Tools & Resources

Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook

This tool (from CDC) offers prompts to help you identify the purpose of your evaluation and potential uses for evaluation results.

Meeting the Match: A Guide to Fundraising for the Tobacco Policy Change Program

This tool (From RWJF) contains guidelines and approaches for accessing multiple sources of funding that are easily adapted to any policy area. It can be found in Act on What's Important under...

Activation Point

Activation Point (from Spitfire Strategies) builds on the Smart Chart™ and focuses specifically on analyzing the type of public support needed for your campaign to succeed and strategies for mobilizing concerned people to action.

Becoming a Line Item in the State Budget: Tool 1

This tool (from Community Tool Box) explains why becoming a line item should be a last resort.

Storytelling and the Art of Emailing

This tool (from M + R) includes specific strategies for continuing to engage donors. It can be found in Act on What’s Important under Develop a resource plan.

Sustaining the Work or Initiative

This tool (from the Community Tool Box) can help you decide whether and how to sustain your work.

Holding Awards Ceremonies

This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides ideas for when and how to conduct recognition events.

Arranging Celebrations

This tool (from Community Tool Box) includes guidelines for when and how to throw a party.

Recognizing Goal Attainment Checklist

This tool (from Community Tool Box) can guide you in celebrating partial victories as well as long term goal success.

Gathering Information: Monitoring Your Progress

This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides guidance on monitoring process and outcome measures including 1) an event log tool and 2) suggested codes for categorizing events that can help you collect information in ways that are easy to summarize and communicate. 

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