Asset-Based and Citizen-Led Development (ABCD)

• ABCD Institute toolkit, collection of tools and resources.
• L’Arche International focuses on the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities, working together towards a more inclusive society.
• Bergdall, T. (2012). Facilitating asset based community development. (195K pdf)
• Celestin, J. (2018, August 7). Have we no agency?. Thinker’s Notepad.
• Cunningham, G. (2010). Community economic literacy and the “leaky bucket” (Occasional paper no. 9). Antigonish, NS: Coady International Institute. (1.85 Mb pdf)
  • Digital Leaky Bucket, the online version of the tool is available for download.
• Great questions: Writings of Judith Snow [e-book edition]. (n.d.). Inclusion Press.
• Kretzmann, J., & McKnight, J. (1993). Building communities from the inside out: A path toward finding and mobilizing a community’s assets. ABCD Institute.
• McKnight, J. (n.d.). A guide to government empowerment of local citizens and their associations. (228K pdf)
• McKnight, J. (n.d.). It doesn’t take a village to raise a modern child: The economic, political and cultural socialization of young Americans. (89K pdf)
• TED. (2009, October 7). The danger of a single story: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [Video]. Youtube. (19:16 min.)
• Toomey, A. H. (2009). Empowerment and disempowerment in community development practice: Eight roles practitioners play. Community Development Journal, 46(2), 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsp060 (StFX only)

Climate Change, Environment and Women’s Leadership

• Otzelberger, A. (2014). Tackling the double injustice of climate change and gender inequality. CARE International.
• Pangare, V. (2016). Gender equality, water and climate change adaptation in megacities. (605K pdf)
• UNDP. (2010). The Community Water Initiative: Fostering water security and climate change adaptation and mitigation. UNDP.

Communication, Media Engagement, and Fundraising

• AWID’s Resourcing Feminist Movements (RFM) Initiative focuses on the current funding ecosystem ranging from self-generated models of resourcing to more formal funding streams.
• IDRC. (n.d.). How to write a policy brief. (588K pdf)
• Mohr, T. S. (2012, January 9). Public speaking tips for women.
• Readable will quickly test the readability, spelling and grammar of your text and show you how and where to make improvements.
• Tolman, K. (2017, June 29). What is graphic recording (and graphic facilitation)? LinkedIn.

Creating Systems Change through Innovation and Collaboration

Systems Thinking

• British Council. (2017). Active citizens: Facilitator’s toolkit: globally connected, locally engaged. British Council. (4.19 Mb pdf)
• Hutchison, K. (2014). Systems thinking and evaluation [Video]. Youtube. (5:11 min.)
• Sustainable Human. (2014). How wolves change rivers [Video]. Youtube. (4:33 min.)
• TED Talks. (2010). Eric Berlow: Simplifying complexity [Video]. TED.com. (3:36 min.)

Collective Impact

• FSGImpact. (2013). Champions for change: Collective impact backbone workshop [Video]. Youtube. (5:06 min.)
• FSGImpact. (2013). Collective impact practitioner insights: Kat Allen, Communities that Care Coalition [Video]. Youtube. (6:13 min.)
• FSGImpact. (2013). Collective impact practitioner insights: Paul Born & Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute [Video]. Youtube. (6:09 min.)
• Hanleybrown, F., Kania, J., & Kramer, M. (2012). Channeling change: Making collective impact work. Stanford Social Innovation Review.
• Kahane, A. (2013). Transformative scenario planning: A tool for systemic change. Social Change, 16-22.
• Kania, J. & Kramer, M. (2011). Collective impact. Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Theory of Change

• Brown, A.-M. (2017, July 27). Different software for developing and visualising theories of change. LinkedIn.
• O’Flynn, M., et al. (2012). Theory of change: What’s it all about? ONTRAC, no. 51.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Coe, J. & Majot, J. (2013). Monitoring, evaluation and learning in NGO advocacy: Findings from comparative policy advocacy MEL review project. ODI.
• Davies, R. & Dart, J. (2005). The ‘Most Significant Change’ (MSC) technique: A guide to its use. CARE International. (1.23 Mb pdf)
• Haddock, P. (2015). Monitoring and evaluating training: Challenges, opportunities and recommendations (Praxis paper no. 30). INTRAC.

Gender and Power Analysis

• Jaffe, S. (2013). Trickle-down feminism. Dissent Magazine.
• Ludgate, N. (2016). Info sheet: Common gender analysis tools (2): Harvard Analytical Framework. USAID. (364K pdf)
• The Powercube: Understanding power for social change
• United Nations General Assembly. (1979, December 18). Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Governance, Accountability, and Legitimacy

• AFIC. (2019, January 7). Making public contracts work for people: Experiences from Uganda. Africa Freedom of Information Centre.
• CARE Malawi. (2013). The Community Score Card (CSC): A generic guide for implementing CARE’s CSC process to improve quality of services: toolkit. (6.84 Mb pdf)
• Chambers, V. (2016). Enhancing women’s influence in local governance with community scorecards: CARE Rwanda’s experience. ODI.
• Gullo, S., Galavotti, C., & Altman, L. (2016). A review of CARE’s Community Score Card experience and evidence. Health Policy and Planning, 31(10), 1467-1478. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093%2Fheapol%2Fczw064 (StFX only)
• Janeowinoo. (2016). Participatory urban planning in Kitale, Kenya. Participedia.
• Landry, J., & Peters, B. (2018). Assets on the right(s) track? Reflections at the intersection of human rights-based approaches and asset based and citizen-led development (Innovation series, no. 19). Coady Institute. (1.92 Mb pdf)
• Lehman, M. (2019). Engaging girls through dialogue, community scorecards and advocacy to combat early pregnancy in Benin. Participedia.
• McLoughlin, C. (2014). State legitimacy (DLP Concept brief no. 02). University of Birmingham.
• Ming, Z., Woo, S. Y., & Liu, R. (2019). Large-scale participatory budgeting in Chengdu (China). Participedia.
• TVEAPfilms. (2010). People power part 1 of 4 [Video]. Youtube. (7:18 min.)
• TVEAPfilms. (2010). People power part 2 of 4 [Video]. Youtube. (3:37 min.)
• TVEAPfilms. (2010). People power part 3 of 4 [Video]. Youtube. (5:07 min.)
• Participatory Planning
  • Chavez, E. (2009). Participatory urban planning in the Philippines [Video]. Youtube. Part 1 (4:10 min.) and Part 2 (4:56 min.)
  • Cities Biodiversity Center. (2017). Crafting better cities with nature: Participatory planning of rivers and riversides in Addis Ababa using Minecraft.
• Participatory Budgeting
  • TVE Asia Pacific. (2010). Participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre, Brazil [Video]. Youtube. (5:08 min.)
  • PBP. (2015). Real money, real power: Participatory budgeting [Video]. Vimeo. (4:13 min.)
  • IOPD. (2017). 2017 participatory budgeting for migrant workers.
• Social Audit
  • International Budget Partnership. (2019, March 19). Growth and innovation of social audits in South Africa [Video]. Youtube. (11.36 min.)
  • Social Audit Network. (2018, September 4). Engaging government differently: Social audits and service delivery [Video]. Youtube. (10:12 min.)
  • TVE Asia Pacific. (2010). Social audit by MKSS in India [Video]. Youtube. (7:19 min.)
• Community Scorecard
  • Abdurrahman. (2019). Community empowerment to improve education service in disadvantaged villages [Video]. Vimeo. (3:09 min.)
  • Options Consultantcy Services Ltd. (2017, October 10). Community scorecards in Bungoma County, Kenya [Video]. Youtube. (4:23 min.)
  • TVE Asia Pacific. (2010). Health sector community scorecard by CARE Malawi [Video]. Youtube. (3:37 min.)

Inclusive Economics and Women’s Economic Empowerment

• Ferris, S., Mundy, P., & Best, R. (2009). Getting to market: From agriculture to agroenterprise. Catholic Relief Services.
• de Morais, N. (2010). Conjunto las Palmeiras, Fortaleza, Brazil: Banco Palmas. (133K pdf)
• Jones, L., & Hess, R. (2012). Perveen Shaikh: Promoting women’s economic leadership in Pakistan (Global Change Leaders case study). Coady Institute. (458K pdf)
• Lee, N. (2012). Ela Bhatt: Organizing self-employed women in India (Global Change Leaders case study). Coady Institute. (554K pdf)
• Mathie, A. & Ghore, Y. (2011). Innovative types of formal member-based organizations (MBOs): Towards an analysis of trends and a guide to MBO potential (Technical report to IDRC Grant No. 106282-010). Coady Institute. (1.29 Mb pdf)
• Mayoux, L. & Mackie, G. (2007). Making the strongest links: A practical guide to mainstreaming gender analysis in value chain development. ILO. (1.88 Mb pdf)
• Nissanke, M. & Thorbecke, E. (2010). Linking globalization to poverty in Asia, Latin America and Africa (Policy brief, no. 3). United Nations University. (895K pdf)
• Sheck, R., Donovon, J., Stoin, D. (2013). Assessing impacts of value chain development on poverty: A case-study companion to the 5Capitals Tool. World Agroforestry Centre, Bioversity International and Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, CATIE. (5.43 Mb pdf)
• Webmaster. (2011, October 28). Aravind eye care system. Social Enterprise Institute at Northeastern University.
• UNDP. (2004). Unleashing entrepreneurship: Making business work for the poor. UNDP. (2.24 Mb pdf)

Neuro Leadership and the Decision Making Process Towards Women’s Political Participation

• UNWomen. (2019). Facts and figures: Leadership and political participation: women in parliaments.

Self and Leadership

• Batliwala, S. (2010). Feminist leadership for social transformation: Clearing the conceptual cloud. CREA. (686K pdf)
• Batliwala, S. (2012). Changing their world: Concepts and practices of women’s movements (2nd ed.). AWID.
• CBM. (n.d.). PPP: The 3P’s for inclusion of women with disabilities: The personal, the political, the policy. CBM. (1.05 Mb pdf)
• CBM. (2013). CBM submission on women and girls with disabilities to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as requested by CRPD/C/8/3, February 16, 2013. (666K pdf)
• CBMworldwide. (2016). Nothing about us without us [Video]. Youtube. (4:43 min.)
• English, L., & Peters, N. (2011). Founders’ syndrome in women’s nonprofit organizations: Implications for practice and organizational life. Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 22(2), 159-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.20047 (StFX only)
• Handicap International. (2015). Gender and disability: A way forward to overcoming multiple discrimination (Briefing paper). Handicap International. (224K pdf)
• Hao, A. P. (2016, December 15). Decolonizing feminism: A Brazilian perspective. AWID.
• Kiln.it. (2014, February 4). Women’s rights country by country: Interactive. The Guardian.
• Mind styles – Anthony Gregorc
• Shiva, V. (2013). Vandana Shiva: Our violent economy is hurting women. Yes magazine.
• TED2012. (2012). Susan Cain: The power of introverts [Video]. TED.com. (18:57 min.)
• TED Talks. (n.d.). Playlist: How to be a great leader.
• TED Talks. (n.d.). Playlist: Personal stories from conflict zones.

Women In Conflict, Emergencies And Peacebuilding Process

• PeaceWomen Across the Globe. (2019). The initiative: 1000 peacewomen.
• SNP Friends of Palestine. (2015, November 29). Budrus [Video]. Youtube. (81:57 min.)
• TED Summit. (2016, June). Julia Bacha: How women wage conflict without violence [Video]. TED.com. (12:21 min.)
• TED Global. (2011, July). Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence [Video]. TED.com. (10:37 min.)
• TED Global. (2013, June). May El-Khalil: Making peace is a marathon [Video]. TED.com. (10:05 min.)

Women’s Rights and Citizenship

• Brysk, A. (2014, January 30). Does women’s empowerment encourage good global citizenship? New Security Beat.
• Johnson, P. (2016, April 14). How to put yourself first (really!). Canadian Women’s Foundation.

Organizations

• Ashoka Foundation
• AWID – Association for Women’s Rights in Development
• DAWN – Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era
• Participedia is a global community sharing knowledge and stories about public participation and democratic innovations.
• SEWA – Self Employed Women’s Association
• Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
• Tamarack Institute is a connected force for community change.
• UN Women, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
• Waters Center for Systems Thinking

Resources

• Achola, P. (2012). Kakenya Ntaiya: Empowering Maasai girls in Kenya (Global Change Leaders case study). Coady Institute. (529K pdf)
• AWID. (2004). Intersectionality: A tool for gender and economic justice. AWID.
• Hess, R. (2012). Dr. Bogaletch Gebre: KMG Ethiopia (Global Change Leaders case study). Coady Institute. (574K pdf)
• Lee, N. (2012). Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann: Humanizing the health care system in Brazil (Global Change Leaders case study). Coady Institute. (559K pdf)
• Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) is a global forum composed of researchers and activists. It is a source of information on facts, research findings and public debates around topics such as: abortion, gender-based sexual violence, sex work, LGBTI rights, HIV and AIDS.
• Wainaina, N. (2012). Herstory: Our journey: advocating for the rights of African women. The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET).