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Strategic Communications Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help you create a strategic communications plan for your organization.
Categories: Advocacy, Capacity Building, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Strategic Design System (Expanded)
Developed by Craig Bowman while teaching graduate students for many years at the American University in Washington, DC, this system will help anyone who is responsible for developing curriculum or designing workshops.
Categories: About Common Ground, Training & FacilitationDownload
Strategic Design System Summary
A simple overview of the training design system developed by Craig Bowman while teaching graduate students at the American University in Washington, DC.
Categories: About Common Ground, Training & FacilitationDownload
Strategic Planning Template
This template has been designed to help you draft a strategic plan for your organization.
Categories: Board Development, Change Management, Healthy Organizations, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Strengthening Boards of Directors
We wrote this case study focusing on board governance for the Mentoring Resource Center.
Categories: Board Development, Capacity Building, Healthy Organizations, Human Resources, Institutional Strengthening, Management, Policies, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
The Art of the Ask
Asking for money can be really hard for a lot of people. It requires a shift in mindset and this checklist is a great place to start.
Categories: Board Development, Change Management, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Management, Storytelling, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
The Invitation
A wonderful poem that we often use at the beginning of a high-risk sharing activity in our workshops.
Categories: Inspiration, Storytelling, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
This I Believe
Many years ago, NPR had a series called "This I Believe," which featured terrific listener stories. These were their storytelling guidelines.
Categories: Public Speaking, Storytelling, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Tips for Working with Adults
If you have young people and adults working together, check out these tips for working with adults (and download the "Tips for Working with Youth" as well).
Categories: Capacity Building, Community Building, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity, Working With Young People, Youth Development, Youth EngagementDownload
Tips for Working with Young People
If you have young people and adults working together, check out these tips for working with youth (and download the "Tips for Working with Adults" as well).
Categories: Capacity Building, Community Building, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity, Working With Young People, Youth Development, Youth EngagementDownload
Trainer Self-Evaluation
If you're a working facilitator or trainer, it is helpful to conduct a brief self-evaluation following your training sessions. We created that form for our own practice.
Categories: Monitoring & Evaluation, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Treasure Mapping Podcast
A simple activity that you can lead to help your team recognize all of the people and organizations that already care about your work; and who are potential donors. This podcast is only about six minutes in length. I hope you'll listen and try the activity.
Categories: Board Development, Capacity Building, Change Management, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Published Resource, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Workshop Evaluation Template
A simple workshop evaluation form.
Categories: Monitoring & Evaluation, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Writing Goals & Objectives
An excellent resource to assist in your strategic planning or curriculum development activities.
Categories: Capacity Building, Monitoring & Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Training & Facilitation, Training ActivityDownload
Writing Position Papers
As a part of our advocacy workshop, we think it is important that people understand how to write position papers.
Categories: Advocacy, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity