Guestbook entries

Submitted:
First Name: Cynthia
Last Name: Gilster
City/Town: Greenville
State/Province: South Carolina
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Health Profession Student coordinator for Upstate AHEC. I am responsible for linking 3rd year medical students with community resources and guiding their commmunity based CQI project to topics of need for specific communities.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am new to this site but find it very informative so far. I will share the web site with my colleagues and students.
Submitted:
First Name: Paul
Last Name: Loberti
City/Town: Providence
State/Province: Rhode Island
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Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Chief Administrator of the RI Department of Health, Office of HIV & AIDS and Viral Hepatitis/Co-Chair of the HIV Prev Community Planning Group
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
HIV Community Planning, As a member of the Global AIDS Steering TF I am thinking about applications . Have aslo used CTB for other work , including advocacy for vision education, legislative education, stakeholder investment, models of change, strategic planning, mobilizing community groups, etc.
Submitted:
First Name: Lourdes
Last Name: Vazquez
City/Town: San Juan
State/Province: Puerto Rico
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Training and Technical Coordinator for Puerto Rico, CSAP's SE CAPT
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Kathy
Last Name: Marden
City/Town: Shoreline
State/Province: Washington
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am researching web sites for my substance abuse prevention class at Seattle Central CC. I am also the chairman of our neighborhood community the "Westminster Triangle Network". I am choosing community coalitions as my research project to use in my own community. What I have seen of this web site so far has been excellant help. Thanks. Kathy Marden
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Don
Last Name: Cash
City/Town: Pittsburg
State/Province: Kansas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I operate Heartland Consultants. I am a CPA in Kansas and a Kansas Health Foundation Master Facilitator.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just found it.
Submitted:
First Name: Susan
Last Name: Murphy
City/Town: Poughkeepsie
State/Province: New York
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Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Volunteer Coordinator for this NFP enviro education & advocacy organization, 2 years. Have recruited & organized 800 volunteers & 50 coordinators for our big music festival. Now need to improve my skills in community outreach and vol program development, other than the festival.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just browsing the Net, looking for resources....
Submitted:
First Name: Gina
Last Name: Popovic
City/Town: Yakima
State/Province: Washington
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I'm a Lead Field Organizer for Planned Parenthood of Central Washington. Public Policy is a new addition to this organization so there has been very little development. Thank you for your tool box. I'm still a little stunned at the amount and quality of information here.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Adimaimalaga
Last Name: Tafuna'i
City/Town: Apia, Samoa
State/Province:
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the executive director of an NGO working with rural communities in small island countries in the Pacific, mainly looking at income generation, poverty alleviation and sustainable development
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am impressed with the information you have and thank you for your work. I am brushing up on facilitation skills before running some workshops on a small island atoll in the Pacific looking at preparing for natural disasters. Tropical cyclones are common and sea levels rising are a real concern.
Submitted:
First Name: cathy
Last Name: rivers
City/Town: sydney
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a university student currently studying the subject Community Development and Health
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
As a student I am using this site to extend my knowledge on community development
Submitted:
First Name: Harvey
Last Name: Kimmey
City/Town: Wilmington
State/Province: Delaware
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
President of Penndrew Manor Civic Association
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To evaluate our community
Submitted:
First Name: Joann
Last Name: Casado
City/Town: Bronx
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Mary Anne
Last Name: Faucher
City/Town: Waltham
State/Province: Massachusetts
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work for WATCH cdc as a parttime community organizer. Currently I am trying to have Ward meetings that will bring the diverse mix of peoples in each ward.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To basically gain information on what might work. I don't know the site that well yet.
Submitted:
First Name: Nadya
Last Name: Lawson
City/Town: Albany
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a trainer who works with professionals in child welfare.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Support for training information and resources.
Submitted:
First Name: Veroniica
Last Name: Allmaras
City/Town: anchorage
State/Province: Alaska
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
School nurse in elementary school
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: ms. opal
Last Name: sparks
City/Town: toronto
State/Province: ontario
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i'm in the process of starting a disability cafenet. i'm searching for donations of computers, webcams, scanners, printers, fax machine, software, microphones, headsets, paper, cartridges, film, discs, hub, router, cdrom r/w, dvd r/w; a tv/vcr/dvd -- for education purposes, etc. I've already obtained the tutors. To date, we are looking to source the physical resources.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
i'm doing some valuable reading about fundamentals,, like grant writing, meeting other volunteers, and strategical materials available through Tool Box
Submitted:
First Name: Mary
Last Name: Burton
City/Town: Ann Arbor
State/Province: Michigan
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a grant writer, health educator and jack of all trades at a non-profit.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This site is chuck full of helpful stuff about community partnerships. I am working with several partners and planning a project to take place at low-income housing. I have a grant deadline coming and this site has really helped to provide information!
Submitted:
First Name: glenda
Last Name: Russell
City/Town: Kansas City
State/Province: Missouri
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Organizer
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
My first visit.
Submitted:
First Name: Cheryl
Last Name: Elliott
City/Town: Norridgewock
State/Province: Maine
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am taking a grant writing course and the instructor instructed us to your website. Thank You
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Sharone
Last Name: Palmer
City/Town: Yonkers
State/Province: New York
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Administrative support worker, mother, college student
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I saw this on a morning television program, this is my first time on this site.
Submitted:
First Name: jose
Last Name: vega
City/Town: mayaguez
State/Province: South Dakota
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the director of the economic development university center that provides services to nonprofits
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
to help develop short courses and provide TA to clients. also I am doing a doctoral dissertation in tax exemption and financial sustainability of NGOs
Submitted:
First Name: Brenda
Last Name: Kotewa
City/Town: Boise
State/Province: Idaho
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Resource Coordinator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Help people with disabilities to advocate for their needs
Submitted:
First Name: dan
Last Name: dollars
City/Town: lome
State/Province: Alaska
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i am a barrister
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
information
Submitted:
First Name: Anthony
Last Name: Amedzakey
City/Town: Accra
State/Province:
Country: Other
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a student pursuing Diploma in OD at a University in Ghana, West Africa
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Not currently using but hope to learn from materials for research and study and in the future after graduation in November
Submitted:
First Name: Sheli
Last Name: DeLaney
City/Town: Cincinnati
State/Province: Ohio
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Jr. Research Associate University of Cincinnati Dept. of Anthropology
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Searching for contact information.
Submitted:
First Name: Valeriea
Last Name: Albert
City/Town: Lapwai
State/Province: Idaho
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Nutrition Assistant and Lactation Educator for the Nez Perce Tribe in Lapwai, Idaho.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
it is all new to me, glad to know about your site.
Submitted:
First Name: Susan Baird
Last Name: Kanaan
City/Town: Ukiah
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Hi,I'm a writer/editor/ consultant with a longtime interest in community topics, now working on a project on consumer-patient ehealth and researching community technology. Glad to know about your fine work! Please include me in your listserv for generally interested folks, if such exists. Susan
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: Jane
Last Name: Jones
City/Town: Muskogee
State/Province: Oklahoma
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work in Tobacco prevention services, primarily youth advocacy programs
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
For my own capacity building and will use for training adult partners of the youth program
Submitted:
First Name: Dona
Last Name: Laughlin
City/Town: Brooklyn
State/Province: New York
Country:
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Associate Director, Friends of Firefighters-non-profit serving longterm needs of Firefighters who survived and/or worked at the WTC.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Just located site from RWJ Foundation site. Look forward to exploring.
Submitted:
First Name: Brenda
Last Name: Bond
City/Town: Lowell
State/Province: Massachusetts
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am using this website as a key resource for a graduate Community-Based Planning Course
Submitted:
First Name: EILEEN
Last Name: SPRINGER
City/Town: JOHNSTOWN
State/Province: Pennsylvania
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I RECENTLY TOOK A POSITION AS DIRECTOR OF A FAITH IN ACTION PROGRAM IN WESTERN PA
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
THIS IS A BRAND NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED BY A LONG-STANDING MINISTERIUM. I AM HOPING TO BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION BY-THE-BOOK THIS TIME TO SEE IF ALL THE THEORIES I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PUT TO USE BECAUSE OF ONE CRISIS AFTER ANOTHER REALLY WILL WORK. I PLAN TO USE COMMUNITY TOOL BOX THIS TIME TO ESTABLISH STRUCTURE INSTEAD OF USING IT TO FIX PROBLEMS AS I HAVE HAD TO DO AT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PAST--COULDN'T BE MORE DETERMINED!
Submitted:
First Name: Pamela
Last Name: Gibson
City/Town: Blacksburg
State/Province: Virginia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Educator
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I work with community groups. Your handouts and outlines of material have been a wonderful resource!
Submitted:
First Name: Karen
Last Name: Greenland
City/Town: Port Coquitlam
State/Province: British Columbia
Country: Canada
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am Chair of the Society for Community Development which serves 3 Cities and 2 villages.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is first visit, but excited about possibilities because your mission is same as ours.
Submitted:
First Name: rassoul
Last Name: habyr
City/Town: Brussels
State/Province:
Country: Belgium
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a person interested in community development and involved in NGO voluntury works
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I hope to be able to have my own association together with some who are helping and contributing to the same cause'social cause'
Submitted:
First Name: Kathryn
Last Name: Churchill
City/Town: Dallas
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am secretary of a newly formed organization that was established to combat crime, promote economic development and neighborhood revitalization
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Submitted:
First Name: jason
Last Name: richards
City/Town: brisbane
State/Province:
Country: Australia
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
librarian
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
using the toolbox in a masters program. keep up the good work
Submitted:
First Name: Mary A.
Last Name: Gomez, FNP
City/Town: Bloomington
State/Province: Indiana
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a Family Nurse Practitioner working in an indigent care clinic. I provide primary health care to persons who otherwise would not have access to health care.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have not used the tool box as yet but am very interested.
Submitted:
First Name: Erin
Last Name: Sutton
City/Town: Virginia Beach
State/Province: Virginia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
The new Medical Reserve Corps Coordinator for the city of Virginia Beach. I will be establishing a volunteer corps of medical professionals for disaster preparedness.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is all new so I am using quite a bit about action plans, communication, volunteers, etc.
Submitted:
First Name: Flor
Last Name: Monterrosa
City/Town: Los Angeles
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I was hired to coordinate an HIV prevention project in a clinic setting. What I have been doing is to assist the program director in developing a plan and assist in the implementation. Not only with a view to project planning, but to a hire level re-structuring the clinic, revitalizing and developing the staff. I've searching the internet looking for learning materials as well tools for carrying out this assigned duties.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my introduction to the Community Tool box.
Submitted:
First Name: Gavin
Last Name: Sams
City/Town: Seneca
State/Province: South Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I live in Seneca, SC. I am single with a cognitive disability. From age 15 to 35, I fell into addiction with alcohol. Having been sober since May of 2000, recovery has shown me alot of discipline and focus. Standing up for my rights as a disabled individual, I look to further healthcare and transortation among the elderly and disabled.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
It seems that all memberships here are in Kansas, but if this is a national program, I have a business plan for a transit service in the upstate of SC. Being new in the Non-Profit area, I look forward to all that I can learn.
Submitted:
First Name: Freda
Last Name: Newby
City/Town: Sanfrod
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the executive director for a community based organization
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To become better educated in the area of applying for community grants.
Submitted:
First Name: Raymond
Last Name: Grimm
City/Town: Fremont
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I work as a psychologist with City of Fremont's Aging and Family Services. I also teach at Chabot College (a local junior college) and I teach Community Psychology at JFK University in Campbell, CA.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I would like to use the Tool Box to teach my Community Psychology students some of the "pragmatics" that are involved in preparing for and setting up a community agency. I am curious to know what the copyright regulations are concerning the use of materials ( I would like to use a few of the summaries in a reader) and who should be contacted regarding the use of the materials. Thank you.
Submitted:
First Name: annabelle
Last Name: alexander
City/Town: providence
State/Province: Rhode Island
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
i have been a community organizer for over 20 years, i moved to ri towith a vison for change , i have been involved with several tems mworkshops ,surveys, etc. i decided to go independent because momies are being used in yhe wrong way. and i want to see a change. many people are geeting rich with funds for the sommunity and i think with what i have in mind will help
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
to give me what direction to go and how your site is wonderful and i will be usibg it to get out the message i want
Submitted:
First Name: Tamara
Last Name: Moll
City/Town: Tacoma
State/Province: Washington
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am an RN that has returned to school to obtain my BSN.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I am attending U of Washington in Tacoma. I am in my community health quarter and learning about community and asset mapping. This site was provided as a link on our school blackboard site.
Submitted:
First Name: Cecile
Last Name: Mills
City/Town: Watsonville
State/Province: 831-724-7861
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am a retired educator who keeps busy with volunteer work of a political nature. I am working with two groups: one to broaden awareness of mental health issues in our community and the other to pass legislation for a single payer universal health plan for California.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I have just sent the link to our steering committee members as a springboard for discussion at our next meeting. I love your site!
Submitted:
First Name: Ed
Last Name: Madara
City/Town: Cedar Knolls
State/Province: New Jersey
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
We help people to find and form community self-help support groups.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
We were looking to see if you help people to find and form community self-help support groups. But it appears you don't help people in that way.
Submitted:
First Name: Helen
Last Name: McDonagh
City/Town: Teesside
State/Province: Redcar & Cleveland
Country: Great Britain (UK)
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Community Skills Tutor for local council. Tutor local residents, volunteer activists and statutory employees. Community Development Worker for 10 years, Adult Education Tutor for 13 years, NVQ assessor
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To use as resource material for the learners
Submitted:
First Name: Wallace
Last Name: Kirby
City/Town: Washington,
State/Province: District of Columbia
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am the founder of a newly established not-for-profit community-based organization called "R.E.A.C.H., Inc." (Restoring Ex-offenders & At-risk youth with Community-based services & Healthy living) within the District of Columbia. Our organization is structured as an Administrative Management Organization, providing a contiuum of care through a Network of Collaborating Service Providers.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
To better develop, establish, and sustain our organizational infrastructure and capacity.
Submitted:
First Name: Fredda
Last Name: Bible Jenkins
City/Town: Dallas
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I am President of Joshua Blessings a 501(c)3 organization that teaches and trains young girls ages 15 and under educational issues on teen pregnancy. Helping girls with and without a child. Future goal is to have a safe home for these young girls when homeless during pregnancy or after childbirth. Currently functioning as a resource center and referral to other agency.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
This is my first visit
Submitted:
First Name: Cecil
Last Name: Byrd
City/Town: Whittier
State/Province: California
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
Retired bank officer now doing volunteer work with two nonprofit corporations that aid homeless persons and families and recovering drug and alcohol abusers. They exist on grants and badly need a more constant flow of revenue. I have proposed they partner in a general merchandise store and solicit "in-kind" gifts of new inventory for sale along with a large quantity of goods donated by individuals. City codes make it difficult to locate a business in area with good foot traffic and visibility if it does not sell at least 85% new merchandise. (No "thrift" stores!}
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
Have just started using the Community Tool Box but it looks great so far!
Submitted:
First Name: Sharon`
Last Name: Stone
City/Town: Topeka
State/Province: Kansas
Country: United States Of America
Please tell us a little bit about yourself:
I want to create an after school program for elementary children.
How have you used the Community Tool Box to support your work and make a difference?:
I would like to use it, but I can figure out how to use the online data entry. Also I am trying to find a data collection form for services and populations served. Can you point me in the right direction.