Results by Term: Community Engagement

Creating Lasting Change Through Community Leadership

Author: Katrina Ballard, Sara McTarnaghan, and Brittany Murray | Year of Publication: 2020

This digital feature discusses how Promise Neighborhoods are working with residents to weather crises and transform communities.

Youth Engagement in Collective Impact Initiatives

Author: Jessica Shakesprere, Mica O'Brien, and Eona Harrison | Year of Publication: 2020

Youth engagement is the meaningful and sustained involvement of young people in efforts to create positive social change. This approach requires youth-serving organizations to rebalance traditional power dynamics between adults and young people, enabling youth to take on decision-making responsibilities. Collective impact initiatives such as Promise Neighborhoods are well -positioned to meaningfully incorporate youth input and leadership in program design, implementation, and evaluation.

Sharing Results: A Guide for Communicating Promise Neighborhoods Outcomes to Diverse Audiences

Author: AEM Corp. | Year of Publication: 2019

This guide is designed for project teams working on place-based initiatives as a resource for establishing a communications strategy and developing compelling stories about their work. It offers a useful framework for stakeholder engagement and an application of this framework to the Promise Neighborhoods context. The guide also includes a resource list with tools and references that readers can access to support the actions recommended throughout the guide.

Learn About Your Neighborhood: Uncover the Strengths and Challenges

Author: The Center for the Study of Social Policy | Year of Publication: 2018

This tool provides information to help individuals find the right people to include on neighborhood leadership teams and begin outreach in their communities.

How to Use Case Management Data

Author: Urban Institute | Year of Publication: 2016

This video is a guide to improving a comprehensive community change initiative.

Beyond Lessons in the Field: Creating and Sustaining Partnerships in Promise Neighborhoods

Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: 2011

This fact sheet provides frequently asked questions and answers for using partnerships for effective implementation and long-term sustainability of Promise Neighborhoods. The factsheet provides examples from communities where partnerships have helped communities succeed.

Beyond Lessons in the Field: Community Engagement in Promise Neighborhoods

Author: Promise Neighborhoods Institute | Year of Publication: 2011

This fact sheet details information on building strong leadership for supported, respectful, long-lasting community engagement and partnerships in Promise Neighborhoods.

Aligning for Impact: Connecting Promise Neighborhoods and the Cradle-to-Career Civic Infrastructure

Author: PolicyLink | Year of Publication: No date

The Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink and the Strive National Network collaborated to produce this fact sheet on strategies for aligning Promise Neighborhoods and cradle-to-career civic infrastructure efforts in communities.