Neighborhoods: A Guide to key Ideas, Effective Approaches, and Technical Assistance Resources for Making Connections Cities and Site Teams." Aecf.org. 2000. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/ec3655k747.pdf
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "An Introduction to Movement-Building Electoral Organizing for Community-Based Organizations." Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/introduction_to_movement_building_electoral_organizing.doc (29 May 2008).
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Section 4: Voter Mobilization." Mobilize the Immigrant Vote Toolkit. Pp.239-364. 2006. pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/pdfs/MIVToolkit/pila_miv_toolkit_2006_-_sec_4.pdf
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Section 2: Voter Registration." Mobilize the Immigrant Vote Toolkit. Pp. 89-120. 2006. pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/pdfs/MIVToolkit/pila_miv_toolkit_2006_-_sec_2.pdf
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Campaign Planning Worksheet" Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.5._campaign_planning_worksheet__english.doc (29 May 2008).
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Tips for Documenting and Tracking your Campaign." Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.12._tips_for_documenting_your_campaign__english.doc (29 May 2008).
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Planning Tips & Lessons." Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.16_planning_tips_and_lessons__english.doc (29 May 2008).
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Sample Detailed Workplan." Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.7._sample_detailed_workplan_english.doc (29 May 2008).
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Setting Goals for Your Organization’s Campaign Work." Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.6._setting_goals_for_your_orgs_campaign_work__english.doc (29 May 2008).
Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action. "Volunteer Planning Worksheet." Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.9_volunteer_planning_worksheet__english.doc (29 May 2008).
Plastrik, Peter, and Madeleine Taylor. "Lawrence Community Works: Using the Power of Networks to Restore a City." Barrfoundation.org. Mar. 2004. Barr Foundation. http://www.barrfoundation.org/usr_doc/Lawrence_Community_Works_case_study.pdf
Western States Center and Californians for Justice. "Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Tips." Rev. Pilaweb.org. http://www.pilaweb.org/images/stories/PILA/MIVToolkitWorddocs/1%20Planning/1.10__volunteer_recruitment_and_retention_tips__english.doc (29 May 2008).
Contra Costa County Health Services. "Lesson 8: Introduction to Community Organizing." Tobacco Prevention Project, Youth Power Curriculum. CCHealth.org. Aug. 2006. http://www.cchealth.org/groups/tobacco_project/pdf/08_community_organizing.pdf
Domestic Violence
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum. "Domestic Violence Materials in Asian & Pacific Islander Languages." Apiahf.org. March 2008. http://www.apiahf.org/images/stories/Documents/publications_database/Translated_Materials.pdf
★ Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum. "Facts & Stats: Domestic Violence in Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Homes" Apiahf.org. Sept 2009. http://www.apiahf.org/images/stories/Documents/publications_database/dv_facts_and_stats.pdf
★ Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum. "Lifetime Spiral of Gender Violence." Apiahf.org. Rev 2007 http://www.apiahf.org/images/stories/Documents/publications_database/dv_...
Schechter, Susan. "Developing Community Responses to Domestic Violence." Aecf.org. 2000. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid={EF82A0C9-61B4-4A76-B799-EFD5C0C54483}
Evaluation & Working with Consultants
Burns, Mike. "The Consultant and Strategic Planning: When Inclusion Matters." Brodyweiser.com. 2004. Brody Weiser Burns. http://www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/WhenInclusionMatters.pdf
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "How Can We Use Evaluation Findings to Reflect On and Adjust Our Work?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/7a02.PDF (29 May 2008).
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "What is a Theory of Change and What is a Logic Model?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/2b01.PDF (29 May 2008).
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "What is an Outcome and What is an Outcome Indicator?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/2a01.PDF (29 May 2008).
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "When should we Evaluate Our Work?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/1d02.PDF (29 May 2008).
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "Why Do An Evaluation?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/1d01.PDF (29 May 2008).
Connolly, Paul, and Peter York. "Evaluating Capacity-Building Efforts for Nonprofit Organizations." 2002. http://www.tccgrp.com/pdfs/per_art_evaluating.pdf
Fieldstone Alliance. "Benchmarking 101 for Nonprofits." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 26 April 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/04-26-05_Benchmarking.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Create a ‘Culture of Evaluation.’" FieldstoneAlliance.org. 20 June 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/06-20-07_evaluation_culture.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Getting the Most from Evaluation" FieldstoneAlliance.org. 6 June 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/06-06-07_eval_as_info_gold_mine.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "The Organization-Consultant Relationship: A Guide for Making It Work." FieldstoneAlliance.org. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/articles_tools/Article-Org-Consult_Relat.cfm (31 Aug 2009).
Mayer, Steven E., Ph.D. "Organizational Capacity Building: Areas for Evaluation." Effetivecommunities.com. 18 May, 2002. http://www.effectivecommunities.com/pdfs/ECP_CapacityBuilding.pdf
Rutnik, Tracey A., and Marty Campbell. "When and How to Use External Evaluators." James Irvine Foundation. Irvine.org. 2002. Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers. http://www.irvine.org/assets/pdf/evaluation/when_how_external_evaluator.pdf
Sayre, Kiki. "Guidelines and Best Practices for Culturally Competent Evaluations." Coltrust.org. Sept. 2002. The Colorado Trust. http://www.coloradotrust.org/attachments/0000/3116/GuidelinesBestPracticesCulturally04.pdf
W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Foster-Fishman, Pennie, Ph.D., Laurie Van Egeren, and Huilan Yang, Ph.D. "Using a Systems Change Approach to Evaluate Comprehensive Community Change Initiatives." Wkkf.org. Oct. 2005. http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=101&CID=281&CatID=281&ItemID=5000160&NID=20&LanguageID=0
Woodwell, William H., Jr. "Learning for Results." geofunders.org. 2007. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. http://www.geofunders.org/organizationallearning.aspx
Facilitation, Forums & Surveys
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Resident Leadership & Facilitation Work Book." Aecf.org. 2005. http://www.aecf.org/~/media/PublicationFiles/RLF_workbook%202005%20new%20version.pdf
Bergdall, Terry. "Reflections on the Catalytic Role of an Outsider." Sesp.northwestern.edu/abcd. 21 Feb. 2003. Asset Based Community Development Institute. http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/docs/ABCD-outside-catalyst.pdf
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "Can We Design Focus Groups to Give Us the Best Information Possible?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/4b01.PDF (31 Aug 2009).
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "How Can We Design Survey Interviews and Questionnaires to Give Us the Best Information Possible?" Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/doc/4b02.PDF (31 Aug 2009).
Fieldstone Alliance. "Creative Uses of Community Forums." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 6 Feb. 2008. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/02-06-08_community_forums.cfm
Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development. "Building Community Toolkit: Moving to Action." Theinnovationcenter.org. 2001. http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/files/BuildingCommunity_ToolKit.pdf
Powers, Megan and Bo Thao. "Facilitation Guide for Community Engagement: How to Foster Effective Conversations about Our Work and Our Communities." Genderandequity.org.Oct. 2007. Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, National Gender and Equity Campaign. http://genderandequity.org/sites/default/files/content_docs/Facilitation%20guide%20FINAL.pdf
Resources for Organizing and Social Change. "Consensus Education Packet." Rev. 2005. http://www.abilitymaine.org/rosc/consensus.pdf
Simon, Judith Sharken. Conducting Successful Focus Groups: How to Get the Information You Need to Make Smart Decisions. 1999. Fieldstone Alliance. Andrews, Becky. "How to Run Useful, Inexpensive Focus Groups." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 5 Dec. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/12-05-07_focus_groups.cfm
USAID, Center for Development Information and Evaluation. "Conducting Focus Group Interviews." Usaid.gov. 1996. http://www.usaid.gov/pubs/usaid_eval/pdf_docs/pnaby233.pdf
Fundraising, Grantwriting & Budgeting
Alliance For Justice. "Sample Agreement for Allocation of Costs and Reimbursement of Expenses Between 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4)." Afj.org. February 2008. http://www.afj.org/assets/resources/nap/sample_cost_sharing_agreement.pdf
Center for Community Change. "Board Versus Staff Roles in Fundraising." Communitychange.org. http://www.cccfiles.org/resources/orgdevtools/downloads/boarvst.pdf (31 Aug 2009).
Center for Community Change. "Writing a Winning Proposal." Communitychange.org.. http://www.campusactivism.org/server-new/uploads/winprop.pdf (31 Aug 2009).
Fieldstone Alliance. "Building a Better World-One Balance Sheet at a Time." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 29 Mar. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/03-29-05_Finan_Ldrshp.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Definitions of Key Financial Terms." FielstoneAlliance.org. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/book_excerpts/Glossary-Financial_Terms.cfm (31 Aug 2009).
Fieldstone Alliance. "Field Tip: Financing for the Long-Term." FieldstoneAlliance.org. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/articles_tools/Field_Tip%20_3-finance.cfm (31 Aug 2009).
Fieldstone Alliance. "Four Key Roles Your Supporters Can Play in Fundraising and Marketing Campaigns." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 26 Apr. 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/04-26-06_supporters_roles_in_mktg.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Have You Hugged Your Bookkeeper Lately?" FieldstoneAlliance.org. 9 Mar. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/03-09-05_Bookkeeper.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Things to Do When the Budget Squeezes." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 16 Feb. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/02-16-05_Cutbacks.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Two Guiding Principles for Effective Budgeting." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 19 Dec. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/12-19-07_budgeting_principles.cfm
Groundspring.org. "Online Fundraising Handbook: Making the Most of the Web and Email to Raise More Money Online." Groundspring.org. 2004. http://www.fundraising123.org/files/groundspring-handbook.pdf
Klein, Kim. "Talking About Taxes: Exercise I: The Commons." Buildingmovement.org. Building Movement Project. http://www.buildingmovement.org/artman/publish/article_73.shtml (31 Aug 2009).
Klein, Kim. "Talking About Taxes: Exercise II: A Conversation About Taxes." Buildingmovement.org. Building Movement Project. http://www.buildingmovement.org/artman/publish/article_73.shtml (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Nonprofits Assistance Fund. "Glossary of Financial Terms for Nonprofits." Nonprofitassistancefund.org.2006. http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/files/MNAF/ToolsTemplates/Glossary_2006.pdf
Nonprofits Assistance Fund. "Using this Cash Flow Projection Worksheet." Nonprofitassistancefund.org. http://www.nonprofitsassistancefund.org/files/MNAF/ToolsTemplates/Cashflow_template.XLS (31 Aug 2009).
Peters, Jeanne. "Government Funding: Use it Well." CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Nonprofitquarterly.org. Fall 2004. http://www.compasspoint.org/assets/123_npqgovtfunding.pdf
Gender, Gender Identity & LGBTQ
Advocates for Youth. Glossary for "Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit". http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=607&Itemid=177. (last accessed 4 Sept 2009)
★ Association for Women's Rights in Development. "Intersectionality, A Tool for Gender and Economic Justice." awid.org.
http://www.awid.org/eng/content/download/43580/464031/file/Intersectionality,%20A%20Tool%20for%20Gender%20and%20Economic%20Justice.pdf. (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
Canadian International Development Agency. "Accelerating Change: Resources for Gender Mainstreaming." Acdi-cida.gc.ca. 2000. http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/vLUImages/Policy/$file/Accchange-E.pdf
Dabby, Chic, and Grace Poore. "Engendering Change: Transforming Gender Roles in Asian & Pacific Islander Communities." Apiahf.org. Aug. 2007. Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum. http://www.apiahf.org/images/stories/Documents/publications_database/Engendering_Change-8-2007.pdf
Dang, Alain, and Cabrini Vianney. "Living in the Margins: A National Survey of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander Americans." TheTaskForce.org. 2007. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. http://www.thetaskforce.org/reports_and_research/reports/living_in_margins
Esplen, Emily. "Engaging Men in Gender Equality: Positive Strategies and Approaches." Impact Alliance. Impactalliance.org. Oct. 2006. Institute of Development Studies. http://www.impactalliance.org/ev_en.php?ID=34215_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC
Gay-Straight Alliance Network/Tides Center, Transgender Law Center, & National Center for Lesbian Rights. Beyond the Binary: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools. 2004. http://www.transgenderlawcenter.org/pdf/beyond_the_binary.pdf
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence. "Gender Oppression, Abuse, Violence: Community Accountability Within the People of Color Progressive Movement." Incite-national.org. July 2005. http://www.incite-national.org/media/docs/2406_cmty-acc-poc.pdf
★ International Development Research Centre and Zubaan. edited by Mukhopadhyay, Maitrayee and Singh, Navsharan. "Gender Justice, Citizenship and Development." www.idrc.ca. 2007. http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/339-3/ (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
Joseph, Barbara, Susan Lob, Peggy Mclaughlin, Terry Mizrahi, Jan Peterson, Beth Rosenthal, and Fran Sugarman. "A Framework for Feminist Organizing: Values, Goals, methods, Strategies, and Roles." Website. 1989. Education Center for Community Organizers, Hunter College School of Social Work. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/ecco/woc.pdf
★ Movement Strategy Center and the Women's Foundation of California. "Gender, Organizing, and Movement Building at the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Reproductive Justice." An executive summary of two reports: Fertile Ground: Women Organizing at the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Reproductive Justice by Movement Strategy Center, November 2009 and Climate of Opportunity: Gender and Movement Building at the Intersection of Reproductive Justice and Environmental Justice by Women's Foundation of California November 2009. http://www.movementstrategy.org/media/docs/9946_FertileGround_ExecSum.pdf. (last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
Pacific Island Women’s Association. "Voices of Pacific Island Women Residing in the Pacific Northwest: Reflections on Health, Economics, Education and More." Pacificislandwomen.org. 16 Oct. 2006. Asian Americans/ Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. http://aapip.org/pdfs/voicesofPIwomenreport.pdf
Pharr, Suzanne. Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism. Berkeley CA: Chardon Press. 1997. Retrieved on Sept 4, 2009 from http://suzannepharr.org/2008/01/30/download-homophobia-a-weapon-of-sexism
★ Western States Center. "Assessing Our Organizations" (Organizational Assessment for LGBTQ equality.) Westernstates.org. May 2008. http://www.westernstatescenter.org/tools-and-resources/Tools/assessing-our-organizations-lgbtq/download. (last accessed 9 Mar 2010)
Immigration & Refugee Issues
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Asian-American Children Pocket Guide." Aecf.org. 2004. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/da3622h411.pdf
Asian American Justice Center and Asian Pacific American Legal Center. "A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States." Advancingequity.org. 2006. http://www.advancingequality.org/files/ComCont.pdf
Asian American Justice Center. "Adult Literacy Education in Immigrant Communities: Identifying Policy and Program Priorities for Helping Newcomers Learn English." Advancingequality.org. 2007. http://www.advancingequality.org/files/AAJC_Adult_Literacy_Education_report.pdf C
apps, Randy, Michael Fix, Everett Henderson, and Jane Reardon-Anderson. "A Profile of Low-Income Working Immigrant Families." The Urban Institute. Urban.org. Jun. 2005. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311206_B-67.pdf
Chanse, Samantha, Nicole Davis, Gary Delgado, Mimi Ho, Galen Moore, Will Pittz, and Tram Nguyen. "Mapping the Immigrant Infrastructure: An Executive Summary." Annie E. Casey Foundation and Applied Research Center. Arg.org. 2002. http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/01-013.pdf
Data Center. "Know Your Rights." Datacenter.org. Jan. 2002. http://www.datacenter.org/programs/Know%20Your%20Rights%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
Fix, Michael, Jeffrey S. Passel, and Kenneth Sucher. "Trends in Naturalization." Urban.org. Sept. 2003. The Urban Institute. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/310847_trends_in_naturalization.pdf
Fix, Michael, Wendy Zimmermann, and Jeffrey S. Passel. "The Integration of Immigrant Families in the United States." Urban.org. Jul. 2001. The Urban Institute. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/immig_integration.pdf
Lincroft, Yali, and Jen Resner. "Undercounted, Underserved: Immigrant and Refugee Families in the Child Welfare System." Aecf.org. 2006. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/ir3622.pdf
Ong, Paul, and Doug Miller. "Economic Needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Distressed Areas: Establishing Baseline Information." Sppsr.ucla.edu/lewis. Jul. 2002. National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development. http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=lewis
Opportunity Agenda. "Immigration Reform: Promoting Opportunity for All." Opportunityagenda.org. 2005. http://opportunityagenda.org/files/field_file/Comprehensive%20Immigration%20Reform%20-%20Talking%20Points.pdf
Urban Institute. "The Dispersal of Immigrants in the 1990s." Urban.org. The Urban Institute. Nov. 2002. http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/410589_DispersalofImmigrants.pdf
Rawlings, Lynette A., Randy Capps, Kerstin Gentsch, and Karina Fortuny. "Immigrant Integration in Low-income Urban Neighborhoods: Improving Economic Prospects and Strengthening Connections for Vulnerable Families." Urban.org. 2007. Urban Institute. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411574_immigrant_integration.pdf
Wilder Research Center. "Speaking for Themselves: A Survey of Hispanic, Hmong, Russian, and Somali Immigrants in Minneapolis-Saint Paul." Wilder.org. Nov. 2000. http://www.nfg.org/otherpubs/SpeakingForThemselves.pdf
Yan, Yorn. New Americans, New Promise: A Guide to the Refugee Journey in America. Pp. 130-144. 2006. Fieldstone Alliance. Hyman, Vince. "Working with Refugees- Tips for Dealing with Three Major Challenges." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 2 Nov. 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/11-02-06_working_w_refugees.cfm
Leadership Development & Intergenerational Issues
Afkhami, Mahnaz, Ann Eisenberg, and Haleh Vaziri. "Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women." Learningpartnership.org. 2001. Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace.http://learningpartnership.org/docs/engltcmanual.pdf
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Engaging Youth in Community Change." Aecf.org. 2005. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/peer.pdf
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Up Next: Generation Change and the Leadership of Nonprofit Organization." Aecf.org. 2005. http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/LD2928K643.pdf
★ Building Movement Project in collaboration with Partnership for Immigrant Leadership and Action, National Community Development Institute, and Movement Strategy Center. "Leadership Development and Leadership Change." http://buildingmovement.org/pdf/bmp_leadership_FINAL.pdf. (last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
Cornelius, Marla, Patrick Corvington, and Albert Ruesga. "Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out." Aecf.org. 2008. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid={4DBB570B-4D23-428D-A510-7A401884B8B1}
Eheart, Brenda K., David Hopping, Martha B. Power, and David Racine. "Intergenerational Community as Intervention." Aecf.org. 2005. Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/eheart.pdf
Fieldstone Alliance. "Avoiding Knee-Jerk Reactions to a Crisis." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 5 Sept. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/09-05-07_avoid_knee-jerk_reaction_to_crisis.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Four Impacts of Generational Change." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 7 Mar. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/03-07-07_generational_trends_part_2.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Managing at the Intersection of Generational Change and Policy." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 16 May 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/05-16-07_ecumen_example.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Six Steps to Deal with Generational Change in Your Organization." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 18 Apr. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/04-18-07_six_steps_gen_change.cfm
Grove, John T., Barry M. Kibel, and Taylor Haas. "Evalulead: A Guide for Shaping and Evaluating Leadership Development Programs." Phi.org. Public Health Institute. Jan. 2005. http://www.phi.org/pdf-library/EvaluLEAD.pdf
Jenne, Kurt J., and Margaret Henderson. "Hiring a Director for a Nonprofit Agency: A Step-by-Step Guide."Popular Government, pp. 25-36. Summer 2000. http://www.sog.unc.edu/pubs/electronicversions/pg/pgsum00/article4.pdf
Kim, Helen S., and Frances Kunreuther. "What’s Next? Baby Boom-Age Leaders in Social Change Nonprofits." Buildingmovement.org. 2007 Building Movement Project. http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/LD3622H1409.pdf
Kunreuther, Frances, and Patrick A. Corvington. "Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis." Aecf.org. 2008. Annie E. Casey Foundation; Building Movement Project. http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid={5A026EAE-421A-4CC2-8BEE-046FFD275B9E}
Marsh, Dwayne S., Milly Hawk Daniel, and Kris Putnam. "Leadership for Policy Change: Strengthening Communities of Color Through Leadership Development." Policylink.org. 2003. http://www.policylink.org/atf/cf/%7B97c6d565-bb43-406d-a6d5-eca3bbf35af0%7D/LEADERSHIPFORPOLICYCHANGE_FINAL.PDF
McKay, Emily Gantz, Kristin Scotchmer, Myriam Figueroa-Melendez, and Saima Huq. "Research on Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Public Report." Mosaica.org. Apr. 2002. MOSAICA. http://www.nfg.org/otherpubs/ImgRefLdrshp-Hyams.pdf
McNeely, Joseph, Sentwali Aiyetoro, Prentice Bowsher. "Paths to Leadership in Community Change." Aecf.org. 1999. Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/cc3622h317.pdf
★ Quiroz-Martinez, J., Wu, D. Pei, Zimmerman, K. "ReGeneration: Young People Shaping Environmental Justice." Movement Strategy Center. 2005. http://www.movementstrategy.org/media/docs/5548_ReGenReport.pdf. (last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
Resources for Organizing and Social Change. "Consensus Education Packet." Last updated 2005. http://www.abilitymaine.org/rosc/consensus.pdf
Shrestha, Bandana. "Building a Common Future: Developing Volunteer Leadership." Pointsoflight.org. 2004. Points of Light Foundation. http://archive.pointsoflight.org/neighboring/resources/pdfs/VolunteerLeadership.pdf
Wolfred, Tim. "Interim Executive Directors: The Power in the Middle." Aecf.org. 2005. Annie E. Casey Foundation; Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/ld2928k641.pdf
Media & Communication
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Race Matters: Unequal Opportunity within News Media Coverage." Aecf.org. 2006. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/fact_sheet14.pdf
Democracy Center. "Media Advocacy." Democracyctr.org. 2002. http://democracyctr.org/publications/manual/curricula/downloads.htm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Assessing Your Communication Goals." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 3 Oct. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/10-03-07_assess_communication_goals.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Five Keys to Creating Motivating Messages." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 19 Sept. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/09-19-07_keys_to_motivating_messages.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "What Makes for a Good Nonprofit Salesperson?" FieldstoneAlliance.org. 18 May 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/05-18-06_salesperson.cfm
Frameworks Institute. "Making Communications Connections." (Link to CD ordering instructions - http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/cdtoolkits.html)
NetAction. "The Virtual Activist 2.0: Tips for Effective Online Media." Netaction.org. http://www.netaction.org/training/onlinePR.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Opportunity Agenda and The Spin Project. "American Opportunity: A Communications Toolkit." Opportunityagenda.org. http://opportunityagenda.org/american-opportunity-communications-toolkit
Reyes, Rosi, and the SPIN Project. "Words that Work: Messaging for Economic Justice." Spinproject.org. 2005. http://www.tides.org/fileadmin/pdfs/EconJusticeMessaging.pdf
Sound Partners for Community Health. "Local Voices: Listening for Solutions." Benton.org. 2002. Benton Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. http://www.soundpartners.org/files/LocalVoices.pdf
SPIN Project. "Communications Capacity Building Throughout the Organizational Life Cycle." Spinproject.org. 2005. http://www.spinproject.org/downloads/CapacityBuilding.pdf
SPIN Project. "Community Organizing and Strategic Communications." Spinproject.org. 2005. http://www.spinproject.org/downloads/OrganizingAndCommunications.pdf
Organizational Assessment & Development
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Race Matters: Organizational Self-Assessment." Aecf.org. 2006. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/organization_self_assessment.pdf
Brody Weiser Burns. "Nonprofit Crises, Executive Leadership, and an Assessment Process to Help Restore an Organization’s Footing." Brodyweiser.com. 9 Sept. 2003. http://www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/NonprofitCrises.pdf
Brody Weiser Burns. "Seven Warning Signs that Something May Not Be Right in Your Nonprofit." Brodyweiser.com. 2 Feb. 2002. http://www.brodyweiser.com/pdf/7warningsigns.pdf
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, and The California Endowment. "Cultural Competence Capacity and Organizational Development: Building Knowledge and Practice." Compasspoint.org. July 2007. http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/NCDI.pdf
Fieldstone Alliance. "Advice for Leading an Organization through a Major Change." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 6 Oct. 2006. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/10-06-06_managing_change.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Five Secrets for Managing Rapid Growth." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 11 July 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/07-11-07_caring_bridge.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Nonprofit Life Stages – Knowing What’s Normal and What’s Next." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 17 Oct. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/10-17-07_five_life_stages.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Positioning Your Organization for Success." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 25 Oct. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/10-25-05_positioning.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Six Generational Trends that Will Affect Your Nonprofit." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 21 Feb. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/02-21-07_generational_trends.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "The Nonprofit Life Stage Assessment." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 10 Jan. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/01-10-05_Life_Stages_Assess.cfm
Grant, Heather McLeod, and Leslie R. Crutchfield. "Creating High-Impact Nonprofits." Ssireview.org. 2007. Leland Stanford Jr. University. http://www.ssireview.org/images/articles/2007FA_feature_mcleod_grant_crutchfield.pdf
Henderson, Margaret. "Evolution of a Nonprofit, Part 1: Determining the Organization’s Orientation." Popular Government, 70 (1). 2004. Publicintersection.unc.edu. http://www.sog.unc.edu/pubs/electronicversions/pg/pgfal04/article2.pdf
Henderson, Margaret. "Evolution of a Nonprofit, Part 2: Shifting Orientation from One Person to the Community." Popular Government, (70, 1) 2004. Publicintersection.unc.edu. http://www.sog.unc.edu/pubs/electronicversions/pg/pgfal04/article2p2.pdf
Lukas, Carol. "Organization Assessment: Stepping Back…Taking Stock." FieldstoneAlliance.org. Fieldstone Alliance. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/articles/Article-Organization_Assessment.cfm (31 Aug 2009).
Mayeno, Laurin Y. "Multicultural Organizational Development: A Resource for Health Equity." Mayenoconsulting.com. July 2007. The California Endowment and CompassPoint. http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/Mayeno.pdf
Philbin, Ann, and Sandra Mikush. "A Framework for Organizational Development: The Why, What and How of OD Work." Mrbf.org. 2000. Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. http://www.ncnonprofits.org/faq/babcock.pdf
Policy Advocacy
Building Movement Project. "Nonprofit Service Organizations and Civic Engagement: Addressing Challenges and Moving Forward." Buildingmovement.org. 2007. http://www.buildingmovement.org/artman/uploads/civic_engagement_report.pdf
Democracy Center. "Developing Advocacy Strategy." The Democracy Owners Manual. 2002. Democracyctr.org. http://www.democracyctr.org/publications/manual/curricula/doc1.pdf
Democracy Center. "Five Rules of Initiative Politics." The Democracy Owners Manual. 2002. Democracyctr.org. http://www.democracyctr.org/publications/manual/curricula/doc7.pdf
Fieldstone Alliance. "Harnessing the Power of Public Policy." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 10 Jan. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/01-10-07_power_in_policy.cfm
Fieldstone Alliance. "Policy and Advocacy Resources for Grantmakers and Nonprofits." FielstoneAlliance.org. 4 Apr. 2007. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/04-04-07_policy_resources.cfm
Racial Equity & Asset-based Approaches
Annie E. Casey Foundation. "Race Matters: Racial Equity Impact Analysis – Assessing Policies, Programs, and Practices." Aecf.org. 2006. http://www.aecf.org/upload/publicationfiles/racial_equity_analysis.pdf
Center for Assessment and Policy Development. "Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity: Tips." Evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org. 2005. http://www.evaluationtoolsforracialequity.org/evaluation/tip/index.htm
Ford Foundation. "Building Assets to Reduce Poverty and Injustice." Fordfound.org. 2002. http://www.fordfound.org/pdfs/impact/building_assets.pdf
Kretzmann, John P., John L. McKnight, Sarah Dobrowolski, and Deborah Puntenney, Ph.D.. "Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Local Assets and Your Organization’s Capacity." Sesp.northwestern.edu/abcd. 2005. The Asset-Based Community Development Institute. W.K. Kellogg Foundation. http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/images/kelloggabcd.pdf
Lonner, Thomas D. Ph.D. "Encouraging More Culturally & Linguistically Competent Practices in Mainstream Health Care Organizations: A Survival Guide for Change Agents." Compasspoint.org. July 2007. http://www.compasspoint.org/assets/494_lonnerfull.pdf
Mayer, Steven E. "Gaps in Racial Equity and Strategies for Reducing Them." Justphilanthropy.org. 31 Jan. 2007. Effective Communities, LLC. http://www.justphilanthropy.org/resources/Gaps.pdf
Onge, Patrici St., Breonna Cole, and Sheryl Petty. "Through the Lens of Culture: Building Capacity for Social Change and Sustainable Communities." Ncdinet.org. 2003. National Community Development Institute. http://www.ncdinet.org/media/docs/7058_ThroughtheLensofCulture.pdf
Stephens, Vanessa McKendall, PhD. "Moving Past the Silence: A Tool For Negotiating Reflective Conversations About Race: Moving Philanthropy Closer to Racial Equality and Social Justice." Justphilanthropy.org.. 1 Sept. 2006. Effective Communities, LLC. http://www.justphilanthropy.org/resources/Conversations.pdf
Toney, Jermaine. "Minnesota Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity." Oapropject.org. 2007. Organizing Apprenticeship Project. http://www.oaproject.org/files/MN_Racial_Equity_Report_Card_05-06.pdf
Responsive Philanthropy
Adams, Tom. "Founder Transitions: Creating Good Endings and New Beginnings: A Guide for Executive Directors and Boards." Aecf.org. 2005. Annie E. Casey Foundation; Evelyn and Walter Hass, Jr. Fund. http://www.aecf.org/upload/PublicationFiles/LD2928K642.pdf
Cowles, John Jr., and Louis W. Hill Jr. "Behind the Curve: Philanthropy Revisited." Hhh.umn.edu. Apr. 2006. Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/pnlc/pdf/jcowles_behind_curve.pdf
National Center for Responsive Philanthropy's Grantmaking for Community Impact Project (GCIP).
"Strengthening Democracy, Increasing Opportunities: Impacts of Advocacy, Organizing and Civic Engagement"
Main page: http://www.ncrp.org/campaigns-research-policy/communities/gcip
Minnesota-focus: http://www.ncrp.org/campaigns-research-policy/36-campaigns-research-a-po...
Los Angeles focus: http://www.ncrp.org/campaigns-research-policy/36-campaigns-research-a-policy/606-los-angeles-county
(last accessed 10 Mar 2010)
Social Justice & Movement Building
★ Adams, Maurianne Bell, Lee Anne and Griffin, Pat (editors). "Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice". Routledge Education. 2007. Link with more info: http://www.routledgeeducation.com/books/Teaching-for-Diversity-and-Social-Justice-isbn9780415952002. (last accessed 9 Mar 2010)
Bloom, Marie. "Tricks and Treats: Facilitating Dialogue for Social Change." TrainingForChange.org. Oct. 2002. Training For Change. http://www.trainingforchange.org/webfm_send/~TFC%20Files~books-manuals~Tricks_and_Treats.pdf
Building Movement Project. "Features of Movement Capacity Building for Nonprofits." Buildingmovement.org. http://www.buildingmovement.org/artman/uploads/features_of_movement_capacity_building.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
Campbell, Linda, and Frances Kunreuther. "Social Service and Social Change: A Process Guide." Buildingmovement.org. 2006. Building Movement Project. http://www.buildingmovement.org/process_guide.pdf
Emarita, Betty. "Becoming A Catalyst for Social Justice: A Tool for Aligning Internal Operations to Produce Progress." Justphilanthropy.org. 1 Sept. 2006. Effective Communities, LLC; Ford Foundation. http://www.justphilanthropy.org/resources/AligningPractice.pdf
★ Gerlach, Luther P. "The Structure of Social Movements: Environmental Activism and Its Opponents", Waves of Protest: Social Movements Since the Sixties, Jo Freeman and Victoria Johnson, eds. Lanham, MA: Rowman and Littlefield, 1999. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1382/MR1382.ch9.pdf. (last accessed Mar 2010)
★ Sustainability (individuals, organizations, communities)
★ Movement Strategy Center, Spirit In Motion. "Spirit in Motion: Sustainability Toolkit." 2006. http://www.movementstrategy.org/media/docs/5857_SIMtoolkit.pdf (last accessed 10 Mar 2010).
★ York, Peter. "The Sustainability Formula." tccgrp.com. 2009. TCC Group. http://www.tccgrp.com/pdfs/SustainabilityFormula.pdf. (last accessed 15 Mar 2010)
Technology (for nonprofits)
Fieldstone Alliance. "Tips for Getting Technology Funding." FieldstoneAlliance.org. 4 Oct. 2005. http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/client/tools_you_can_use/10-04-05_techie.cfm
NPower Network. "Selecting the Right Technology Vendor." NPower.org. 2006. http://www.techsoup.org/binaries/Files/Selecting%20the%20Right%20Technology%20Vendor.pdf
★ Peters, Chris. "Assess Your Tech: Why Nonprofits Need Technology Assessments." Techsoup.org. September 22, 2009. http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page12082.cfm. (last accessed 9 Mar 2010)
★ Peters, Chris. "Replacing and Upgrading Technology: How to determine when and what to replace when evaluating your nonprofit's technology." Techsoup.org. November 24, 2009. http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page12302.cfm. (last accessed 9 Mar 2010)
★ Shaw, Mark. "The Purposeful Techie: Nonprofit IT with Intention - Taking control of how we think of the accidental techie can create a more empowered and strategic support for nonprofits." Techsoup.org. September 23, 2008. http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page10549.cfm. (last accessed 9 Mar 2010)
Stein, Michael, and John Kenyon. "The eNonprofit: A Guide to ASPs, Internet Services, and Online Software." Compasspoint.org. Jan. 2002. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. http://www.compasspoint.org/enonprofit.
★ TechSoup.org. "Nonprofit Technology and Total Cost of Ownership: The ins and outs of measuring the hidden costs and values of adopting new technology." (adapted from TechSoup's MaintainIT Project). Techsoup.org. November 11, 2008. http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/techplan/page10908.cfm. (last accessed 9 Mar 2010)
★ Theory of Social Change
★ Anderson, Andrea A. "The Community Builder's Approach to A Practical Guide to Theory Development - Theory of Change." aspeninstitute.org and theoryofchange.org. http://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/community-builders-approach-theory-change-practical-guide-theory-development. (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
Hinson, Sandra, and Richard Healey. Worldview Writings. 2006. Grassroots Policy Project. http://www.grassrootspolicy.org/worldview/Worldview%20Writings
Innovation Center for Community & Youth Development, National 4-H Council. Building community: A tool kit for youth & adults in charting assets and creating change. 2001. http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/files/BuildingCommunity_ToolKit.pdf
Kerka, Sandra. "Community Asset Mapping." Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Trends and Issues Alert. Educational Resources Information Center, 2003. http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=808
Kretzmann, John P., John L. McKnight, Sarah Dobrowolski, and Deborah Puntenney. "Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Local Assets and Your Organization's Capacity." Community Building Workbook. Evanston, IL: Asset-Based Community Development Institute, 2005. http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/images/kelloggabcd.pdf
Mackinnan, Ann, Natasha Amott, and Craig McGarvey. "Mapping Change: Using a Theory of Change to Guide Planning and Evaluation. 2006. GrantCraft. http://www.grantcraft.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=808 (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
★ Organizational Research Services. "Theory of Change: A Practical Tool For Action, Results and Learning." (prepared for the Annie E. Casey Foundation). organizationalresearch.com. 2004. http://www.organizationalresearch.com/publications/aecf_theory_of_change_manual.pdf. (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
Parker, Cynthia Silva, Linda N. Guinee, and Andrea Nagel. "Leveraging Diversity and Building Power." 2007. Interaction Institute for Social Change. http://www.interactioninstitute.org/files/Leveraging_Diversity_and_Building_Power.pdf
★ Reeler, Doug. "A Three-fold Theory of Social Change and Implications for Practice, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation." cdra.org.za. 2007. The Community Development Resource Association. http://www.cdra.org.za/articles/A%20Theory%20of%20Social%20Change%20by%20Doug%20Reeler.pdf. (last accessed 8 Mar 2010)
Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), and Environment and Economic Justice Project (EEJP). Power Tools: A Manual for Organizations Fighting for Justice. 2005. http://www.scopela.org/article.php?list=type&type=66
Zemsky, Beth, and David Mann. "Building Organizations in a Movement Moment." Social Policy Spring-Summer. 2008. http://www.grassrootspolicy.org/node/144
Trafficking
Tepelus, Camelia. "Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism: Background and Implementation Examples." World Tourism Organization. Thecode.org. http://www.thecode.org/dokument/images/downloads/Signatories-04-05.pdf (31 Aug 2009).
U.S. Department of State Publications, Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs. "Trafficking in Persons Report." U.S. Department of State. State.gov. Jun. 2005. http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2007/
"Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000." (P L 106-386, 28 Oct. 2000). U.S. Department of State. United States Statutes at Large 114 (2000): 1464-1548. State.gov. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/10492.pdf (last accessed 29 May 2008).
★ Additional links to movement-building/social justice resources
- Alliance for Justice - http://www.afj.org
- Build The Wheel - http://www.buildthewheel.org
- Building Movement Project - http://www.buildingmovement.org
- Center for Community Change Resource Library - http://www.communitychange.org/library
- Center for Third World Organizing - http://www.ctwo.org
- Compass Point Nonprofit Services - http://www.compasspoint.org
- Creative Collaborations - http://www.ccnpa.org/Creative_Collaborations/ccnpa.org___home.html
- Data Center - http://www.datacenter.org
- EMERJ - http://www.emerj.org/vision.html
- Envision - http://www.envisionsocialchange.org/programs.htm
- Leadership Learning Community - http://www.leadershiplearning.org
- Movement Strategy Center - http://www.movementstrategy.org
- Racial Equity Tools - http://www.racialequitytools.org
- SmartMeme - http://www.smartmeme.org
- Social Justice Training Institute - http://www.sjti.org/resources.html
- Social Justice Leadership (SJL) - http://www.sojustlead.org/toi.html
- Strategic Concepts in Policy & Education (SCOPE) - http://www.scopela.org
- Training for Change - http://www.trainingforchange.org
- Western States Center - http://www.westernstatescenter.org/programs/leadership/csti
If you would like to recommend other resources for us to consider adding to this list, please email Gladys Malibiran, Educational Technology Coordinator.
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