Tools for Community Work

	Collaboration

	Parent Leadership and Engagement

	Community Building

	Communications

	Data Collection

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The Memorial Fund believes that education benefits individuals and societies as a whole and that the Discovery work should be rooted in quality research. The Memorial Fund strongly supports the principle that research and information exchange can help to change public policy and educational practices when change is needed. Additionally, the Memorial Fund seeks opportunities to foster the sharing of information and experiences among its grantees and others working toward improved outcomes for young children.

This section includes research, toolkits, work samples and resources related to the following topic areas:

» Collaboration
» Parent Leadership and Engagement
» Community Building
» Communications
» Data Collection

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	Collaboration Principles in Action Adapted from "How to Build a Community Collaboration," which can be found on the Community Collaboration website (address listed below), this document lists collaboration principles and describes what those principles look like in practice. Principles covered include developing mission and vision statements, setting goals and objectives, leadership, coordination and organization, building relationships, communication and others. The Community Collaboration website can be found at http://www.communitycollaboration.net How to Build a Community Collaboration can be found at http://www.communitycollaboration.net/id22.htm (100.51K Bytes)

	Community Conversations About Education Fact Sheet (Community Conversations About Education) Community Mediation, Inc., with support from the Memorial Fund, provides grants and technical assistance to communities wishing to hold a Community Conversation About Education. These local conversations are community-wide discussions that examine issues affecting children from preschool through high school (K-12). (57.35K Bytes) (See other resources by Community Conversations About Education)

	Community Profiles

	CT SDE ARRA Presentation Connecticut State Department of Education ARRA Informational Presentation. (566.5K Bytes)

	Discovery Theory of Change A diagram of the theory of change behind the Discovery Initiative that outlines the strategies behind the initiative, the process for achieving the goals of Discovery and the anticipated outcomes of the work. (50K Bytes)

	Early Childhood Communications Campaign Activities (Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance) Checklist of activities related to the Early Childhood Communications Campaign that are scheduled to take place between Spring 2008 and Fall 2009. (81.5K Bytes) (See other resources by Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance)