CCMN - The CBM Toolbox

The CBM Toolbox

PHASE	TOOL BOX	QUESTIONS TO ASK
Community Mapping	Information Gathering to understand local context. Governance Analysis of the main groups within the community that influence environmental planning, management & reporting. Decision Making Support that provides opportunities for the community to identify their information needs. Mapping Understanding Canadian Government	What is the nature of the information needed to make decisions? What monitoring is already taking place? Who are the key groups and networks that could be involved? What are the best ways to engage each different group? Is the community interested in monitoring?
Participation Assessment	Consultation & Outreach activities that seek interested participants. Champion Identification of those individuals or groups driving CBM. Stakeholder Analysis Defining Stakeholder Roles Partnership Development Community Assessment Leadership & Group Facilitation Citizen Engagement Getting Youth Involved of various stakeholders and partners. Visioning to define a desired future for the community.	Are the values of monitoring commonly understood? What are participants’ motivations and expectations? What kinds of skills and expertise are available locally? What resources, training and equipment are needed? Who are the potential champions? What are the common community values and goals?
Capacity Building	Partnerships maximize capacity by expanding the pool of resources and expertise. Organizational Structure may help to facilitate CBM activities. Communications is essential at all levels and stages of CBM. Promoting Interest in Community Activities Organizing for Advocacy Grant Writing Volunteer Recognition Volunteer Retention Funding is needed to maintain coordination and communication systems IT Resources	What partnerships can be created or expanded? What data management systems are required? What communication mechanisms are needed to deliver ecological information? What sources of in-kind and financial support are available?
Information Gathering & Delivery	Ecological Monitoring defined and driven by community interests. Information Reporting that changes raw data into meaningful information for decision making. Protocols Achieving Influence on government policies, public values and industry practices. Evaluating Community Activities Participatory monitoring & evaluation Documents available from EMAN CO	Is monitoring data turned into useful information? How should the results of monitoring be communicated? In what ways can decision-makers use the new information? How can monitoring continue in the future?

Governance analysis

	Directions for Governance Evaluation

	Social network analysis survey

Mapping

	Tools for Stewardship

	DFO List of Community Mapping Tools

	Green Map System

	Community Mapping Network

	Juturna

Understanding Canadian Government

	Participating in Federal Public Policy: A Guide for the Voluntary Sector

	Voluntary Sector Public Policy Toolbox, Ginsler & Associates Inc.

Consultation & Outreach

	Sustainability Network list of marketing/communication resources.

Stakeholder Analysis

	The 4 R's, International Institute for Environment & Development

Defining Stakeholder Roles

	Yarnell, P. and D.V. Gayton, 2003. Community-based ecosystem monitoring in British Columbia: A survey and recommendations for extension. FORREX-Forest Research Extension Partnership. Kamloops, B.C. FORREX Series 13. [Online]. Available:

Partnership Development

	The Partnership Handbook, Flo Frank and Anne Smith for Human Resources Development Canada

	Sustainable Communities Network: Building Partnerships

	Department of Urban Affairs and Planning at Virginia Tech: Partnerships and Participation in Planning

	Sustainable Communities Network: Citizen Engagement

	Community-building in Kansas City: Lessons Learned

	Collaboration: A Guide for Environmental Advocates http://www.virginia.edu/ien/collaboration_part1.pdf http://www.virginia.edu/ien/collaboration_part2.pdf http://www.virginia.edu/ien/collaboration_part3.pdf

	Community Stewardship: A Guide to Establishing Your Own Group

	Benton Foundation: Strategic Communications ... ... in the digital age

Community Assessment

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

Leadership & Group Facilitation

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	The Saskatchewan Council for Community Development has on-line training courses for leadership skills

	Facilitation

	A quick reference guide for facilitators

	Community Capacity resources (eg. Building Effective Coalitions Training Module: A Facilitator’s Guide to Leading Effective Workshops and others)

Citizen Engagement

	Polocity Citizen Participation Centre Toolshed

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	Volunteer Recruitment Tips, Envision.ca

	Volunteer Recruitment: Tips from the Field Sarah Jane Rehnborg, PhD. and Betsy Clubine for the Charles A. Dana Center.

	A free resource. Stronger Together: Recruiting and Working with Ethnocultural Volunteers: Written by the Central Volunteer Bureau of Ottawa-Carleton. Contact the organization at 256 King Edward Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7M1, Canada, Phone: (613) 232-4876, Fax: (613) 232-6680.

	Community Volunteer Resources

	Sustainability Network list of marketing/communication resources.

	Volunteer Canada

	Charity Village

	Sonoran Institute

	Local Agenda 21 Workshop Modules. This guide outlines five planning elements, partnerships, community-based issue analysis, action planning, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation feedback (recommended for Local Agenda 21 facilitators and coordinators)

Getting Youth Involved

	Comission for Children and Young People. A presentation at the PPP2 Conference, April 2003

	Passing the Torch to the Youth of our Community: Session Summary From Motivating Manitoba, A Community Economic Development Conference, Winnipeg, September 26-28, 2002

	Our Growing Understanding of Community Engagement

	Hands for Nature: A Volunteer Management Workshop and Presenter's Guide

	Understanding Active Citizen Engagement Among Canada’s Information Age Generations

Visioning

	Community Dialogue Toolkit

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	The Saskatchewan Council for Community Development has on-line training modules for leading a visioning exercise

	Building Community Collaboration & Consensus

	Sustainable Communities Network: Community Visioning and Implementation

	National Civic League Press: The community visioning and strategic planning handbook

	Watershed Report Card. Tools and information for vision building, resource gathering, watershed mapping, potential impact flagging, examining plans, and revisiting the vision.

Communications

	IMPACS Communication Centre

	Green Media Toolshed

	The Social Marketing Network- Health Canada

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	Tools of Change

	Society of Environmental Journalists

	The secret of managing a successful website

	Sustainability Network list of marketing/communication resources.

Promoting Interest in Community Activities

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	The Citizen’s Handbook

Organizing for Advocacy

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

Grant Writing

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	Writing a Winning Proposal, Center for Community Change

	Community Development Handbook Flo Frank and Anne Smith for Human Resources Development Canada

Volunteer Recognition

	Community Futures Volunteer Recognition Ideas

	Energize Inc.

	Budget-conscious Volunteer Recognition Ideas by Nan Hawthorne in Volunteer Management Review

	Hands For Nature: A Volunteer Management Handbook Chapter 5: Volunteer Recognition

Volunteer Retention

	Volunteer Management Practices and Retention of Volunteers

Funding

	Climate Change & Health Office

	Canadian Community Monitoring Network Bridge Funding Opportunities: Regional, Provincial & National Sources

	The Green Source

	StewardshipCanada.ca

	List of funding organizations from the Sustainability Network

IT Resources

	Tech Soup: The technology place for non-profits

Information Reporting

	Mapping/GIS Applications

	GeoConnections

	National Atlas

	Community Mapping Network

	Watersheds InfoXchange

	Community-Based Indicator Examples

	City of Hamilton Vision 2020 Annual Sustainability Indicators Report

	Toronto Vital Signs

	Edmonton LIFE

Protocols

	NatureWatch

	Streamkeepers Handbook

	MINE MONITORING MANUAL A Resource for Community Members by Sue Moodie

	ON THE GROUND: A Volunteers' Guide to Monitoring Stewardship Agreements.

	EPA Water Monitoring Information

	DFO List of Monitoring Protocols

	How is Your MPA Doing? A Guidebook of Natural and Social Indicators for Evaluating Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness

	Designing Your Monitoring Strategy : Basic Questions and Resources to Help Guide You

Achieving Influence

	Government Relations & Advocacy, Ginsler & Associates Inc.

	Other downloadable resources, Available from Ginsler & Associates Inc.

	Making a Difference to Policies and Programs: A Guide for Researchers

	The Citizen's Library, Books on Grassroots Organizing

	Place Matters Tools This dynamic database website is a resource for communities (their professional planners, pubic agencies, and concerned citizens) to identify tools and processes for better community design and decision making

	Making Change: How to Build Adaptive Capacity Managing the Mosaic. Winter 2003 Volume 10, Issue 4

	Food for Thought: How can we influence policy?

Evaluating Community Activities

	Community Tool Box, Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development at the University of Kansas

	Understanding Participation: Monitoring and evaluating process, outputs and outcomes By Karen McAllister for the International Development Research Centre July, 1999

	Eldis Participation Resource Guide: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

	Action and reflection: A guide for monitoring and evaluating participatory research Karen McAllister and Ronnie Vernooy, September, 1999

Participatory monitoring & evaluation

	CONDUCTING A PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION TIPS Performance Monitoring and EvaluationUSAID Center for Development Information and Evaluation

	CBNRM Social Science Resource Kit. Volume 8: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

	Evaluation of Capacity… Capacity for Evaluation

	Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PME): Learning Tools

	The community's toolbox: The idea, methods and tools for participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation in community forestry

	EVALUATING CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Documents available from EMAN CO (electronic version) Contact Marlene Doyle, (905) 336-4418, marlene.doyle@ec.gc.ca

	Youth Volunteerism Toolkit, Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres

	Municipal Governments and Sustainable Communities: Best Practices Guide, FCM-CMHL Hill Sustainable Community Awards

	The Business Case for Employee Community Involvement: Manager's Briefing, Barclay's

	Our growing understanding of community engagement, Tamarak Institute

	Community-based Ecosystem Monitoring in British Columbia: A Survey and Recommendations for Extension, Forrex

	EPA’s Framework for Community-based Environmental Protection, US Environmental Protection Agency

	Training Checklist: Assistance with Organizing your Training, Northwest Territories Municipal and Community Affairs, Sport and Recreation Division

	Adopt-A-Buffer Toolkit: Monitoring and Maintaining Restoration Projects, Delaware Riverkeeper Network

	Participating in Federal Public Policy: A guide for the voluntary sector, Capacity Joint Table, Government of Canada

	Theory to Practice: Lessons Learned from the Use of Performance Assessment Measures to Implement Sustainable Communities, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp

	Placemaking: Tools for Community Action, Concern Inc. et al

	Towards a New Partnership for Community Building: A report from the Private/Voluntary Sector Forum, Imagine Inc., Conference Board of Canada

	Communicating with your MP: A how-to kit for voluntary organizations, The Voluntary Sector Roundtable

	Measuring Local Institutions and Organizations: The role of community institutional capacity in social capital, Urban Institute Justice Policy Center

	Exploring the Value of Rural Volunteers, Ontario Rural Council

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