Toolkit
The Toolkit serves as a companion to the Guide. It provides a variety of "tools" -- activities, resources, and
information -- that you can use during each stage of the process. The Guide references the Toolkit items that can
help at each point in the process. You may not need everything in the Toolkit to develop a
Collaborative Action Team and reach your goals -- pick and choose Toolkit items depending
on your needs.
Many of the items will help local team members organize and facilitate team meetings and plan the work that needs to happen between meetings. You can also use the Toolkit items with smaller groups and committees, instead of the whole team. Every step in the Collaborative Action Team process has at least one corresponding Toolkit Activity that will help your team build specific skills. Each Toolkit Activity contains ready-to-use instructions and materials the facilitator can use. It identifies goals for meetings and suggests timeframes and formats for activities. Facilitators may tailor the activity to meet the team's needs. The Toolkit also includes a Troubleshooting Guide to help teams as they encounter barriers along the way and a section with Icebreakers and Energizers for group activities.
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The Toolkit is available in PDF format.
