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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 Caribbean Youth Advocacy and Action Agenda on Violence Prevention (The AAA)
Common Ground was contracted to engage with young people from across the region to develop The Caribbean Youth Advocacy and Action Agenda on Violence Prevention (The AAA), which we wrote and designed. The AAA was released at the Caribbean Summit on Youth Violence Prevention, which brought together approximately 250 participants from 21 countries in Georgetown, Guyana in 2019.
Categories: Advocacy, Contemporary Leadership, Published Resource, Working With Young People, Youth Development, Youth EngagementDownload
The Holstee Manifesto
A well-known "manifesto for life" from a great company. We share it often and have a video version you can find on our Pinterest site.
Categories: InspirationDownload
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
The Status Quo Bias
We wrote this case study for the Mentoring Resource Center in 2009 to help organizations who are having a difficult time managing necessary change.
Categories: Change Management, Contemporary Leadership, Healthy Organizations, Published Resource, Strategic PlanningDownload
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
Top 10 Board Roles
A simple one-page overview for all social profit boards.
Categories: Board DevelopmentDownload
TRAIN: July 2006
Experiential Education, Strategic Training Design, SMART Objectives, and Six Questions in the Minds of All Audiences.
Categories: Common Ground NewsletterDownload
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
Understanding Servant Leadership
Servant leadership is at the heart of Common Ground's LEAD Model™ and this primer explains the core concepts.
Categories: About Common Ground, Board Development, Contemporary Leadership, International Development, Management, Working With Young PeopleDownload
Understanding White Privilege
This is likely the most powerful treatise on white privilege ever written The seminal 1989 piece by Peggy McIntosh.
Categories: Deeply Rooted Equity, Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Health & RightsDownload
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 Activity