1. Do staff, community members, and other key agents have the knowledge and skills to facilitate this work?
2. Are key agents able to do what is needed in the face of competing requirements and demands?
- Becoming an Effective Manager
- Managing Finances
- Some Lessons Learned on Community Organization and Change
- Participatory Approaches to Planning Community Interventions
- Training for Conflict Resolution
- Transforming Conflicts in Diverse Communities
3. Does the initiative have the necessary organizational leadership and competence?
- Developing an Organizational Structure for the Initiative
- Orienting Ideas in Leadership
- Core Functions in Leadership
- Promoting Coordination, Cooperative Agreements, and Collaborative Agreements Among Agencies
4. Do group members have a history of collaboration and working together about what is important?
- Choosing Strategies to Promote Community Health and Development
- Building and Sustaining Relationships
- Developing Multisector Collaborations
- Recognizing Allies
5. Is support for carrying out this process of sufficient amount, quality, and continuity?
- Providing Training and Technical Assistance
- Providing Support for Staff and Volunteers
- Developing a Plan for Financial Sustainability
6. Is there adequate time and effort devoted to implementing targeted actions?
- Methods of Contacting Potential Participants
- Hiring and Training Key Staff of Community Organizations
- Developing a Plan for Involving Volunteers
7. Are barriers to participation (e.g., language, child care, transportation) removed to permit full participation in the effort by those most affected?
- Changing the Physical and Social Environment
- Working Together for Racial Justice and Inclusion
- Principles of Advocacy
- Involving People Most Affected by the Problem
- Increasing Access for People with Physical Disabilities
- Using Outreach to Increase Access
8. Is the process adapted to fit and address local needs and context?
- Understanding People's Needs
- Adapting Community Interventions for Different Cultures and Communities
- Understanding Culture, Social Organization, and Leadership to Enhance Engagement
- Understanding Social Marketing: Encouraging Adoption and Use of Valued Products and Practices
9. Are there opportunities for sustaining the process?
- Developing a Plan for Financial Sustainability
- Writing a Grant
- Promoting Adoption of the Initiative's Mission and Objectives