Last updated Jan 17, 2023
Resources and Tools
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Accessible Content
Easy English versus Plain English guide
Making information accessible for everyone.
MoreCapacity Building
Capacity Building and Change Management
A resource for the NFP sector and agencies delivering primary health and community care services.
MoreUsing Collaborations as a Capacity Building Tool
A useful capacity building tool for community services and AOD treatment agencies.
MoreCo-Design
Resources
Kids Co-designing Healthy Spaces
Placing children at the centre of designing solutions
MoreHow to co-design with young Victorians
Increasing co-design capability across the youth sector.
MoreToolkits
Experience Based Co-Design Toolkit
Tools, tips and case studies from organisations across Australia.
MoreDHHS Stakeholder Engagement & Public Participation Framework & Toolkit
A guide on how the department engages with the health and human services sector, their stakeholders and the community to deliver their Strategic Plan 2017.
MoreIAP2 Public Participation Spectrum
A spectrum to help groups define the public’s role in any public participation process.
MoreMRID CodesignKit
The Metro-Regional Intellectual Disability Network (NSW) has created this great, and simple, Codesign Toolkit.
MoreWACOSS Co-Design Toolkit
This toolkit is a wealth of information about the stages of Co-design.
MoreUseful Websites
The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI)
Developing new and better ways to build social and economic prosperity for all.
MoreCollaboration & Planning Tools
Collaboration Health Assessment Tool (CHAT)
Facilitating collaboration so people can work together more effectively towards a shared goal.
MoreGroup Action Planning Tool
A simple tool to help groups turn planning into action.
MoreCollective Impact
Key Articles
Collective Impact
Collective Impact: The 2001 article by John Kania and Mark Kramer that started it all.
MoreChanneling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
A follow up article by Fay Hanleybrown, John Kania, & Mark Kramer to the original "Collective Impact" article.
MoreEmbracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity
Collective Impact is not merely a new process that supports the same social sector solutions but an entirely different model of social progress.
MoreCollective Impact 3.0: An evolving framework for community change
This article was published in 2015 and calls for an evolution in the revolution that is Collective Impact.
MoreBackbone Resources
Understanding the Value of Backbone Organisations in Collective Impact
An in-depth review of what it takes to be a backbone organisation, and how to evaluate and support its work.
More27 Backbone effectiveness indicators
A core set of 6 roles that all backbone organisations can and should play to successfully guide a Collective Impact initiative.
MoreUseful Websites
Collective Impact Forum
Supporting the efforts of those who are practicing collective impact in the field.
MoreTamarack Institute
Developing and supporting collaborative strategies that engage citizens and institutions to solve major community challenges.
MoreData Visualization
7 GRAPHIC Principles of Public Health Infographic Design
A step-by-step and easy to understand guide to effective infographics.
MoreInfographics and Public Policy
Using data visualisation to convey complex information.
MoreInfographics: Healthcare Communication for the Digital Age
This article establishes the relevance of infographics in healthcare settings.
MoreEvaluation & Research
Guides
Evaluation Guide
Designed for anyone responsible for program development, implementation or evaluation.
MoreA Concise Guide to Evaluating Primary Prevention Projects
A nine step guide developed by VicHealth to assist practitioners to do an effective evaluation.
MoreEvaluation framework for health promotion and disease prevention programs
Concisely outlines six key steps to an evaluation, and provides examples of strategies to use at each stage.
MoreIntegrated Health Promotion Resource Kit
A practical resource to support agencies, organisations and practitioners.
MoreTools & Techniques
Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory: Online collaboration assessment
A free online tool to assess the effectiveness of partnerships.
MoreThe Ten Seed Technique
A simple participatory data collection tool to help gather information on various issues.
MoreMy Peer Toolkit
A resource aimed at supporting agencies to implement and evaluate peer-based programs for young people using good practice guidelines.
MoreUseful Websites
BetterEvaluation
Sharing Information to improve evaluation.
MorePublic Health Research & Practice
Online journal informing public health policy and practice.
MorePartnerships
NEPHUs Health Promotion & Prevention Priority Setting
November 2022 Update for Stakeholders
Powerful Collaborative Partnerships
Celebrating 21 Years of the Inner East and Outer East PCPs.
The Health Planning Partnership (Yarra Ranges)
Capturing the core components of a successful cross-sector partnership.
Let's Talk: Beyond COVID Forum
Unmasking a way forward beyond COVID in the Outer East.
MoreTips, Learnings & Local Innovations
Find out how local practitioners are adapting to new ways of working.
MorePartnership Capability Framework
Creating Transformational Partnerships to Improve Community Health and Wellbeing.
MoreContributing to better health and wellbeing outcomes for our communities
Showcasing some exceptional examples of case studies of PCP work across Victoria.
MoreSocial Media Marketing
Social Media for Community Groups
A guide to social media communication and engagement.
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