Hi Boithero,
Thank you very much for your question and equally important, wanting to spread the word about the Community Tool Box and Ask an Advisor, we are very much obliged. Here's what I would tell people about the Community Tool Box (http://ctb.ku.edu) : A free, on-line resource and public service for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. It offers 300 sections and over 7,000 pages of tips and tools for taking action in communities from community assessment to planning, intervention, evaluation, advocacy, and so much more. Under continuous development since 1994, the Community Tool Box is widely used in teaching, training, and technical support. Currently, it is available in English, Spanish, and Arabic and has reached those working in over 230 countries around the world. The vision behind the Community Tool Box is that people - locally and globally - are better prepared to work together to change conditions that effect their lives. The mission of the Community Tool Box is to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources. A primary of the Community Tool Box is its how-to-do-it sections on various community topics ranging from leading groups to training volunteers and from evaluating programs to marketing new ideas. The emphasis in all sections is on practical guidance that community workers of all kinds can use in their daily activities. Ask an Advisor (http://ctb.ku.edu/en/ask-adisor) is a part of the Community Tool Box and is also a free, public service that provides brief, personalized, responses to questions about community work (e.g., planning, assessment, participation, publicity, program development, leadership, advocacy, or evaluation) in health and development. For example, if someone wants to know about which monitoring and evaluation methods to use, but either can't find the answer in the Community Tool Box or needs clarification, Ask an Advisor is here to help. Okay, I hope that helps you in talking about the Community Tool Box and Ask an Advisor to your friends and colleagues!
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