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Core Values and Assumptions

Introduction to the Community Tool Box. Core Values and Assumptions. Christina Holt Associate Director KU Work Group. People Can Change The World. We Give Them the Tools to Do It. Our Vision: People – locally and globally– taking action

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Core Values and Assumptions

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  1. Introduction to the Community Tool Box Core Values and Assumptions Christina Holt Associate Director KU Work Group

  2. People Can Change The World We Give Them the Tools to Do It

  3. Our Vision: People – locally and globally– taking action together to change conditions that affect their lives

  4. Building Capacity • How-to Guidance • Toolkits • Troubleshooting • Evidence-Based Practices

  5. “The Community Tool Box is a lifeline for the Partnership in many ways…” - Cheryl Pestaina, Miami, Florida “The site is an incredible source of resource materials. In the next two weeks I will be the lead facilitator in a training course for senior managers in the water and health sector. They will come from five to six different countries. I intend to use relevant sections to supplement what we have used in the past. I will also let them know about the site. Thanks and keep up the good work.” - VincentNjuguna, Nairobi, Kenya

  6. “The Community Tool Box is a tremendous resource …a particularly useful tool in that I can prepare manuals in a simple language for use by community groups and show them the site so that they can use it as a resource ... I have found the Community Tool Box to be excellent and congratulations to those who have and are still putting it together.” - Max Llewelyn, New Zealand “It is an absolutely incredible resource. The most comprehensive resource I have found for skill and knowledge based information for our field.” - Laurie Call, Divernon, Illinois

  7. {Toolkits Screenshot}

  8. Dissemination takes off KHF seed money Spanish translation (RWJF) RWJF funding Responsive design 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015… Out of the Box Prize WHO Designation Arabic translation Conceptborn

  9. Growing Global Reach 4.5 million+ unique users from 230 countries

  10. Community Tool Box Daily Visits April 2011-April 2013

  11. “The power of communities to take action is a wonderful thing to behold.” Community Innovator Bread for the City Community Innovator Backyard Farmyard Community Innovator Community Enterprise Solutions Innovative MicroConsignment Model Grand Prize Winner Uhuru Child: Jikaze Resettlement Village

  12. Extending Reach—Translation & Adaptation “Having the Tool Box in Spanish made it much more accessible for our diverse multilingual audience…The Community Tool Box [is] a unique resource for the region and the world.” Carlos Santos-Burgoa, MD., MPH., PhD. Senior Advisor Human  Security, Pan American Health Organization / WHO

  13. Extending Access - Responsive Design

  14. Le Community Tool Box 社区工具框 A Caixa de Ferramenta da Comunidade

  15. Partnering for Impact

  16. “The Community Tool Box is easily the most comprehensive, rigorous, and user-friendly 'field manual' for anyone involved in social change… Soup-to-nuts, CTB offers a blueprint for anyone seeking to harness community strengths and resources to build healthier spaces and places.” Brian Smedley, Ph.D., Vice President and Director, Health Policy Institute Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, D.C. “With over 7,000 pages, the Community Tool Box is nothing short of a public service wonder…it draws leaders in by anticipating their need to not only understand the steps, but tackle specific tasks, solve thorny problems, and connect with others doing similar work.” Karen J. Pittman, President and CEO The Forum for Youth Investment “For over 20 years, the “Community Tool Box” has been essential to ensuring we get significant health impact from our community-based efforts.” Georges Benjamin, M.D., Executive Director American Public Health Association

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  18. Contact Information Christina Holt, cholt@ku.edu Work Group for Community Health & Development University of Kansas 785.864.0533

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