Cross-Sectoral Tools

John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight, Sarah Dobrowolski, and Deborah Puntenney, Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Local Assets and Your Organization’s Capacity. Evanston, IL: Asset-Based Community Development Institute, 2005.
tool-ABCD-capacity bldg.pdf (704KB)

Susan A. Rans and Mike Green, Hidden Treasures: Builiding Community Connections by Engaging the Gifts of: People on welfare People with disabilities People with mental illness Older Adults Young people, Evanston, IL, Asset-Based Community Development Institute, 2005.
tool-ABCD-cmtybuild—pt1.pdf (425KB)
tool-ABCD-cmtybuild—pt1.pdf (380KB)

Lisa M. Feldstein, et al., Economic Development and Redevelopment: A toolkit for building healthy, vibrant communities, Oakland, CA: Public Health Law & Policy, 2007.
tool-Cal-Dept-Health-Serv-equitable-devo.pdf (3.4MB)

Community Legal Resources, Vacant Property Legal Manual, Detroit, MI: 2009.
tool-CLR-vacant-property.pdf (3.8MB)

Faron Supanich-Goldner et al., Economic Development in a Global Knowledge Economy: A Guide for Local Practice, East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, Knowledge Economy Research Team, 2007.
tool-econ-devo.pdf (390KB)

Enterprise Community Partners, Free Online Resources for Community Development Practitioners, Columbia, MD: Enterprise, February 2007.
tool-enterprise-directory.pdf (280KB)

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Paul Castelloe, Thomas Watson and Katy Allen, Building a Sustainable Network: A Toolkit, Asheville, NC: Rural Support Partners, 2011.
tool-ford-fdn-sustainable-network.pdf (500KB)

Gary Green, Anna Haines, and Stephen Halebsky, Building Our Future: A Guide To Community Visioning, Madison: WI: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 2000.
tool-guide-cmty-visioning.pdf (300KB)

Anna Haines, et al., How To Hire A Planning Consultant: A Guide To Preparing A Request For Proposals, Stevens Point, WI: University of Wisconsin Extension, Jun 2001.
tool-hiring-planning-consultant.pdf (265KB)

Joe Jenkins, with lead partners Paula Dressel, Gordon Walker, and Nancy Henkin, project coordinator Janice Jackson and focus group facilitator Angela Heath, Sustainable Communities: A Viable Futures Toolkit, Baltimore, MD: Just Partners, Inc., 2007.
tool-just-partners-sustainable.pdf (12.2MB)

Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor, Net Gains: A Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change Version 1.0, Alexandria, VA: Wendling Foundation, 2006.
tool-networks-social-change.pdf (840KB)

NeighborWorks Community Building & Organizing Initiative, Community Outreach Strategies That Work, Washington, DC: March 2009.
tool-NW-foreclosure-outreach.pdf (280KB)

Sarah Treuhaft, Kalima Rose, Karen L. Black, Reclaiming Foreclosed Properties for Community Benefit, Oakland, CA: PolicyLink, Equitable Development Toolkit, 2009.
tool-policylink-foreclosure.pdf (1.5MB)

Heather McCulloch with Lisa Robinson, Sharing the Wealth: Resident Ownership Mechanisms, Oakland, CA: PolicyLink, 2001.
tool-policylink-res-own.pdf (788KB)

For more information, see the Cross-Sectorals Support Page in our Strategies & Models Panel.