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Question: Are any of your excellent materials/resources translated into Spnish? Perhaps I have missed this link on your web-site? I really have used, and have always acknowledged your site...in our community leadership development program for persons 50 and over... Thanks
Answer: Thanks for your question. All of the Toolkits (available under ?Do the Work?) are available in Spanish. Additionally, roughly one fourth of the CTB Sections (available from the Table of Contents) have been translated and published into Spanish. Sections Published in Spanish Part A. Models for Promoting community Health and Development: Gateways to the Tools Chapter 1. Our Model for Community Change and Improvement Section 3. Our Model of Practice: Building Capacity for Community and Systems Change Section 5. Our Evaluation Model: Evaluating Comprehensive Community Initiatives Section 7. Working Together for Healthier Communities: A Framework for Collaboration Among Community Partnerships, Support Organizations, and Funders Section 8. Some Lessons Learned on Community Organization and Change Section 10. Using Internet-Based Tools to Promote Community Health and Development Part B. Community Assessment, Agenda Setting, and Choice of Broad Strategies Chapter 3. Assessing Community needs and Resources Section 1. Developing a Plan for Identifying Local Needs and Resources Section 2. Understanding and Describing the Community Section 4. Collecting Information About the Problem Section 5. Analyzing Community Problems Section 6. Conducting Focus Groups Section 7. Conducting Needs Assessment Surveys Section 8. Identifying Community Assets and Resources Section 9. Developing Baseline Measures of Behavior Section 10. Conducting Concerns Surveys Section 11. Determining Service Utilization Section 12. Conducting Interviews Section 14. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Chapter 4. Getting Issues on the Public Agenda Section 1. Developing a Plan for Getting Community Health and Development Issues on the Local Agenda Section 5. Making Community Presentations Chapter 5. Choosing Strategies to Promote Community Health and Development Section 5. Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition Section 6. Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition Part C. Promoting Interest and Participation in Initiatives Chapter 7. Encouraging Involvement in Community Work Section 1. Developing a Plan for Increasing Participation in Community Action Section 7. Involving People Most Affected by the Problem Part D. Developing a Strategic Plan, Organizational Structure, and Training System Chapter 8. Developing a Strategic Plan Section 1. An Overview of Strategic Planning or "VMOSA" (Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plans) Section 2. Proclaiming Your Dream: Developing Vision and Mission Statements Section 3. Creating Objectives Section 4. Developing Successful Strategies: Planning to Win Section 5. Developing an Action Plan Section 6. Obtaining Feedback from Constituents: What Changes are Important and Feasible? Section 7. Identifying Action Steps in Bringing About Community and Systems Change Part E. Leadership, Management, and Group Facilitation Chapter 13. Orienting Ideas in Leadership Section 1. Developing a Plan for Building Leadership Chapter 14. Core Functions in Leadership Section 1. Learning How to Be a Community Leader Part F. Analyzing Community Problems and Designing and Adapting Community Interventions Chapter 17. Analyzing Community Problems and Solutions Section 4. Analyzing Root Causes of Problems: The "But Why?" Technique Chapter 18. Deciding Where to Start Section 1. Designing Community Interventions Section 2. Participatory Approaches to Planning Community Interventions Section 3. Identifying Targets and Agents of Change: Who Can Benefit and Who Can Help Chapter 19. Choosing and Adapting Community Interventions Section 2. Understanding Risk and Protective Factors: Their Use in Selecting Potential Targets and Promising Strategies for Interventions Part G. Implementing Promising Community Interventions Chapter 20. Providing Information and Enhancing Skills Section 6. Training for Conflict Resolution Chapter 22. Youth Mentoring Programs Section 1. Building Youth Mentoring Programs Part J. Evaluating Community Programs and Initiatives Chapter 36. Introduction to Evaluation Section 3. Understanding Community Leadership, Evaluators, and Funders: What Are Their Interests? Chapter 38. Some Methods for Evaluating Comprehensive Community Initiatives Section 1. Measuring Success: Evaluating Comprehensive Community Initiatives Section 2. Gathering Information: Monitoring Your Progress Section 9. Gathering and Using Community-Level Indicators Part L. Generating, Managing, and Sustaining Financial Resources Chapter 42. Getting Grants and Financial Resources Section 1. Developing a Plan for Financial Sustainability Section 2. Creating a Business Plan Section 3. Developing a Committee to Help with Financial Sustainability Section 4. Applying for a Grant: The General Approach Section 5. Writing a Grant Part M. Social Marketing and Institutionalization of the Initiative Chapter 46. Planning for Long-Term Institutionalization Section 1. Strategies for the Long-Term Institutionalization of an Initiative: An Overview
Question Date: Fri, 05/23/2008