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Hello, I am so thankful that a service like this exists and I thank you for providing this service. Two questions: I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker writing a book on coping with the bully at work and as a social worker I feel compelled to not only offer psychological explanations but to also offer guidance and direction on creating environmental change. Where may I direct a reader if he/she would like to work towards social change of for example decreasing the tolerance that employers have for bullies in the work environment: especially managerial bullies. Or creating laws that allow for legal recourse on the part of a targeted employee. Second question: I would like to form a social workers union. Nurses are unionized, teachers are unionized but only in the UK are social workers unionized. Should I start by just calling the AFL-CIO and asking them my questions? Or perhaps I should call a nurses Union and asked them how they formed... I thank-you in advance for any assistance and direction you may be able to offer me in attempting to answer these questions.	Developing a Framework or Model of Change Advocating for Change	Thu, 05/12/2016
Good morning, Is there a tool box for disability and sensitivity training for radiologic technologist? Thank you so much,	Enhancing Cultural Competence	Wed, 05/04/2016
Jeff, Hello, This is Tracey Carr. I have been really sick over the past four or five days: They almost put me in the hospital. I talked my doctors out of it. I am sorry that I missed your call and did not email you back. One, I was so sick that I forgot too. and two, I was so sick that when I missed your call, I also did not see that I did until Sunday night. I called you yesterday several times. I tried to email you an attached email but they won't go through (Paul, in the community toolbox office told me that just now). I really appreciate all that you have done. Would you still be so kind as to look at my document? I do not think that I did it correctly. I cannot attach it here nor can I send it without you sending me an email. Would you please let me know something? I value your judgement and trust what you say. I do appreciate all that you have done! Highest regards, Tracey K. Carr Thank you, You really helped me!!! I appreciate you! Tracey		Tue, 05/03/2016
can i get someone to help me develop my project ? have written the idea down but now formalizing it is becoming a challenge!	Assessing Community Needs and Resources Analyzing Problems and Goals Developing a Framework or Model of Change Developing an Intervention	Tue, 05/03/2016
I am a former activist who put up a technical-vocational training center near my house that caters to those who cannot afford to go to school. It's goal is to help out-of-school youth, the unemployed, housewives of poor families develop attitudes, skills and knowledge that will help them gain employment or put up small scale enterprises or cooperatives that will give them a daily source of income and help alleviate their poverty. My problem is I funded it with my personal money. But that is now almost depleted and my students have still not been able to successfully establish the small scale business we hoped would change their lives. Hence, we are in danger of closing the project. Could you teach me or help me network so that I could source some funding for this project. I can no longer sustain it on my own. I look forward to your response. Thanks!	Implementing a Social Marketing Effort Writing a Grant Application for Funding Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Tue, 05/03/2016
I live in Jacksonville, NC. I want to do work in the community, but I do not know where to start. Should I go to City Hall, to the Red Cross or what? Could someone help me please get started?		Tue, 05/03/2016
Hello. I would like some help or resources to help me develop a survey that will tell me the effectiveness of a presentation; the audience are adolescents. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Adeline		Tue, 05/03/2016
I read the tool box with great interest. I am interested to move forward and bring a change in the lives of people around me. Do you have programmes in India I wish to associate with your organisation? Please guide me	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources	Sat, 04/30/2016
I am wondering if anyone knows any good resources for presenting population health data? This includes examples of well put together reports (for example, the RWJF County Health Rankings, or the NYC Community Health Profiles). Thank you!	Implementing a Social Marketing Effort	Wed, 04/27/2016
Hello, I am totally confused, as I have read so much. I cannot figure out what precisely to put in the following: 1) Itemized Description of proposed my program. 2) Itemized Description of proposed pilot study (what is this?) 3) Itemized Description of proposed evaluation of the pilot study including a tool (Six Sigma, TQM) to improve the proposed piloted process 4) Itemized Description of what other health care organizations and/or NGOs have done to address my initiative. I am following the Promoting Healthy Living and Preventing Chronic Disease An Action Planning Guide for Communities A publication of the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development The University of Kansas http://communityhealth.ku.edu/ Can you please provide examples where I can see precisely what to put in these documents. I have gathered all the data there is. I have my goal, vision, mission statement, strategies, and action plans, which are all evidence-based, that concern: 1. physical activity, 2. healthy eating, 3. tobacco use, and 4. access to care and preventive services. I know my 5 strategies are: 1. providing information and enhancing skills 2. modifying access, barriers, and opportunities 3. enhancing services and support 4. changing the consequences (incentives) 5. modifying policies and broader conditions My framework for Promoting Healthy Living is the IOM (2003): 1. Assessment & Collaborative Planning 2. Targeted Action & Intervention 3. Community & System Change 4. Widespread Behavior Change 5. Improvement in Population level Outcomes I have planned for new or modified programs, policies, and practices in the strategies. I do not know what section (e.g., description of proposed program, pilot study, evaluation of pilot study) I need to put this in. However, I have not been able to meet with anybody in town - I have only had 8 days to look this up. I do know from talking to people on the phone that my county in Arkansas has very little active coalitions due to budget cuts and losing funding. I am not getting a grant or implementing social marketing. My teacher knows that I have not met with anyone - I cannot give details of meetings. My initiative deals with Pope County's community sectors of the: business community, health organizations, school district, and broader community. My teacher does not want us to give her a detailed logic model. Plus this can only be 5-7 pages long. APA 6th edition, doubled spaced, with citations. The reference page can be page 8+. I am totally vexed. Can you please help. I have done all the work. I cannot find examples anywhere on line except for CHNAs that have not-for-profit hospitals doing community needs assessments. Yes, I am bringing the hospital in as a potential collaborator, but I am to act as if there is no coalitions, or action taking place. Plus, no one in the community seems to want to help with the severe problem of CVD, cancer, diabetes, tobacco use, etc....I know what are my modified risks. I know what are my key drivers. I know what are my vulnerable populations. I just do not know what to place in what sections. Can you please help? Thank you , Tracey K. Carr	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources Analyzing Problems and Goals Developing a Framework or Model of Change Developing Strategic and Action Plans Developing an Intervention Improving Organizational Management and Development Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Tue, 04/26/2016
I NEED TO GET AN ANGER THAT I'M FEELING OFF MY CHEST. ALL OVER THE WEB SITES ARE SAYING TO CLEAR UP YOUR CREDIT WORTHYNESS. TAKE OUT A PERSONAL LOAN, BAD CREDIT OKAY, START OVER. I WAS FAIRLY WELL OFF FINANCIALLY (thanks to my first husband) AFTER HIS DEATH. I HAD 27 YEARS WITH HIM, WE HAD THREE BUSINESSES GOING AND WERE DOING OKAY UNTIL HE GOT SICK AND HAD TO GO SOUTH, WHERE HE DIED. I WAS WINED AND DINED BY A MAN THAT WAS GIVING ME EVERY INDICAATION THAT HE WAS WELL OFF. I WOUND UP MARRIED TO HIM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HE WAS A BAD BUSINESS MAN AND PUT ME INTO BANQURPCY ONCE (which I paid off) AND A FEW YEARS LATER HE DID THE SAME. I BACKED THIS MAN FINANCIALLY AND LOST EVERYTHING. NOT ONLY MONEY BUT PROPERTY. AT THE AGE OF 70 I LEFT THIS MAN, CAME TO MICHIGAN WHERE I WAS BORN TO TRY TO START OVER. THE STRESS OF ALL THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE EVEN MORE, MY HEALTH. TWO YEARS AGO I WAS TOLD I HAD COPD, WITH HEART FAILURE. I AM TRYING TO "START OVER" WITH THE FEW YEARS I HAVE LEFT AND I'M SPINNING WHEELS TRYING TO GET A $5,000.00 LOAN TO PAY OFF EXISTING BILLS, MANY OF WHICH ARE MEDICAL BILLS. THEY ADVERTISE "BAD CREDIT IS OKAY" AND LIST AMOUNTS UP TO 20,000/25,000. BUT I HAVE YET TO FIND ANYONE WHO LIVES UP TO THEIR ADVERTISING AND ARE WILLING TO GIVE ME A CHANCE. OH WELL, I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO GO TO FAMILY TO GET A LOAN, BUT IT "DOES ANGER ME" THE WAY THEY WORD THEIR ADS. AND ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. THAK YOU FOR LETTING ME BITCH.		Tue, 04/26/2016
There may not be an answer for this question, but here goes: Is it better to have the awards ceremony first and then the luncheon or vice versa? I realize every situation is different, but is there a general rule for this?	Increasing Participation and Membership Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Sun, 04/24/2016
Hello, I am a doctoral student who is using your resources to guide a community based assessment survey. Do you have any validity or reliability stats for Community Tool Box as a whole or from any of the examples and resources you offer? Thanks so much!	Assessing Community Needs and Resources	Fri, 04/22/2016
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How do I go about getting approval from an charity organization. Please let me know who I would contact, to use the name to be used to ask for donations through my business. A portion of the sale I would like donated. I'm sure there are legal steps to do this.		Wed, 04/20/2016
Hi! I am interested in the history of resource "toolkits" in general; can you point me in the direction of where this concept derived from? Thanks!!		Tue, 04/19/2016
Hello. I'm a licensed social worker who's looking to make a career change back into human services. I specialized in advocacy, organizing, and agency management but have been in the corporate world for the past 40 years. If there are any recommendations for how to get "involved," either on a volunteer or part-time salary basis, I'd appreciate any recommendations. Thanks. Richard Head, LMSW		Tue, 04/19/2016
We bought a brand new van,diesel & cash no worries in MA a utility vehicle which has a franchise with terminal and my husband drives it. Sometimes we also used it for hire in any occasions. He drives it 4 x a wk. He earns a max.of P2,200-2,500 and min.of P1,200-1.500/day esp.now there's no classes. Which do we more prefer choosing the regular earnings or make it for hire that rates P3,000 per transaction almost 90km, overnight fuel inclusive, tolls are charged to the customer. I'm confused if we be benefit on that. Can you help me with this.If possible asap because there inquiries, and was taken for granted of the benefit if there is. Thanks		Mon, 04/18/2016
1. If you were a barangay chairman, how will you address the issue of the people working in the informal economy? 2. Do you agree with the informal economy, even though it may be unfair to those who pay the right taxes? Why or why not? 3. As a leader of a community, how will you alleviate poverty? What steps or actions would you take? Explain. Thanks	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources Analyzing Problems and Goals Developing a Framework or Model of Change Developing Strategic and Action Plans Developing an Intervention Increasing Participation and Membership Advocating for Change Influencing Policy Development Implementing a Social Marketing Effort Improving Organizational Management and Development	Fri, 04/15/2016
Dear Advisor of Community Tool Box, A small "public library" committee is trying to start action to that goal in Byron, MN, a rich, professional suburb of Rochester Minnesota with the Mayo Clinic. Our community started as a small 600 pop. rural farm community and has grown over the years to a bedroom community of Mayo Clinic professionals, senior citizens, and a superb flourishing elite school system. We would like to have a small library. We have received funding support of the Byron Community Foundation to develop an information sheet for distribution to Byron organizations for a later community support survey. I have read your helps and they're great, but wonder if you might have any specific info for our situation. appreciate your wonderful website.	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources Analyzing Problems and Goals Developing Strategic and Action Plans Developing an Intervention Increasing Participation and Membership Enhancing Cultural Competence Advocating for Change Implementing a Social Marketing Effort Writing a Grant Application for Funding Improving Organizational Management and Development Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Thu, 04/14/2016
Would you please guide me in how my organization can help a Latino community from a vulnerable community in East Bay, Parents are apathetic in getting involve in they children education. The majority of parents don't participate in school meetings, school district board meetings, educational class etc. How we can turn around the parents indifferent behavior to increase parents participation?	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources Developing an Intervention Increasing Participation and Membership Enhancing Cultural Competence Implementing a Social Marketing Effort Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Thu, 04/14/2016
I am trying to find copies of successful applications of Assets of Community Value (so we don't have to 're-invent the wheel'. Where can I find some please?	Assessing Community Needs and Resources	Wed, 04/13/2016
Does one of your chapters address the reluctance staff may feel to encourage wide participation because someone may say or do something that's off message or reflects poorly on the organization? Along the same line, how about staff reluctance to involve people because there can be blow-back if staff ends up negotiating a resolution that some campaign activists don't like.	Increasing Participation and Membership Improving Organizational Management and Development	Wed, 04/13/2016
How would one evaluate an education oriented project, Can you list steps? Thanks	Analyzing Problems and Goals Improving Organizational Management and Development Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Wed, 04/13/2016
Good afternoon. I am looking for a (short) Mission Statement for: 1. An Insurance Sub-Committee tasked with both evaluating an HOA's insurance needs and interviewing and recommending insurance firms to the BOG and 2. An Audit Sub-Committee tasked with both evaluating an HOA's accounting needs and interviewing and recommending auditing firms to the BOG	Improving Organizational Management and Development	Mon, 04/11/2016
Can you give me your advice on our mission statement. Bound By Dog Tags Foundation Mission Statement Promoting camaraderie and emotional support to Veterans in need, from others that answered the call of service for country.	Developing Strategic and Action Plans Increasing Participation and Membership Improving Organizational Management and Development	Fri, 04/08/2016
Hello, I am a consultant writing a strategic plan for a non-profit. One deliverable from the RFP is to "create assessment tools/methods for evaluating outcomes, goals, strategies and programs." I am confused about what form this should take--is this a one page series of assessment questions that will evaluate all of these, or a multi-page document with questions about each? Do you know of any samples that I could refer to? I know what an assessment tool is generally but I'm not clear on what it means in this case. Thank you!	Evaluating the Initiative Writing a Grant Application for Funding	Fri, 04/08/2016
Hi, i have lean a lot from you so now i want to reference about you , what can i say?		Thu, 04/07/2016
What are the steps in the following: write "an assessment of the direct and indirect financial consequences for your proposed initiative". Thank you, Tracey K. Carr	Writing a Grant Application for Funding	Wed, 04/06/2016
Hi, I just had joined your organization. I like to learn more about leadership programs, I am a supervisor and property manager. Any ideas you have in mind would be greatly appreciated.		Tue, 04/05/2016
Are you aware of any survey or a bank of questions I can use in a survey I could develop with my staff, parents and students to assess our level of cultural competence, implicit biases and institutionally racist practices?	Enhancing Cultural Competence	Wed, 03/30/2016
Hi CTB, I live in a small town in central CA but I grew up in.... Kansas!!!!! So I had to write to you. My dad was a prof at KSU. No kidding. Kansas was a wonderful place to grow up. Wouldn't trade it for anything! Here's my question: I haven't spent a lot of time reading everything on your site; there is SO much to read! I'm hoping you can point me in the best direction. I am a parent of two school aged children. Our town is about 40% White, 55% Latino, 5% Punjabi. 70% of the kids in our schools qualify for free/reduced meals, so money is an issue for most folks. Many of the Latinos and Punjabi adults do not speak English. Our schools are in pretty poor shape, both in terms of academics and facilities. In Nov. '18, some people (of which I am one) would like to pass a school bond or a tax so that we can raise money to fix the schools and haev better programs. However, we all agree that the community is not unified and there is a lack of trust between different groups. In addition, our largest voting majority are elderly or "empty nesters", so they no longer have a child in school. I believe that we need to figure out how to build trust between the groups and unite the community, so that we can pass a bond or a tax for the schools. HOW can we build community and trust between such a wide variety of people, who are different in age, culture/ethnicity, socioeconomics, and language, and who have very different goals? Thank you very much!	Assessing Community Needs and Resources Analyzing Problems and Goals Developing Strategic and Action Plans Increasing Participation and Membership Enhancing Cultural Competence Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Sat, 03/26/2016
How do I cite this as a source? Who are the authors? Thank you.		Mon, 03/07/2016
Can you provide the names of the author(s) who wrote Section 8. Ethical Leadership? I would like to use it in an essay.		Wed, 02/10/2016
I run a non profit organization that promotes healthy living in San Diego, Ca. The biggest problem I have is getting help with projects. How would you suggest motivating others to work for free and how to find them?	Assessing Community Needs and Resources Building Leadership Increasing Participation and Membership Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Wed, 02/10/2016
We are looking to start a youth peer group for 14-24 year olds living with a mental illness. I would like to have a contract for the youth to sign when they first join stating they will be respectful and no aggression. Is there anything I could use as a guideline. While I want this to be their group I feel there needs to be some guidelines and responsibilities for the participants.	Building Leadership Increasing Participation and Membership Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Wed, 02/10/2016
Hi there, I'm looking to cite information from your articles for an academic assignment and I'm looking for specific authors in chapter 13. Can you help direct me to the location where authors are listed? Thank you!		Sat, 02/06/2016
How can I obtain all of the power point presentation you have to offer on how to start Support Groups. I am the Social Worker for Lititz Hematology and Oncology Care in Lititz, PA. We are going to build and start several support groups that address the needs of our particular population (cancer patients, cancer survivors, their families, etc) we are going to develop groups that address such things as How Cancer Impacts Everything and Everyone, How to continue to work fulltime or part time with Cancer, How do I explain this to my kids, and many others.	Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Wed, 02/03/2016
I would like to propose a way to deter the youth of America from using tobacco products; however, I am usure how I would go about doing this.	Developing Strategic and Action Plans Building Leadership Advocating for Change	Sat, 01/30/2016
Hi, I'm a MSW intern and I want to do a community-based participatory action research. I need some examples of things I can. I am in a community organizing class. I want to work with fathers who were involved with child welfare system, and how to build a support system for them in the community.	Assessing Community Needs and Resources Developing a Framework or Model of Change Sustaining the Work or Initiative	Tue, 01/26/2016
I am on a committee that would like to use Photovoice concepts to explore one particular zip code in Reno, Nevada. We want to use 'at-risk' youth, all of them have smart phones. We were thinking of having them upload images directly to a shared site or platform. Does anyone have any experience with this versus digital/traditional cameras??	Developing a Framework or Model of Change Building Leadership Increasing Participation and Membership	Mon, 01/25/2016
How do we develop a structure a for a community based organization whose strategic plan has expired and has no constitution?	Developing Strategic and Action Plans	Fri, 01/22/2016
what types of questions should be asked when calling a foundation for grants?	Assessing Community Needs and Resources	Wed, 01/20/2016
It is permissible for us to use these examples in a training session we are conducting for community service organizations in Howard County, Maryland?		Tue, 01/19/2016
I need to make a logic model for my class and I really need help with it I am very confused. I chose to do it on cost/affordability on medication.	Developing a Framework or Model of Change	Sun, 01/17/2016
I am looking to develop an assessment of baseline health information for a group of people in a different country that has asked for a health clinic to be built with the help of another outreach group. The outreach group needs to find a way to establish why the community wants the health clinic and what it will be used for, along with a baseline assessment. My degree is in public health so I have been asked to help with this. It has been so long since I have created something like this and was looking for a place to start as there are a number of obstacles to overcome with this assessment (like language, culture/societal norms etc). Any guidance would be appreciated.	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources Analyzing Problems and Goals Developing Strategic and Action Plans	Tue, 12/29/2015
when does a gathering become a community?	Analyzing Problems and Goals	Sun, 12/27/2015
I will be installed as the 2016 President of the Ruritan National Foundation (RNF) Board in January 2016 in Jacksonville, FL. Ruritan National has about 1,000 clubs and 28,000 members primarily located in the small towns and rural communities of the eastern U.S. Our RN clubs focus on community service, fellowship, and goodwill. Most of our clubs offer educational scholarships and provide a variety of community service projects. RNF has a corpus of about $4 million and annual earnings of about $200,000 are used to encourage local RN clubs to provide scholarships to community students. The RNF Board would like to double our corpus in the next five years (2016-20) to over $8 million. The persons in line to serve at RNF Presidents over the next five years have agreed to develop a strategic plan to raise the $4 million and to work diligently to achieve $8 million and use it to more than double our current impact. Can your Advisiors help lead us thru a strategic planning process beginning in January 2016? Your suggestions and assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Fred Payne, 2016 RNF President, 864-884-8899 or FPayne@greenvillecounty.org		Sun, 12/13/2015
I am working on a project that is trying to connect multiple groups, across professional sectors as well as community members, in an effort to reduce recidivism/enhance community stability for individuals and families after incarceration. One of the things we are trying to do is create a resource guide/reference guide type document for people to reference about what services exist, and basic information on how they are structured. For example, a mental health professional could reference it to get a basic idea of how community corrections works, what services they provide, how the funding works, and a general contact number/site for more information. Or a case manager in a correctional facility could reference it to see how a person quaifies for Medicaid, or how substance abuse treatment is paid for in Iowa and how the waitlists work. I've done a lot of looking around to try and find some guidance or even an example of what I am trying to do- basically a source of information to better connect people to services that already exist to try and reduce duplication, identify gaps, and reduce the "silo" effect. Not a directory, but it would have important contacts in it. Is this something you have any resources you could point me towards? Or language to describe it even? If not no worries, I might be making it more complicated than it actually is. Your site is amazing, and I am sure I will visit it frequently now that I have discovered it, thanks!	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships Assessing Community Needs and Resources	Wed, 12/09/2015
Hello! Do any of you provide (a 90-minute) presentations/discussions to not-for-profits on your toolbox--a summary of the modules, how it works, its efficacy in communities, etc.? I'm with a hospital assn., and our members are all NFPs. We are putting on a conference in March (16-18, in Bozeman), and want to provide some conceptual education (that gets into the how-tos) about building coalitions to improve the health of their communities. Many of them are small, rural/frontier, and this is fairly new for them. I'd like to start at the beginning with them to show how it can be done, no matter their size or location. Thank you.	Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships	Mon, 12/07/2015