Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: Lewis
Last Name: Mwenda
City/Town: Nairobi
State/Province: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Iam a Monitoring and Evaluation and Knowledge Management practitioner specialized in Project Cycle Management including Project Design and Implementation; Design of M&E/Impact Assessment Studies, M&E Training, and in undertaking and disseminating both Qualitative and Quantitative research and evaluation studies.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Not yet started
Submitted:
First Name: JOSEPH
Last Name: MOHERAI
City/Town: DAR ES SALAAM
State/Province: DAR ES SALAAM
Country: TANZANIA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a teacher and an entrepreneur. currently we are working on a new project on how to empower the disadvantaged youth in our local area. We would be glad to get more resources and help in making this project a reality.
Submitted:
First Name: Brenda
Last Name:
City/Town: Bayside
State/Province: CA
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
After recently obtaining two undergraduate degrees, one in Spanish and one in International Studies: Latin America from Humboldt State University, I became an Operations and Administrative Assistant for Humboldt Area Foundation. I am passionate about my role within a dynamic nonprofit seeking to better our community. In my free time I dance for a local Samba band and try to maintain a home vegetable garden. My future goals are to further my education, travel to new places and put my language skills to use, and develop a more clear vision for my career.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I sit on a task force equipped with the job of creating a more inclusive atmosphere for Humboldt Area Foundation internally as well as externally. I discovered the Community Tool Box in my research for building stronger partnerships and relationships with the communities and cultural groups we serve in our region.
Submitted:
First Name: Shirley
Last Name: Singleton
City/Town: Crystal Lake
State/Province: IL
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hello my name is Shirley Singleton, and I am the Program Director at FamiliesETC. located in Crystal Lake, IL. Our organization help families with children who are struggling with mental challenges. We also provide families with community resources to help them to become more stable in their households. We provide services to families that have challenges within the school system with their child. I would love to talk in more details about our organization with someone from your program.
I would like to know if there a hard copy version of your program; on the how to get started information.
Thank you.
Shirley Singleton
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
We are in the process of implementing a youth program for the community in our area. The program will promote wellness, positive peer to peer interactions, positive coping skills and communication among the youth in our community. The program will be located throughout the community.
Submitted:
First Name: M. Sahr
Last Name: Nouwah
City/Town: Monrovia
State/Province: State
Country: Liberia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Governance Partnership Facilitator with special engagements with local partners who do community work on issues such as development planning, democratic inclusion natural resource management and other inclusive development planning approaches.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As my work require viewing community development strategies developed by partners, I need to be informed on best practices, innovations and complexities so that my guidance will be rewarding. So, I am using Community Tool Box for training, provision of best practice advise and guidance as well as community development monitoring.
Submitted:
First Name: Nchindo
Last Name: Mbukusa
City/Town: Windhoek
State/Province: Pioneerspark
Country: Namibia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a lecturer of Project Management at BA and MA levels who from time to time find pieces of your work useful particularly when dealing with community related studies.
how do I obtain a copy of your work?
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I use it in the lectures that I give to students and sometimes in the training of communities
Submitted:
First Name: Woodrow W.
Last Name: Jones, II
City/Town: Houston
State/Province: Texas, Harris County
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Project RESPECT is an organization that works within communities to identify, document, and save historic slave era cemeteries. We host student organization, schools such as the YES Public Schools, Harris County Juvenile Probation Community Service Juveniles. Dr. Sharon Lundgren - Houston Psychologist brother work for your organization. Dr. Lundgren work with Project RESPECT to provide an annual program for the REGIS School of the Sacred Heart, Rice University, and other partners. Dr. Lundgren suggested we contact you to see how we could benefit from a working relationship with your organization.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Not currently working with your organization. We currently use some small tools and equipment to support our projects from the City of Houston - Keep Houston Beautiful organization. Houston Habitat also assist us with some community projects.
Submitted:
First Name: Sam
Last Name: Mugisha
City/Town: Fort Portal
State/Province: Western
Country: Uganda
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a male Ugandan, aged 34 years, of sound mind and integrity. I hold a Post Graduate Diploma in project planning and Management of Uganda Management Institute, a Bachelors Degree of Arts (Organizational Studies-major); a fellowship in Monitoring and Evaluation coupled with other certificates in Monitoring and Evaluation related courses. I have a strong development background and expertise in service delivery with broad experience and working knowledge. I am well versed with project planning implementation and reporting, Human resources management aspects, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, documentation, data management, capacity building, networking, financial management, organizational and communication skills with strong computer proficiency.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Support development of HAU
Submitted:
First Name: Megan
Last Name: Osborn
City/Town: Richmond
State/Province: VA
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I helped co-found a community organization that has surprisingly turned national in a very short amount of time. We are excited and grateful for the positive response, and the community tool box is a great tool that will help us get our new needs met. Thank you!
Submitted:
First Name: Lee
Last Name: Vanderlin
City/Town: Salem
State/Province: OR
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Ancient activist. Retired Psychologist/social worker and teacher. Old and disabled, but still going!
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Just found CTB and am currently exploring and, so far, loving it!!
Submitted:
First Name: MESHACK
Last Name: ONYANGO
City/Town: NAIROBI
State/Province: NAIROBI
Country: KENYA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I AM COMMISSIONER IN AN INDEPENDENT CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION DEALING WITH ADVISORY MATTERS PERTAINING TO FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FISCAL DISCIPLINE, FISCAL NEEDS OF MARGINALIZED AREAS/ COMMUNITIES ETC
CURRENTLY WORKING ON MY PHD PROPOSAL ON FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION AND RELATED MATTERS.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
ASSESSING FISCAL NEEDS THROUGH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND OTHER ACCOUNTABLE STRATEGIES. YET TO BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TOOL
Submitted:
First Name: DONFACK
Last Name: LOUIS
City/Town: DOUALA
State/Province: LITTORAL
Country: CAMEROON
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
This tool has helped us shape our vision and programs in our foundation
we are using it in our foundation as a study guide for all
those in the Educational Volunteer Department.
The whole Foundation is please for using this Humanitarian Documents.
Many thanks for this sharing (KANSAS UNIVERSITY) K.U.
Donfack Louis
The Founding Director of CLA Foundation Cameroon.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Teaching and evaluation of volunteer educators.
Submitted:
First Name: RENNY
Last Name: P.P
City/Town: bangalore
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
i am a research scholar my research method is an Intervention model so it will help me a lot
Submitted:
First Name: Jeanne
Last Name: Donado
City/Town: Lansing
State/Province: MI
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Many decades of peace and social justice work on many fronts. Currently the grant coordinator at a community college, where I have lots of opportunities to work collaboratively inside and outside the college, provide leadership in project development and grant writing, and share information on best practices within a variety of groups and projects.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Continuing my own learning, keeping up with best practices, and letting other people know about this great resource.
Submitted:
First Name: ROBERT
Last Name: SAUCEDA
City/Town: Stockton
State/Province: CA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
College student, needing 3 more credits to earn a BS in Human Services with a concentration in Families and adolescents.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
As a learning tool to enhance an overall understanding of a variety of interdisciplinary techniques and practice.
Submitted:
First Name: Michelle
Last Name: King
City/Town: Wellington
State/Province:
Country: New Zealand
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work in government and community based NGOs supporting capability development.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Interesting topics to start a conversation and share with managers.
Submitted:
First Name: Nicole
Last Name: Bergeron
City/Town: San Francisco
State/Province: California
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a partner in a philanthropy advising practice. We have a foundation client that is trying to build capacity in a team of Congolese leaders.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The Congolese have some cultural issues as well as minimal training in financial management for their development projects. I was hoping to use the Tool Box in French as the DRC is a francophone country. I will instead translate what I need...but do lmk when it is available in French and I'll pass it along.
Submitted:
First Name: Tarisai
Last Name: Kadungure
City/Town: Johannesburg
State/Province: Gauteng
Country: South Africa
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an M and E Manager for a Government Capacity Building Program
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Reference and Research.
Submitted:
First Name: Janai
Last Name: Gilmore
City/Town: Detroit
State/Province: MI
Country: USA
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Michigan Community Resources recently launched a new website, www.neighborhood-exchange.com. We've featured the Community Toolbox as resource for Organizing & Engagement.
Submitted:
First Name: Karla
Last Name: Brown
City/Town: Houston
State/Province: Texas
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Executive Director of The Providence on Southmore, Inc., a non-profit organization in Houston, Texas.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I would like to possibly cite a section in chapter 3 in an article I am submitting to a scholarly journal.