Guestbook Entries

Submitted:
First Name: Shelli
Last Name: Trigleth
City/Town: Franklin
State/Province: TN
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a new CRA / Fair Lending Officer currently in training, with 22 years of loan experience.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am currently new to this site and am hoping to learn how to create an effective needs assessment to determine where Franklin Synergy Bank needs to focus their efforts to comply with CRA requirements.
Submitted:
First Name: Koffi Nicolas
Last Name: Oka
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country: Côte d'Ivoire
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Je suis Oka Nicolas, infirmier, agent de développement, passionné du développement communautaire et rural et inscrit en licence professionnelle de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle.
je suis manager des organisations professionnelles agricoles ,Initiateur du projet"UNE COMMUNAUTÉ, UNE COOPÉRATIVE" ces coopératives sont dans les villages ayant pour but principal d'assurer la qualité, la quantité et la disponibilité des denrées alimentaires afin de réduire la faim et la pauvreté. Je forme des jeunes et femmes sur le leadership, l'entrepreneuriat, la gestion des projets, sur le changement des mentalités.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Pour mieux être outillé dans mes activités communautaires.
Pour l'heure je n'ai pas encore utilisé la boite a outil. car je viens à peine de découvrir le site.
Submitted:
First Name: Arrol
Last Name: Wissel
City/Town: Avondale
State/Province: AZ
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a healthcare professional pursuing advanced education and am currently studying the issues which affect rural populations in regards to healthcare.
Submitted:
First Name: Derrick
Last Name: Mobley MD
City/Town: Philadelphia
State/Province: PA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Physician certifying in Lifestyle Medicine
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Yes, see the letter below.

Dear Ms. Holt,
I came across the Community Tool Kit as part of a reading assignment for a Lifestyle Medicine Certification course on the nextgenU.org website. What an awesome resource for a future Lifestyle Medicine practitioner like me. THANK YOU and all who were involved in putting the project together.
Most sincerely,
Derrick . Mobley MD
Submitted:
First Name: Lauren
Last Name: Azotea
City/Town: Erie
State/Province: PA
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I’m a VISTA serving with my local Health Department (Erie, PA) to create a food council for our region. It is a really big job. Initially, a VISTA was supposed to support a full-time coordinator, but our funding fell through and it all became my job. In one year, I had to figure out who the stakeholders were, what they were up to, convince them to work together, create a coalition, support the creation of an organization - leadership, mission, by-laws, operating procedures for the council at large and three working groups, and promote the group within my community and to policy makers, all with minimal professional experience to my name.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The Community Toolbox held my hand throughout my whole VISTA year. I encourage all my members to reference it when they aren't sure of their next steps. The part about developing leadership has been especially helpful because I wouldn’t have considered it on my own. Soon I'll exit service, and my members all seem confident and prepared to take on the next steps without me, which is how a VISTA defines success!
Submitted:
First Name: CAROLYN
Last Name: GALLAGHER
City/Town: EVANSVILLE
State/Province: Indiana
Country: Vanderburgh
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
My background is a registered nurse who has specialized in Labor & Delivery, Research Nursing and was a co-owner of a specialty home health agency. Now disabled (as of 1996) and do volunteer work and am an advocate for the disabled and am a grant writer.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Expand my knowledge on how to evaluate my community's needs and develop skills on how best to present community needs to the policy makers.
Submitted:
First Name: Hipolito
Last Name: Gama
City/Town: Dili
State/Province: NA
Country: Timor-Leste
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a freelancer, a consultant, serving a local Non-Government Organization whose main activities are monitoring and advocacy.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
The CTB is outstanding ... I am not Archimedes, but the first time when I was found it I screamed EUREKA ...

Wish all the best for what you have done ... keep going.

Submitted:
First Name: Abdulmumini
Last Name: Muhammad Gidado
City/Town: Tudun Wada, Gombe
State/Province: Gombe
Country: Nigeria
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Abdulmumini Muhammad Gidado live in Gombe state of Nigeria, i always gives my time and resource for the future of my community, i'm 24 years old a university student.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
yes i do. to for a community organization your help is highly needed.
Submitted:
First Name: jim
Last Name: crothers
City/Town: Belfast
State/Province: County Antrim
Country: Northern Ireland UK
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
iv been working in the community and peace building for 25 years in Belfast and Northern Ireland as well as globally
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
not used it yet but intend to
Submitted:
First Name: AMANDA
Last Name: Mowery
City/Town: Columbus.
State/Province: Ohio
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am trying to Create a Library for Disabilities. I was lead here from a web search. So I see that I can get info on things I need to learn
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I was searching for how to write a Mission Statement. So if I can learn to create my account and use the info to build My Library. I would love to be apart if this
Submitted:
First Name: Melissa
Last Name: Carey
City/Town: Ipswich
State/Province: QLD
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Nursing academic, teaching post-graduate community development.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Yes, It is excellent.
Submitted:
First Name: Regina
Last Name: Weiler
City/Town: Phoenix
State/Province: Arizona
Country: United States
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Engagement Liaison with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
17 year state employee serving the vulnerable populations of Arizona.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am using this tool box as a resource to mentor those who are in nonprofits, correctional and faith-based groups and also serving these vulnerable populations.
Submitted:
First Name: Raymond
Last Name: Storer
City/Town: Elkhart
State/Province: IN
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Masters in IT Management student.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
For now, I just used it to complete a writing project with WGU. I will likely present your website to my CIO and other leaders to see what they think.
Submitted:
First Name: nurulaini
Last Name: moshidi
City/Town: Tanjong Malim
State/Province: Perak
Country: Malaysia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Right now i'm doing my master in guidance and counseling
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I have read about evaluation in chapter 39. it's really helped me a lot to get a better understand
Submitted:
First Name: Toru
Last Name: Nakagawa
City/Town: Suita CIty
State/Province: Osaka Prefecture
Country: Japan
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Professor Emeritus of Osaka Gakuin University. I have been operating "TRIZ Home Page in Japan" as the Editor since 1998. TRIZ is a Methodology for Creative Problem Solving based on systemic thinking and originally developed in Russia since 1940s. It was used in the field of technology at first, but recently in business and social fields as well. Now I am leading WTSP (World TRIZ Sites Project) for building a comprehensive Catalogs of TRIZ-related sites (in a wider sense) in various countries and in the whole world.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
During the survey of TRIZ-related sites I have just encountered your Web site, and am much impressed. I would like to include your site as a site worthy to recommend in the whole world, as showing a practical and systematic way of applying creative problem solving methodologies to various social problems.
Submitted:
First Name: Roselle
Last Name: Tolentino
City/Town: SJDM
State/Province:
Country: Philippines
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am working as a rural health physician in a third- world country. At present, I am pursuing Master in Public Health.
I believe that I have a call to make a difference in health to the communities where I render my services as a medical practitioner. To be able to start change- whether in the health practices, behavior and attitudes of the people towards a healthy and safe community, I must be competent..
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Candorly, I have just started reading and learning your materials, and one way or the other, I have practiced some points recently in my day to day at the rural health facilities.
Submitted:
First Name: Ts'epo
Last Name: Mosoang
City/Town: Maseru
State/Province: Qacha's nek
Country: Lesotho
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Tsepo Mosoang is a community activist group member, and a member of Lesotho youth forum
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
yes
Submitted:
First Name: Sallilee
Last Name: Simons
City/Town: MADISON
State/Province: NC
Country: US
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am surveying advocacy and ally building resources. would like to discuss our project.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
I am printing and studying your information. Hope to present this type of thing in a workshop.
Submitted:
First Name: Mark
Last Name: Samuel
City/Town: Apopka
State/Province: Florida
Country: USA
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a part time professor in the Child and Youth Work program as part of the faculty of social service at University of Florida
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
It is my first time to jump in here; it sounds interesting so, I want to know if online training can be envisaged here.
Thanks
Submitted:
First Name: Akim
Last Name: Curry
City/Town: Wayne
State/Province: MI
Country: US
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am pursing a masters degree in community health student at Wayne State University.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?
Have not used it at all.