Tools

Listening to Those Who Matter Most

Article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review providing guidance for social service leaders in how to listen to those who benefit from change efforts

Equity: Testing Assumptions and Bias

Tool for examining implicit biases and generating strategies to diminish systemic barriers (adapted from the Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University)

Tribal Consultation Policy Summary

Summary of guidance on the process for consultation between the CDSS and sovereign federally recognized Tribes in California

Tribal Consultation Pollicy

Guidance on the process for consultation between the CDSS and sovereign federally recognized Tribes in California

Sample Letter to Tribe Seeking Consultation

Sample letter to Tribe seeking consultation following the Tribal Consultation Policy

CQI Nine-Step Data-Driven Decision-Making Plan

Template for guiding a decision-making process that incorporates data in decision making

On the Road to Success: How Will We Know We’ve Arrived? An Orientation to Logic Models (PowerPoint slides)

PowerPoint slides providing an orientation to logic models and their use in implementation planning

Engagement, Relationships, and Partnership Toolkit (PDF)

Engagement, Relationships, and Partnership Toolkit in PDF format for printing and sharing

Engagement, Relationships, and Partnership Toolkit Principles

Document highlighting the 20 principles that define the Engagement, Relationships, and Partnership Toolkit

How Well Are We Partnering?

Tool to assess partnership consistent with CPM values and behaviors