Guestbook Entries

I work for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government, which incorporates both Local and State Government level responsibilities. I am an Assistant Director in the Planning, Infrastructure and Environment Team at Policy & Cabinet Division within the Chief Minister's Directorate.

At the moment I am working on strategic planning issues, and your toolbox includes useful reference material. I will likely adapt some of this for the Government context / perspective, but a lot of what I have read on your website applies beyond community organisations already, so will prove very helpful as I develop my thinking on strategies in general. If my work progresses further, I may adapt some of the slides and handouts for use in Workshops.

I will be running a Community Outreach and Engagement workshop at the One Young World congress in London, and I would like to use concepts and definitions from the toolkit in my workshop. the workshop will be attended by about 70 young professionals who are interested in doing mission driven work in healthcare.

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.

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.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Community Engagement Liaison with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
17 year state employee serving the vulnerable populations of Arizona.

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.

I have read about evaluation in chapter 39. it's really helped me a lot to get a better understand

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..

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.

I am surveying advocacy and ally building resources. would like to discuss our project.

I am printing and studying your information. Hope to present this type of thing in a workshop.

I am pursing a masters degree in community health student at Wayne State University.

I am a social work student and a family wellness worker, who is looking into doing a support group.

I read about the support group and it helped us plan what to do next. Amazing site and resources, thanks so much!

I've studied many things.,..i'm a.class of 77,graduate of mt. view ,HS in OK,....class of 83 graduate,...of plumbers and pipe fitters tech collage, okc ,.....a family man ,I've raised 2 healthy n happy kids ,40 n 35...my wife cents HS ,past away of cancer....we have been involved in the church.,many years,.....i've been a business owner....entertainer ,....teacher ..leader ,...concealer,......among many other things ........at age 18 i read my first self help book now 59 i've read hundreds of books been to many short classes seminars retreats........i've had a life long passion to learn,...self educated mostly around human behavior,....i've worked with many family's ,...over many years .....the last nine years i've at my one expense acted as volunteer to the Lawton and surrounding area.......in the streets , parks ,..missions ,and from my home, ....I've personalty helped over 300 people and counting ......I've become disable ,.and i'm on a fixed income .,.....6 months, ago i lost my to be wife to suicide....she was living on the street she suffered from schizo-typal personality disorder. and major depression........the grief of loosing her is deep ,..she od on her talefero med ,......i still work with people as they need and as i find them ..... my acquired skill as a friendly honest counsel and social worker is as effective as ever ....by chance i stumbled in to the dhs site and found the tool box ....thank you for all you do ......Cody Dorrell .

Im Thadei Msumanje the president and director of Tanzania Rural Empowerment Organization, TAREO, founded in 2002. personally and with our foundations we brings many years of operations experience working in rural villages and towns in the Tanzania.
We have brought education, information and communication technologies to more than 1million people of Tanzania.

I am the director of programs and artist services for what is considered one of the most densely diverse communities in the United States, Southeast Queens, NYC. I have lived and worked with artists and scholars from across the globe my whole life. I am embarking on creating a process in partnership with immigrant and indigenous cultural communities for Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) that would create cultural competency practices for all the constituents engaged in producing and viewing arts and culture in such a hugely diverse community.

I have initiated conversations with my cultural communities and am including it in a capacity building grant as a tool to use with partners to build policy and a collective understanding of producing cultural events and supporting the growth of the arts.

Vice Chair, Anderson Foundation, Chemung County NY
Washougal, WA City Council Member since April 2007.
Unite: Washougal Leadership Team since its founding in 2012 (Unite is a Community Prevention (Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco) Coalition. Building a community, creating environmental change is the bedrock of modern Prevention Science.)
Founder of the Unite Washougal Foundation

I'm the Associate Minister at University Congregational Church in Wichita, Kansas where I've served since 1995 in a variety of positions. I am fiercely committed to social justice and being an advocate/ally for those who have been shoved to the margins. I try to be a good neighbor in all I do.

I'm Yahya Bulle Mohamed. I'm 46yrs of Age. I'm a Kenyan by birth and currently in North Eastern region of Kenya. I'm the currently the Managing director of Pastrol resources management and educational development organization (PAREMEDO) ,a community based organization working for the Maginilized Community of Wajir North Subcounty of Wajir County, NE region of Kenya.

I have recently found the community tool box recently and found it as a very useful tool to use. It's very relevant and reliable in deed.

I am a teaching professor and an active community member. I like to demystify Program planning and evaluation for my university students as well as help community groups and members see how they can create and support the solutions that best fit them and their communities. Most of my teaching in the School of Public Health at University of Waterloo is around health inequities; the CTB is perfect for much of what I do.

For a few years, I have use the CTB for my Health Program Planning and Evaluation course; this year, it's the primary textbook. Accessible while still being a serious and evidence based information source. Fantastic resource that I use personally in community work.

I a Community Developer and trainer and my main core functions are to capacitate emerging organisations, build community connections and also to train them of basic requirements for operating their organisations,

It has helped to create a template to be able to identify key stakeholders to be able to co-ordinate community coalitions

I am one of seven elected commissioners, first elected in November 2017 for a four-year term from a field of five. Three other commissioners are up for election this November. I have had a long career in consumer services and products in both large and small companies on an international level. My wife is the intermediate school principal in our town and certified to be a district superintendent as well. We have two adult children - both living in Denver.

I am an organizational development practitioner, working as a Monitoring & Evaluation officer for a charity organization that looks after 3500 (more than) vulnerable children.

By accessing guidelines on how to develop and implement new and effective programs for these children so as to raise responsible and productive citizens. Community Tool Box offers applicable advise and appropriate tools for results.