project design & management

Youth Master Planning

Youth Master Planning, a comprehensive process to plan for issues facing young people, brings together stakeholders including parents, teachers, employers, and youth. This method of community planning is taking hold in cities throughout America.

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tools
Tool Type:
Method
Keyword(s):
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning,
youth

Online Outreach Tools Guide

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.

Content type:
resources
Resource Type:
Publication
Keyword(s):
community inventory,
data analysis & collection,
facilitation & dialogue,
government,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach

Heart & Soul Handbook: Forming Your Community Advisory Team

With examples and tips for forming an effective community advisory team, this chapter provides a community with the tools to assemble a team to guide their Heart & Soul Community Planning project to successful completion.

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resources
Resource Type:
Publication,
Website
Keyword(s):
decision-making,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning

Heart & Soul Handbook: Outreach and Communications

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.

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resources
Resource Type:
Publication,
Website
Keyword(s):
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning

Heart & Soul Handbook: Selecting a Project Coordinator

A chapter and Quick Guide from the Heart & Soul Community Planning Handbook describe the varied roles a community planning Project Coordinator must fill and helps communities find the right person for the job.

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resources
Resource Type:
Publication,
Website
Keyword(s):
project design & management,
values-based planning

Heart & Soul Handbook: Designing Your Project

This chapter in the Heart & Soul Community Planning Handbook describes the steps and resources necessary to design a community planning project that fits the needs of your community.

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resources
Resource Type:
Publication,
Website
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning

Heart & Soul Handbook: Why Heart & Soul Community Planning?

This chapter in the Heart & Soul Community Planning Handbook explains how the Heart & Soul Community Planning process differs from other planning programs and how it can help engage residents and allow towns to identify and protect what matters most.

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resources
Resource Type:
Publication,
Website
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
decision-making,
facilitation & dialogue,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
scenario planning,
storytelling,
values-based planning,
visioning

Heart & Soul Community Planning Implementation Guides

The Heart & Soul Community Planning Implementation Guides provide resources for taking action on issues, including issue introductions, methods, case studies, and policy examples.

Content type:
resources
Resource Type:
Publication
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
decision-making,
economic development,
government,
housing,
implementation,
project design & management,
values-based planning

Heart & Soul Community Planning Handbook

The Heart & Soul Community Planning Handbook explains how a values-based approach can engage citizens in the process of planning their future and provides assistance for completing a Heart & Soul process in your community.

Content type:
resources
Resource Type:
Publication
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
community inventory,
decision-making,
facilitation & dialogue,
implementation,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning

Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Kids

The Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Kids project educates students on the relationship between the” health” of a neighborhood and personal well-being and engages youth in community planning and revitalization projects.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
decision-making,
environmental sustainability,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
transportation,
values-based planning,
youth