This guide provides examples of capacity inventories developed and used by different communities across the United States, as well as practical reasons and valuable tips for conducting and using capacity inventories in your community. – John P. Kretzmann, John L....
This resource provides a variety of information from provincial, national and international sources on the topic of community development and community capacity building. – Health Promotion Clearinghouse
A planning tool to help build community capacity in health promotion projects. The tool gives you a snapshot of where you are—and where you still might go—in building community capacity for your project. – Public Health Agency of Canada
A free one-page graphic representation of four phases of community development that measures community readiness. – Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL)
As part of a series of papers written in support of the Vibrant Communities Initiative, this paper explores the social role of local governments. The Vibrant Communities Initiative supports the development of comprehensive community initiatives to address complex...
The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) is the preeminent international organization advancing the practice of public participation. It advocates on behalf of members and is building an international reputation for the public participation...
The Public Engagement Principles (PEP) Project of the National Coalition on Dialogue and Deliberation was launched in February 2009 to create clarity about what we consider to be the fundamental components of high-quality public engagement. The principles were...
The Arts and Health: Healthy Aging through the Arts project focused on a community-engaged approach in a Canadian context. The two key institutional partners were Vancouver Coastal Health (through the SMART Fund) and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. They...
This paper reports on a meta-case study analysis of a ten-year research program on citizenship, participation, and accountability that analyzed 100 research studies in 20 countries. A typology of four democratic and developmental outcomes was created, including: the...
Are you finding all the information available on public participation a little bit disorienting? This journal article is an analytical tool that can be used when sorting through various public engagement methods. It develops a typology of public engagement mechanisms....
