___You understand what constitutes a community. ___You understand what a collaborative partnership is and how powerful it can be. ___You know what community capacity is. ___You know that the key partners in a broad collaboration should include: Local members of community partnerships Support organizations Grantmakers and governmental agencies ___You understand the context in which people in the community act. ___You have decided to move forward with collaborative planning in order to bring people and organizations with different experiences and resources together. ___A mission statement that tells what your organization is going to do and why has been established. ___Through action planning, specific changes in the community have been identified and related action steps have been taken to bring them about. ___A strong leader for the organization is in place. ___You have community mobilizers who have started the ball rolling on actions that your group has decided to take. ___The groups efforts and results have been documented to know whether a difference is being made. ___You understand the ten recommendations for promoting community health and development. Contributor Phil Rabinowitz
