Tools and Resources
UWSEM’s Logic Models
Online Resources
Asset-Based Community Development
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD)
http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd/abcdbackground.html
Challenging the traditional approach to solving urban problems, which focuses service providers and funding agencies on the needs and deficiencies of neighborhoods, Kretzmann and McKnight have demonstrated that community assets are key building blocks in sustainable urban and rural community revitalization efforts.
Collaborative Resources
Community Building and Collaboration 
This document provides books, articles and internet resources for understanding and practicing Community Building and Collaboration
Measurement Tools
FRIENDS - Measurement Resources
http://www.friendsnrc.org/outcome/toolkit/annot.htm
Compendium of Annotated Measurement Tools that FRIENDS created. They have also linked this through their Logic Model builder around prevention efforts so that the tools match up to outcomes. FRIENDS is the National Resource Center for CBCAP and provides training and technical assistance to Federally Funded CBCAP Programs.
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley Toolfind
www.toolfind.org.
Toolfind is a free, online directory to help youth-serving programs identify tested, low-cost measurement tools. Toolfind is a searchable database containing detailed descriptions of 46 tested tools that are available to programs in 11 youth outcome areas.
To access the Directory go to
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
http://www.unitedwayatlanta.org/docs/ci/OM101.ppt
http://www.unitedwayatlanta.org/docs/ci/OM102.ppt
Kellogg Foundation
http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=75&CID=281&NID=61&LanguageID=0
Statistics and Trends
Youth Trends: New Fact Sheet Identifies Most Supportive Neighborhoods for Children
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/Child_Trends-2007_09_18_FS_NeighborhoodIndex.pdf
A new Child Trends fact sheet explores the connection between neighborhood quality and child well-being and creates a Neighborhood Support Index based on parent perceptions of support from neighbors. The fact sheet includes a state-by-state listing of the proportion of children living in the most supportive neighborhoods. Among the findings: Thirteen percent of children in the U.S. reside in neighborhoods perceived by parents as most supportive and 62 percent of children live in neighborhoods with moderately high support from neighbors. Twenty-six percent of children live in neighborhoods perceived by parents to be the least supportive or those with moderately low support. States located in the Midwest and Northeast have higher proportions of children living in the most supportive neighborhoods.
Youth Trends: Online Guide Features Over 200 Effective Programs for Children & Youth
http://www.childtrends.org/_catdisp_page.cfm?LID=C69A59D5-7C1A-47C1-AB7C751AD5A71718
Child Trends' LINKS (Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully) database now features descriptions of over 200 evaluated programs that enhance children's development. Each program description includes a brief summary of the type of program, its target population, its intended outcomes, and what experimental evaluations have found the program's impacts to be.
Trainings and Technical Assistance
BoardConnect® (www.boardconnect.org) helps nonprofits build their board leadership through training in board responsibilities and effective recruitment practices, and by teaching boards how to access a pool of trained candidates using convenient online tools. Click here for a listing of services. 
npServ™ (www.npserv.org) helps nonprofits share internal operations to increase efficiency and allows them to focus on their mission and do what they do best… program delivery! npServ offers a range of valuable support services
NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work) is a nonprofit organization located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that provides a variety of support services and resources to nonprofits in southeast Michigan. For more information about the organization please click on http://www.new.org/ .
ResourceConnect® (www.resourceconnect.org) empowers nonprofits with guidance on best management practices and referrals to high-impact professional services. Our personal and online services include
Nonprofit Technical Assistance Referral Guide
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