With the goal to help organizations move from “Power Over” to “Power With,” United Parents developed an engagement toolkit to outline how to priorities and uplift parent voice and choice. This toolkit contains a continuum of engagement, a checklist for proper implementation of parent voice, and an outlines of the stages for involvement. View these resources and more – click…
We have all been in meetings (or missed a meeting) where afterwards we needed to refer to what was discussed and/or access a record of what was decided. Some meeting records (minutes) are simply too long and laborious to wade through. Other records (outline or bullet point phrases) are not substantive enough to give us the specific information we need.…
The YMCA of San Diego is committed to addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the effects they have on families. In order to combat ACEs, the YMCA partnered with our team at the Social Policy Institute (SPI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapter 3 to develop and produce the following manuals in English and Spanish. These guides focus on activities for parents…
In alignment with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention’s vision, and in partnership with Strategies 2.0 and CAPCs throughout the state, the Social Policy Institute has developed Best Practice Guidelines for California CAPCs. Child Abuse Prevention Councils (CAPCs) are the catalyst, convener and coordinator of the countywide approach to prevention of child maltreatment. Each CAPC prioritizes strategies for action that…
The Breaking Barriers Toolkit was developed to highlight the essential components of effective cross-systems practice and the strategies that improve outcomes for children, families and communities. Implementation of these practice components—Shared Leadership, Shared Data and Outcomes Management, Shared Fiscal Management, and Shared Community—leads to successful integration of care and services, thereby addressing the unmet social, emotional and developmental needs of…
The goal of this toolkit is to leverage evaluation to bolster DEI in an organization’s day-to-day work and encourage data literacy by demonstrating how we all play a role in creating an equitable evaluation culture. Since so much of evaluation work is centered around data, the DEI Evaluation Toolkit does this by improving data literacy throughout an organization. Access the…
Sustaining Community Resilience The final toolkit in the series offers a pathway towards sustaining community resilience with tools to support information and communication, community competence, social capital, economic development, and resident leadership training. Access the BCR, Volume 4 Toolkit here: https://sdsusocialpolicyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SDSU_SPI_TOOLKIT_4_FINAL.pdf
Cross-Sector Partners: Connecting and Collaborating This toolkit provides an in-depth exploration of the importance of cross-sector partners in building community resilience. The tools will guide organizations in engaging, expanding, and strengthening cross-sector partnerships. Access the BCR, Volume 3 Toolkit here: https://sdsusocialpolicyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SDSU_SPI_TOOLKIT_3_FINAL.pdf