Promising Approaches that Promote Community Change and Improvement
Conditions that May Affect Success in Implementing Any of the Best Processes
| Reflection Questions: | Community Tool Box Supports: |
| 1. Do staff, community members, and other key agents have the knowledge and skills to facilitate this work? | Chapter 14: Core Functions in Leadership
Chapter 15: Becoming an Effective Manager
Chapter 16: Group Facilitation and Problem-Solving |
| 2. Are key agents able to do what is needed in the face of competing requirements and demands? | Chapter 15: Becoming an Effective Manager Chapter 43: Managing Finances Chapter 1, Section 8: Some Lessons Learned on Community Organization and Change Chapter 18, Section 2: Participatory Approaches to Planning Community Interventions Chapter 20, Section 6: Training for Conflict Resolution Chapter 27, Section 9: Transforming Conflicts in Diverse Communities |
| 3. Does the initiative have the necessary organizational leadership and competence? | Chapter 9: Developing an Organizational Structure for the Initiative Chapter 13: Orienting Ideas in Leadership Chapter 14: Core Functions in Leadership Chapter 24, Section 3: 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? | Chapter 5: Choosing Strategies to Promote Community Health and Development Chapter 14, Section 7: Building and Sustaining Relationships Chapter 24, Section 4: Developing Multisector Collaborations Chapter 30, Section 4: Recognizing Allies |
| 5. Is support for carrying out this process of sufficient amount, quality, and continuity? | Chapter 12: Providing Training and Technical Assistance Chapter 15, Section 3: Providing Support for Staff and Volunteers Chapter 42, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Financial Sustainability |
| 6. Is there adequate time and effort devoted to implementing targeted actions? | Chapter 7, Section 3: Methods of Contacting Potential Participants Chapter 10: Hiring and Training KEP Staff of Community Organizations Chapter 11, Section 1: 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? | Chapter 26: Changing the Physical and Social Environment Chapter 27: Cultural Competence in a Multicultural World Chapter 30: Principles of Advocacy Chapter 7, Section 7: Involving People Most Affected by the Problem Chapter 23, Section 5: Increasing Access for People with Physical Disabilities Chapter 23, Section 6: Using Outreach to Increase Access |
| 8. Is the process adapted to fit and address local needs and context? | Chapter 14, Section 4: Understanding People's Needs Chapter 19, Section 4: Adapting Community Interventions for Different Cultures and Communities Chapter 27, Section 10: Understanding Culture, Social Organization, and Leadership to Enhance Engagement Chapter 45, Section 1: Understanding Social Marketing: Encouraging Adoption and Use of Valued Products and Practices |
| 9. Are there opportunities for sustaining the process? | Chapter 42, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Financial Sustainability Chapter 42, Section 5: Writing a Grant Chapter 46, Section 3: Promoting Adoption of the Initiative's Mission and Objectives |
| 10. Does use of the process avoid negative side effects and ethical concerns? | Chapter 6, Section 19: Handling Crises in Communication Chapter 19, Section 5: Ethical Issues in Community Interventions Chapter 31, Section 6: Demonstrating Economic Benefit or Harm |
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