Guestbook Entries

I am currently the Development Director of a new organization that provides services to the homless population in our community. I have worked in this field for 17 years.

I am new to this site, but I will use it to train the members of our organization. I did not have time to view everything, however I will be back, and will encourage our staff to use it.

My education and work experience is in marketing and communications. Recently I accepted a position as a health promoter with the City of Hamilton's Public Health & Community Services Department - Tobacco Use Prevention.

I've just become aware of the site and begun using the CTB. My initial impression is that it should prove to be very helpful. Thank you.

I work for the Regional Prevention Center of Northwest Kansas at Smoky Hill Foundation as a data evaluator.

I enter daily RPC Report logs into the system. I also enter logs for numerous coalitions in our 12 county region as well as JJA logs for organizations and coalitions awarded JJA funding. I love the look of the new site. It's so easy to use and the staff at KU is incredibly nice. Keep up the good work!!

Manager, Organizational Projects & Planning - work on new organizational initiatives and with not for profit groups and organizations on collaborative initiatives

Always looking for simple models and appropriate language to talk about strategic planning, structure, etc. to diverse individuals in not for profit organizations. This is a great online resource and I encourge people I work with to add this site to their favourites.

I am a Registered Nurse x 24 years,currently participating in an MSN program. My daily work is with individuals who have been ill or impaired by factors in the workplace. I also participate in facilitating educational programs for insurance adjusters. Future work, after finishing my MSN will hopefully include education of those attending nursing school.

The community tool box was a reference I learned of many years ago, but did not get to utilize. I wish now that I had. Reviewing it today shows that it is a wealth of information and tools that aid any individual to structure any project from needs assessment to evaluation of an implemented plan. Thank you for saving us from hours or days of searching for methods. Your site enables me as a student and a professional, to immediately get to work on the project. This will be a great gift to my future nursing students. Thanks again!!!

I work with the State Area Agency on Aging setting up trainings for the trainers.

Grad student at the University of Northern IA working on my degree in Community Health.

I work for the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center in the far north suburbs of Chicago. I am a member of a county-wide Latino coalition and also provide technical assistance to many other organizations, groups and coalitions as part of my job. I am also a mother and a wife.

I have not used the Community Tool Box yet, I recently found out about it at our Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention conference.

I am a senior at Bemidji State University and am double majoring in Social Work and Indian Studies.

We are using the Community Toolbox for our General Practice III (macro practice) class. Right now I am using it to complete our final take-home examine. It is quite useful and great for beginners and students - thanks!

I am a graduate student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. I'm working in the neighborhood of Boston where I was raised, attempting to design a plan and seek funding for a broad-based needs assessment, as there has not been one done for 10 years.

I have been looking at the information on conducting needs assessments. We are thinking about a random telephone survey in a community of 38,000. Hoping to get some great tips from your site!

I am a Social Worker, married, and primary caregiver to elderly mother. Recently lost my 19 yr old son.

I am helping a faith based non-profit clinic for the working poor to get established. Your information was a blessing. Most of the grant application want a community assessment and its been 7 years since I did my last one.

I am a Community Organizer for Shasta County Public Health in the Burney Regional Office. I work with many community groups on protecting and improving the health of the community.

As a guide for my workplan. I find it invaluable.Thanks for the initiative and the focused presentations.

I am the Divisional Director of Innovative Funding & Grants for the nation's #1 non-profit charity. I am seeking additional information on partnerships, collaborations, and networks for creating a sustainable community program. I was the project director for a large legislative grant partnership consortium for the state for 5 years. Now I am trying to develop a similar model for my non-profit.

I am the Community Development Manager for United Way of the Tanana Valley. My job is public relations and marketing for our United Way as well as managing the Volunteer Action Center.

I am preparing a social marketing campaign for two issues identified in a Community Needs Assessment recently completed for our United Way. There will actually be two campaigns - one related to family violence, one to substance abuse. The tool box (chapter M) provided much insight and tools to use in my plan. Thank you SO MUCH.

I am the Education Coordinator for our Native Indian reservation in northern British Columbia, CANADA. The CTB is very new to me, however, I plan to refer to it whenever I need information and assistance! It is a Wonderful Resource!

I plan to use this resource in my work through questionnairs, and planning for positive change. There are so many resources at your fingertips!

I am a outreach worker with Nashville REACH 2010 Project.I am working with the African American community in North Nashville concerning two disparties which are Diabetes and CVD.

I am a masters student at the UCLA School of Public Health. I am doing an internship this summer with The Children's Clinic in Long Beach, CA.

I am using the CTB for guidance on ALL the issues that arise in my internship, particularly needs assessment issues (surveys, focus groups, etc.) It is EXTREMELEY HELPFUL!!

Community Organizer for Salt Lake Community Action, currently working on a collaborative project to promote preschool oral health in a low income multi-ethnic neighborhood. Study involves 500+ children in neighborhood child care centers. Received startup grant from private foundation and donation of 2000 brushes and tubes of paste from a religious organization. Lots of in-kind time and talent. Grassroots committee. Pre - post oral screenings on participant children, brush records maintained by parents and center staff, two years, State Oral Health will use info for broader preventative / education promotion and hopefully institutionalization. Also many "smaller" projects in the neighborhoods keep me very busy.

found it today and am amazed at the depth of useful information. Some of your guidance very timely for projects in process. Someone was looking out for me today - glad I found this important resource.

I am I new employee in a Community Voices Kellogg Foundation project. I am from Brazil and my first job was as a community health worker and I worked as a Health Educator for 22 years in a Brazilian University with medical students developing communities educational projects.

The course that has me using the CTB is called "Community Health Education--Program Planning, Implementations, and Evaluation"