Tools
Health Disadvantage Index Tool
Public Health InstituteMapping tool allows user to explore health disparities in a region
Documentaries about Gentrification
Gentrification Learning CommunityThese films can be used to learn about issues of gentrification in America
Gentrification Learning Community Resources
Gentrification Learning Community-Mel King InstituteThis compendium of resources studied by the gentrification learning community includes broad perspectives for defining and tackling issues of gentrification
Community Development Acronyms
MACDCList of definitions for common terminology for community development and affordable housing
Racial Equity Tools
Center for Assessment and Policy DevelopmentThis site offers tools, research, tips, curricula and ideas for people who want to increase their own understanding and to help those working toward justice at every level – in systems, organizations, communities and the culture at large.
TAP Resident Programs Catalog
MassHousing TAP ProgramCatalog offers on-site workshops and programs for residents to TAP members
Metrics for Healthy Communities
Build Healthy Places NetworkWebsite gives sample logic models for cross-sector health oriented initatives
Advancing Racial Equity and Transforming Government: A Resource Guide
Government Alliance on Race & EquityResource guide includes lessons learned from practitioners on how to advance racial equity in governments
MeasureUp
Build Healthy Communities NetworkExplore tools and resources to help you measure and describe your program's impact on famillies and communities
Social Justice Communications Toolkit
Opportunity AgendaThis toolkit provides communications strategies for promoting equity and social justice
Beyond Confrontation: Community-Centered Policing Tools
PolicyLinkThis series of toolkits can help communities and law enforcement understand strategies to build mutual trust and respect, increase safety in communities, and minimize senseless killings and excessive use of force by police.
Creating Opportunities for Families Through Resident Services: A Practitioner's Manual
Enterprise, Freddie MacManual provides guidance on how to create and offer effective services for residents
MA Coalition Finder
The Community Health Training InstituteFind local coalitions working towards healthier communities in Massachusetts
CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTool provides examples of best practices for how health centers can engage in community improvement projects
Community Development Data Guidebook
Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoThis how-to guide explains community development data available, how it can be retrieved, and how it can be used
Collective Impact Warm-Up Exercises for Meetings
Collective Impact ForumCompendium of warm-up exercises for group and community meetings
Community Heart and Soul Field Guide
Orton Family FoundationGuide offers step-by-step instructions on how to engage and motivate residents to take an active role in shaping the future of their communities
Beautiful Solutions
Ideas and strategies for building just, democratic, and resilient communities from all over the world. An initiative started because of Naomi Klein's book, This Changes Everything
My Mass Mortgage
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)CHAPA designed this website to help new homebuyers understand all the steps of the homebuying process in Massachusetts
Managing Neighborhood Change: Anti-Displacement Strategies Toolkit
Metropolitan Area Planning CouncilThis toolkit is based on a comprehensive literature review of academic and non-academic reports released over the last 10 years.
Staffing Tips and Tools
Local Initiatives Support CorporationA safety organizer or coordinator can be the glue needed to hold complex community safety partnerships together. These tools can help you structure this type of position and find the right person for the job.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Local Initiatives Support CorporationCrime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a methodology that directly addresses the relationship between the physical environment and the incidence of crime.
Sample Community Agreements & Memorandum of Understandin
Local Initiatives Support CorporationIn seeking to change the practices of businesses and residential properties which are complicit in illegal activity, or which contribute to disorder (such as by selling drug paraphernalia or high-alcohol content beverages), a number of community safety partnerships have used Good Neighbor Agreements.
Community Survey Templates
Local Initiatives Support CorporationChecklist and survey templates for you to use door to door.
Customizable Census Data
American Community SurveyCreate unique data and infographic reports for your neighborhood.