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The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) began in 2003 to create and organize a database of resources and tools of various practitioners in the field of dialogue and deliberation. Over 2,000 resources are summarized with web links.

This handbook targets community leaders and provides specific information for how to work with the community to undertake three different Asset Mapping approaches: the Whole Assets approach, the Storytelling Approach, and the Heritage Approach.

Grist is an online news resource full of stories, current events, and opinions on topics relating to cities, climate & energy, politics, sustainable living and food.

The Youth Civic Engagement Initiative is an effort of the Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth. The goal of the Initiative is to invest in and support organizations working to promote youth participation in civic life.

Cause Communications' Online Outreach Tools Guide identifies the benefits and drawbacks of specific online tools in aiding nonprofit communications at various stages in a planning or policy process.

This guide from the United Nations covers the nuts and bolts of participatory budgeting, including what it is, how it works, where it has been used, and how to get started.

The Municipal Code Corporation offers a free online Municipal Code Library: print and online versions of state codes for every state, and a variety of code-creation, code-management, and consulting services for local governments.

Learning and Leading, published by the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, presents methods and resources for promoting Personal Leadership, Organizational Leadership, and Community Leadership skills in youth.

Interested in the role of technology and networks in supporting community action, the Knight Foundation issued this report looking at numerous examples and tools that communities can use ignite positive social change.

The Open Streets Project works to share information and best practices on open streets in order to increase the number, size, and frequency of initiatives across North America.