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Whether you’re working on a local collective impact initiative or a national public-private partnership; whether you’re a practitioner or a researcher; whether you’re looking for basics or a detailed look at a particular topic, our Resource Library can help you find the information and tools you need for your cross-sector thinking and practice. The Library — which includes resources from research organizations, advisory groups, training organizations, academic centers and journals, and other sources — spans issue areas, sectors, and partnership types.

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The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. The Assessing Community Needs and Resources Toolkit provides guidance for conducting assessments of community needs and resources, including: Describe the makeup and history of…

“The Pay for Success Initiative’s Ask an Expert feature connects PFS practitioners directly to Urban experts ask questions regarding topics such as project intervention, project management, and evaluation.” This tool is included in our list of TEN NOTABLE RESOURCES FOR PAY FOR SUCCESS.

“The experience of homelessness places individuals at greater risk of exposure to a variety of infectious diseases including hepatitis A, tuberculosis, and influenza, and contagious parasites including lice, scabies, and crab louse. The recent hepatitis A outbreaks occurring in multiple states throughout the country among…

“The NextWare Cyber Collaboration Toolkit is a product of The NextWare Sessions project … The NextWare Sessions convened a select group of expert stakeholders from key fields to engage in facilitated workshops where they considered a variety of cross-disciplinary, collaborative methods to address endemic cybersecurity…

“Science is increasingly complex and requires cross-sector, multi-disciplinary collaboration to make progress. FasterCures compiled a variety of templates, publications, and other resources from collaboration conveners across sectors to guide these efforts. [Readers can] use the information in this toolkit to ease the pain points in…

“Working group co-chairs are not simply symbolic leaders; the success of a collective impact initiative hinges on co-chairs bringing their commitment and leadership to a range of tasks. Built on [the authors’] experience with numerous [collective impact] working groups, this kit provides detailed tools, templates,…

“Partnerships play a critical role in inclusive business (IB). However, inevitably they involve risk and can often suffer high transaction costs. This tool is used to help companies assess the value, risks, and implications of a partnership in order that they can confidently go ahead,…

“This simulation highlights the role of technical and scientific information in environmental negotiations. It uses the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) integrated process for licensing hydropower facilities to introduce students to multiparty negotiation and collaboration in a complex environmental decision-making setting. Participants learn how to…