“Intended for non-profits, local governments, and community leaders looking to create an outreach and engagement strategy for their project, plan, or initiative, the toolkit is a comprehensive resource that breaks down the importance of each method and how to execute it.”
Toolkit
Why, What, and How of Community Outreach & Engagement
“Healthy communities have an active and engaged citizenry”. This resource from University of New Hampshire Extension highlights the importance of community outreach and engagement, the benefits, strategies for engagement, and tips for success.
A Guide to Community Engagement & Outreach for Community Groups
“Those who dedicate their time and efforts to community engagement and outreach do so out of a sense of service to the greater community and with a commitment to improving the community for all that live and work in it. Community engagement and outreach is about working at the grassroots level with local communities. This resource aims to guide readers to envision themselves as active members of Scarborough’s communities who promote community engagement.”
Cultural Competence Toolkit
“This resource has been designed to assist organizations in the identification and removal of barriers to participation and to share practical strategies for engaging individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as volunteers”.
The Inclusive Hiring Kit
This toolkit and microlearning opportunity goes through the hiring process from an inclusive perspective, suggesting best practices and providing resources for each step of the process. This resource, although tailored for the IT community, calls on organizations to review their hiring processes to identify opportunities for greater inclusivity in their hiring and retention.
Intercultural Toolkit for Community-Based Seniors’ Services
“This Toolkit provides a step-by-step approach that community organizations can use to enhance the level of cultural competency and relevancy of their organization and/or their individual programs.”
Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement
This toolkit proposes “eight principles to support the meaningful and equitable inclusion of diverse voices in public engagement processes across sectors”. With concrete strategies, approaches to overcome challenges, case studies, and further resources and training opportunities, this toolkit seeks to provide practitioners with ways to effectively increase the inclusivity of public engagement.
How to Promote DEIA
This resource, from the Society for Diversity, shares ways for organizations to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. With tips and actionable suggestions, this resource supports organizations in establishing and re-evaluating their DEIA policies and practices.
Principle for Good Governance
This resource outlines 33 practices that organizations should consider to strengthen their effectiveness and accountability.
Outreach & Engagement Community Toolkit
This Toolkit makes community planning more accessible to grassroots movements and organizations with limited financial resources by helping individuals and stakeholders kick-start important conversations in their communities.