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7 Resources

Community Toolbox

Millions of people use the Community Tool Box each year to get help taking action, teaching, and training others in organizing for community...

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community organizing
diversity
facilitating
needs assessment

Community Engagement Toolbox

Effective community engagement seeks to better engage the community to achieve long-term and sustainable outcomes, processes, relationships, discourse, and decision-making in a community-context...

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community engagement

Best Practices for Outreach and Engagement to Latino Audiences using Community-Based Programs

The Latino community continues to grow at an increasing rate. Latinos have become the “majority-minority,” and by 2043, minorities will be the...

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hispanic
latino
latino outreach
latino programs
latino youth development
minority outreach
outreach & engagement

Civic Engagement at a Glance

This publication, developed by Extension professionals at the University of Minnesota Extension Service, presents a model which represents a holistic approach to civic...

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civic engagement
collaboration
discussion
reflection

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade: Public Conflict Resolution

This manual, developed at the University of Kentucky, is a train-the-trainers tool that can be used to help Extension educators, community officials, and...

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deliberation
interest-based problem-solving
public conflict
sources of conflict

Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills

This facilitation training was developed by Extension specialists with Virginia Cooperative Extension to help participants learn how to facilitate discussions that result in...

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community
facilitation

Engagement Toolbox

The Community Engagement Tool, developed and supported by the Center for Economic and Community Development at Penn State University, provides a brief and...

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community engagement
managing conflict
trust