Introduction
A toolkit for building community resilience during a contentious election cycle. This toolkit offers simple, step-by-step guidance and worksheets for leaders seeking to take decisive steps to create resilience to violence in their communities.
They reflect an understanding that inter-personal and inter-organizational relationships built on trust and coordinated, proactive action by leaders from across a community are the ultimate fortification against violence and other forms of harm.
This toolkit offers simple, step-by-step guidance and worksheets for leaders seeking to take decisive steps to create resilience to violence in their communities. The tools included range from
- how to build or expand a community-wide network of leaders,
- to how to monitor increasing tensions,
- respond in a crisis,
- and take proactive action that undermines conflict dynamics.
The toolkit walks through each step in building, preparing, mobilizing, and taking proactive action with a resiliency network, with practical tips, tools, and exercises at each step. The toolkit is laid out in a sequenced way, with each step building on the last. With that said, each exercise and handout is designed so that it can also be used as a standalone piece.
The toolkit is laid out as follows:
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Contents
INTRODUCTION
STEP 1: BUILD YOUR NETWORK
Local stakeholder mapping and analysis
Stakeholder Mapping worksheet
Stakeholder outreach
Outreach Strategy worksheet
Outreach Questions worksheet
STEP 2: PREPARE YOUR NETWORK
Analyze risk and resilience factors
Risk and Resilience Analysis worksheet
Building a communications infrastructure
Communications Infrastructure worksheet
Mapping network resources
Mapping Network Resources worksheet
STEP 3: CREATE A CRISIS MONITORING AND RESPONSE PLAN
Considering scenarios and building a crisis monitoring plan
Monitoring Plan worksheet
Considering and planning for different types of crisis response
Rapid Response Messaging handout
Correcting Misinformation handout
Developing a system for coordination and decision-making
Rapid Response Coordination & Decision-making worksheet
STEP 4: TAKE ACTION
Taking proactive action
Taking proactive action handout
Planning proactive action
Planning proactive action worksheet
ENDNOTES
Toolkit Snippets
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