Browse Content: Resource, public participation & outreach

A comprehensive guide providing a detailed description of and tools for community visioning, a process that seeks to capture and communicate the priorities of all community members in order to influence future land use and planning decisions.

One of the most important aspects of Heart & Soul Community Planning, this chapter on Outreach and Communications explains how to reach out to the entire community to foster effective relationships and discussions.

An online database of government and civic software, also referred to as apps that foster civic engagement. By linking these resources to one place, the database works to connect governments and engage citizens across the U.S.

This chapter in the Heart & Soul Community Planning Handbook provides tips for engaging youth in community planning.

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.

To help communities build a strong, cooperative relationship with their local government, this resource describes how to increase inter-sector collaboration and foster open government.

The Community Heart & Soul™ Field Guide is Orton Family Foundation’s guide to its tested and proven method of community planning and development.

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 Tactical Urbanism guide outlines tools and case studies for quick, easy, cheap, fun, and often temporary projects that improve livability and public spaces - from chair bombing to guerilla gardening to temporary parks.

GOOD produces an online and print magazine, videos, and an interactive website for the general public with content about success stories and innovative ideas on a wide range of social issues.