The toolbox is a collection of practical tools and resources for community groups. From a pdf guide on how to run effective meetings, to an online video about incorporating a non-profit organization, the toolbox has a broad variety of tools to meet your needs. Best of all the toolbox is dynamic and will continue to expand and evolve over time.
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Accessibility Guidelines for Organizers and Facilitators
This document was created in the spring of 2015 by members of Accessibilize Montreal as part of the “By and For Us: The Community at the Head of the Organization” project, organized by the Center for Community Organizations (COCo). This event brought together community organizations who center the leadership of people who work and organize […]
June 13, 2017
Social Media Workbook for Community Organizations and NonProfits
Is your social media presence a little… lacking? Do you have a Facebook page that you occasionally update, but don’t get a lot of likes or shares? Do you update it regularly, but aren’t sure that it is actually helping your organization? Are you confused about whether you should be on Twitter or freaking out […]
Tags: community groups, facebook, instagram, non-profits, OSBL, social media, social media guide, twitter
May 29, 2017
6 Things to Consider When Developing a Website for Your Non-Profit Organization
Whether you’re building the very first website for your organization or redeveloping an existing one, it is important to not rush headlong into the process without thinking things through. Design and cost are not the only important factors to take into account when developing a website. Here are some points to consider: Is your content […]
March 7, 2017
Resources on Fighting Racism in Your Organization
In the midst of putting together our research project on racism in the Quebec community sector (see more on that here), not to mention a definite increase in requests from organizations looking to tackle racism internally and in their communities, we stumbled across this great website, Racial Equity Tools. It seems like the site is […]
Tags: diversite-d-abord
November 30, 2016
Teaching Community Technology Handbook
Here at COCo, our Commun-IT program is constantly engaged in how to transfer the skills we have around technology and media to the community groups we work with. It is a clear truth of our work that “having a particular skill doesn’t necessarily mean you are equipped to teach it to others”- which is why […]
Resource on Social Media for Small Non Profits
It is so rare to find good resources on social media for small non profits– and when you do, the definition of small hovers around “30-50 employees”. Here at COCo, that’s the upper limit of the groups we work with, and many of them have no staff at all. As a result, we have been sending this […]
April 28, 2016
Implementing a Disability Justice Framework: A ToolKit
We were so excited to see the release of the “Disability and Access Toolkit” this past month from Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). The toolkit offers a thorough and practical introduction to how organizations can build “the capacity to engage disability activists with relevancy and respect”. The toolkit, available in full here, is split […]
Surveillance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications
This resource for secure communication tools offers tips and solutions for a diversity of counter-surveillance needs. Surveillance Self-Defense: Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications
April 7, 2016
Friends Make the Best Medicine: A Guide to Creating Community Mental Health Support Networks
Friends Make the Best Medicine: A Guide to Creating Community Mental Health Support Networks
Tags: mental health, movement building
Madness and Oppression Guide by the Icarus Project
A resource on the intersections of mental health and anti-oppression. Madness and Oppression Guide by the Icarus Project
Tags: anti-oppression, mental health
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