Tools

We partner with organizations, networks, and collaborative initiatives to develop relevant tools that illuminate pathways and practices in the shift from marginalization to community-driven governance.

Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership

The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership charts a pathway to strengthen and transform our local democracies.

El espectro de involucramiento para lograr la apropiación comunitaria traza un camino para fortalecer y transformar nuestras democracias locales y lo tenemos aquí en español

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Tools for Facilitating Alignment

Tension and disagreement are inevitable parts of collective work, but there are strategies we can use to navigate conflict to build consensus around whole solutions. Here are a few tools for facilitating alignment that we use! Haz clic para descargar la herramienta en español: Herramientas para facilitar la alineación 

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Popular Education Principles & Practices for a Thriving Culture of Participation

Every time we facilitate group learning, we have the chance to uncover our personal and collective power to change circumstances for the better. Popular education practices shift dominant power dynamics by unraveling the 'expert paradigm' and tapping into the capacity of groups to develop their own solutions to the problems they face.

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Spectrum of Community & Family Involvement for Education Equity

The Spectrum of Family Engagement for Educational Equity is based on the Community Engagement to Ownership Spectrum. Haz clic aquí para esta herramienta en español. 

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Collaborative Data Analysis to Advance Equity Goals

Greenlink has provided 50 cities with interactive equity data maps to support equitable climate action planning. 

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Framework on Community-Driven Climate Resilience Planning

We believe that community-driven planning processes will create stronger climate resilience solutions because communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change have relevant direct experience and information that is not otherwise accessible to public bureaucracies. 

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Spectrum Toolset for Community Climate Shift

Tools to strengthen community-government partnerships focused on reducing climate emissions through buildings decarbonization & electrification

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