Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: Larry
Last Name: Kali
City/Town: Salem
State/Province: Oregon
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Since turning sixty years old, I've taken a different view of life and my role in it. Today I see too many young people missing out on the opportunity to pursue a higher education. Along with that, our own communities are eroding from lack of support for core nonprofit organizations. The rise of crowd- funding as a means to offset conventional funding gives us an option that can unify our communities and educate our young people about the benefits of small actions that can make a big impact.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I can't say what I have not done yet, but my hope is to use Community Tool Box to aid in the teaching of our team members and leaders in the community as to how we can better arrive at the goals that we have set for our campaigns. Funding nonprofits, building relationships with our young people and developing funding for higher educational pursuits are our primary goals. We are just beginning, and we need all the help that we can get. Thank you very much, from all of us.
Submitted:
First Name: Diana
Last Name: Lyerson-Breland
City/Town: Lititz
State/Province: PA
Country: United States of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have been in Human Services/Social Services/Mental Health/Addictions for at least the last 31 years. Currently, I am the Social Worker for Lititz, Hematology and Oncology Care of Lititz, PA. We are a out pt based infusion center
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I will use Community Tools to develop a variety of support group experiences for our patients and their families
Submitted:
First Name: janice
Last Name: rackey
City/Town: baltimore
State/Province: md
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a registered nurse and returning student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
school
Submitted:
First Name: Antoinette
Last Name: Jones
City/Town: New York City
State/Province: New York
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a college instructor assigned to teach a business writing course that includes a service learning component.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I would like to use the Community Tool Box to support student group project work.
Submitted:
First Name: Kimberly
Last Name: Sauer
City/Town: Baltimore
State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Legislative and Legal Coordinator for a small nonprofit in Baltimore City that assists in the investigation of child sexual abuse. My position was newly created to fulfill our legislative priorities and to full develop our advocacy program.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Your information regarding advocacy, legislative advocacy, and public policy were incredibly useful as I am still getting my footing in this position! Such an amazing resource to have, thank you!!
Submitted:
First Name: May
Last Name: Lucas
City/Town: Zamboanga City
State/Province:
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work with the University Communications Office with a team of 6. We are tasked
to generate awareness, understanding, engagement, and support to the vision and mission of the University, and help the University communicate more effectively with both internal and external audiences --- students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents, friends and partners, and the general public. Specifically, the UCO team assists the University in the following:
• Media/Public Relations
• Web communications, Social Media
• Strategic communication plans and policies
• Institutional documentation (photography, video production)
• Recruitment and Marketing
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I use it as a practical guide on how to do particular tasks such as how to organize a press conference, how to prepare a media kit, etc.
Submitted:
First Name: savas
Last Name: ich
City/Town: Pasadena
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for a nonprofit and coordinate state recognition programs on character and ethics
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Just started studying the whole tool box.
Submitted:
First Name: Megan
Last Name: Marsellus
City/Town: Dallas
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Community Health Worker pursing an MSW at University of Texas Arlington. I primarily work with Geriatric patients in a health care setting with an interdisciplinary team.
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name:
City/Town: Herkimer
State/Province: NY
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Beginning a volunteer program for sharing skills with others. Skills can be practical such as gardening, farming, cooking, dancing, music, writing, plumbing and carpentry.
Submitted:
First Name: Linda
Last Name: kaidan
City/Town: Herkimer
State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My husband and I retired to the Mohawk Valley of NY about 2 years ago. We share a common interest of community action and blog about ways to achieve community improvement. I would like to start a volunteer teaching program and am looking for some tangible ways to get that started.
Submitted:
First Name: Fernando
Last Name: Cruz
City/Town: Alcabideche
State/Province: Cascais
Country: Portugal
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
A retired Electrical Engineer who turned volunteer and now heads a non-profit supporting elders in the community of Cascais, Portugal.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Absolutely! Many topics are known to me, but I need the toolbox to help me set direction for the organization and train my team. I find it very good and full of excellent tips and tools.
Submitted:
First Name: Denise
Last Name:
City/Town: Baltimore
State/Province: MD
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am considering starting a non-profit organization to help underprivileged girls. While browsing online for information, I ran across this site and decided to review it. I decided I wanted to go back later and really explore the Community Tool Box so I decided to sign the guestbook.
Submitted:
First Name: Eoin
Last Name: Buckley
City/Town: Cedar Estate, Killarney Road
State/Province: Bray
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are service for people with disabilities in Ireland. We offer a wide range of community based training, residential, employment and social services to support people to live as independent citizens in their communities. We support over 350 people and employ around 400. We are accredited by the Council on Quality and Leadership (http://www.c-q-l.org) Towson MA. We were the first service in Ireland to achieve such accreditation.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am responsible for engaging volunteers and your tool box has been very helpful in terms of developing a strategic plan to improve our volunteer program for 2016. I have found the site an excellent resource and I will pass it onto my colleagues.
Submitted:
First Name: Eoin
Last Name: Buckley
City/Town: Cedar Estate, Killarney Road
State/Province: Bray
Country: Ireland
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We are service for people with disabilities in Ireland. We offer a wide range of community based training, residential, employment and social services to support people to live as independent citizens in their communities. We support over 350 people and employ around 400. We are accredited by the Council on Quality and Leadership (http://www.c-q-l.org) Towson MA. We were the first service in Ireland to achieve such accreditation.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am responsible for engaging volunteers and your tool box has been very helpful in terms of developing a strategic plan to improve our volunteer program for 2016. I have found the site an excellent resource and I will pass it onto my colleagues.
Submitted:
First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Jimenez Salinas
City/Town: Brea
State/Province: California
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I have worked in the area of advocacy for bilingual education for 40 years. I am a consultant and provide expert professional development to teachers, administrators and parents regarding how to increase achievement and academic success for English Learners.
Submitted:
First Name: Lyn
Last Name:
City/Town: Tulsa
State/Province: OK
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for HUD in the Tulsa Field Office. I am a sociologist.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are embarking on a 2-year project in a small city nearby. I've been aware of the Toolbox for years and believe it is a good tool to share.
Submitted:
First Name: Julianne
Last Name: Nickerson
City/Town: Waterbury
State/Province: VT
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the Director of the Promise Community initiative for the state of Vermont. Promise Communities are place based initiatives for communities in rural VT, funded through the Race to the Top- Early Learning Challenge grant.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I just found this resource and it is just great to see such a wealth of information that supports the work we are doing in a great easy to use format. We have been doing this work and pulling from a variety of resources yet this is the most comprehensive and easy to use. We will be looking at it more to see how it can support our work as we move forward. We are less than a year into our community work. Thank you.
Submitted:
First Name: Todd
Last Name:
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I was told about this site as a possible resource to help further my non-profit organization I am in the process of organizing.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am new to the CTB and not very familiar with everything available to me at this moment.
Submitted:
First Name: Gloria 'Ann'
Last Name: Evans
City/Town: Durham
State/Province: NC
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a retired RN, FNP with a DrPH in Maternal & Child Health doing volunteer humanitarian development work in education and women's development in South Sudan where I have a project educating over 400 adult women and am starting a community based school for children where I expect attendance around 700 in 2016.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I've just located this site and think there is considerable potential for use in my work in South Sudan.
Submitted:
First Name: Rachel
Last Name: Doherty
City/Town: Clovis
State/Province: CA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a mid-level dental hygienist working on my masters in public health.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Serving those with low or no access to oral health care due to age, disability, area, and/or low socioeconomic status. Also an advocate against domestic violence