Community and cultural influences
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National Center for Cultural Competence
Description: The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.
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Beyond the Usual Suspects: Developing New Allies to Invest in School Readiness
Author: Bruner, Charles (13 more by this author)
Description: This monograph provides information on how advocates might work to build a broader set of allies to promote an early childhood agenda to improve school readiness. It stresses the importance of recognizing the cultures, or cognitive frames, of groups of allies and crafting outreach messages accordingly. Recommendations for advocacy groups is included.
Description: The Leadership Learning Community is a national nonprofit organization with expertise in identifying, evaluating and applying cutting-edge ideas and promising practices in the leadership development field. Through partnership with a network of hundreds of experienced funders, consultants and leadership development programs, the Leadership Learning Community promotes the innovation and collaboration needed to make leadership more effective.
Pew Partnership for Civic Change 
Description: A website that offers research-based information on building healthy communities. The information is broken down into several topics, including building safe neighborhoods, living wage jobs, viable economics, healthy families and children, and collaborative leadership.
Author: Bruner, Charles (13 more by this author)
Description: This essay provides an overview of two different but potentially complementary approaches to poverty reduction: “community-building and social justice pathways to community vitality” and “work pathways to economic self-sufficiency.” It then discusses the role of advocacy in developing policies that can support these approaches.
Description: This website describes the mission of the Kettering Foundation, which seeks to find resources to make democracy function better. It also describes the publications and programs available through the foundation on topics that include public choice, government, community, and public schools.
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Engaging, Mobilizing, and Impacting Faith-based Communities
Author: Jakes, Susan (21 more by this author)
Description: Online training to learn the challenges and rewards of working with faith-based audiences and organizations and assist Extension professionals partner with the faith-based community in implementing educational programs. Your opportunity to: Increase knowledge of the importance of uniting faith-based audiences/organizations; learn strategies for approaching potential faith-based community partners; increase knowledge of effective practices for working with faith-based audiences/organizations; and hear lessons learned, challenges faced, and exciting results from working with faith-based audiences/organizations.
Intro to Community Coaching: Learning the Ropes
Author: Kahl, Daniel
Description: Join us for a CYFERnet Community Online Workshop to explore the basic concept of Community Coaching. This is the first event in a 5 part series that CYFERnet Community will offer on Community Coaching for Guiding Sustainable Community Change.
See the World Through My Eyes: Understanding the Child's Journey of Development
Author: Goddard, H. (29 more by this author)
Description: This archived recording of a 90-minute webinar is based on "See the World Through My Eyes," an "ages-and-stages" program developed by the family life team at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension aimed at improving parent-child relationships.
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A Field Guide to Community Coaching
Author: Emery, Mary (3 more by this author); Ken Hubbell, Becky Miles-Polka
Description: You can request a free “e-book” copy of the field guide by filling out a short form at this site. This book is a 108-page guide to concepts, tools, and examples of coaching that supports individuals, coalitions, groups, and institutions engaged in shaping and sustaining community change. It incorporates examples from rural and urban settings along with tips and tales from over a dozen experienced practitioners. The Guide was developed by Mary Emery, PhD., Ken Hubbell, and Becky Miles-Polka with support from the W. K. Kellogg, Annie E. Casey, and Northwest Area foundations, and the Kellogg Action Lab at Fieldstone Alliance.
At Your Doorstep: Creating Family Connections Outdoors
Author: DeBord, Karen (61 more by this author); Lucy Bradley, Liz Driscoll
Description: Families who spend time outside together with their children in natural environments can increase their physical activity, connect family members with one another, and connect children with nature. This webinar focuses on a new toolkit, At Your Doorstep, developed by educators at North Carolina State University, aimed at increasing opportunities for parents and children to spend more time together outdoors.
Author: Emery, Mary (3 more by this author); Jennifer Henderson, Ken Hubbell, Becky Miles-Polka
Description: The Community Coaching Website. Community coaches work with local leaders and social change organizations. Working with a coach is a strategy to set goals, take action, make better decisions and develop natural strengths. Successful coaches focus on outcomes, but not at the expense of the process. They are attuned to the need for balance.
Description: This framework is a vital tool for early childhood education and care providers seeking to build effective engagement strategies. While the framework is intended for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, its lessons are useful and applicable to a much broader audience of early childhood programs.
This framework outlines an approach to building solid foundations for successful parent and family engagement in three areas: Program Leadership, Continuous Improvement, and Professional Development. The framework also outlines the need to develop solid engagement strategies in four “Impact Areas”: Program Environment, Teaching and Learning, Family Partnerships, and Community Partnerships.
Description: This website describes the mission of the Kettering Foundation, which seeks to find resources to make democracy function better. It also describes the publications and programs available through the foundation on topics that include public choice, government, community, and public schools.
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Pew Partnership for Civic Change
Description: A website that offers research-based information on building healthy communities. The information is broken down into several topics, including building safe neighborhoods, living wage jobs, viable economics, healthy families and children, and collaborative leadership.