Tools
Small Business Guide
CitiThese guides contain a wealth of information on starting and running your business and also include activities, worksheets, self-assessments, glossaries, and valuable additional resources for you to consult along the way.
Best Practice Resources
Field at the Aspen InstituteTo help practitioners - and the microenterprise field - move toward long-term growth and stability, FIELD has engaged in extensive research and developed a variety of resources.
microTracker
Field at the Aspen InstitutemicroTracker helps microenterprise programs, donors, and investors track the performance and client outcomes of microenterprise organizations nationwide.
Managing Neighborhood Change: Anti-Displacement Strategies Toolkit
Metropolitan Area Planning CouncilThis toolkit is based on a comprehensive literature review of academic and non-academic reports released over the last 10 years.
Staffing Tips and Tools
Local Initiatives Support CorporationA safety organizer or coordinator can be the glue needed to hold complex community safety partnerships together. These tools can help you structure this type of position and find the right person for the job.
LISC Library
Local Initiatives Support CorporationWe produce Case Studies, Guidebooks, Topical Reports, Research and Conference Papers, and Trade Articles that provide practical ideas as well as celebrate the success of the field.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Local Initiatives Support CorporationCrime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a methodology that directly addresses the relationship between the physical environment and the incidence of crime.
Applied Technology Factsheets
Local Initiatives Support CorporationAs technological advances lead to new tools for police and communities dealing with safety issues, the use of technology may increase the effectiveness of traditional crime-fighting techniques.
Sample Community Agreements & Memorandum of Understandin
Local Initiatives Support CorporationIn seeking to change the practices of businesses and residential properties which are complicit in illegal activity, or which contribute to disorder (such as by selling drug paraphernalia or high-alcohol content beverages), a number of community safety partnerships have used Good Neighbor Agreements.
Low Impact Development Toolkit
Metropolitan Area Planning CouncilDevelopment methods including rain gardens, bioretention, pervious pavement, and green roofs. The toolkit also includes model bylaw language and an LID codes checklist.
Mixed Use Zoning Toolkit
Metropolitan Area Planning CouncilThis basic guide to mixed use zoning presents the fundamentals you need to plan a mixed use bylaw.
Pre-Development Design Toolkit
EnterpriseThis toolkit will guide you through seven steps to take during the pre-development phase, each of which will help you better design your affordable housing development.
Valuing Our Nonprofit Workforce 2014
Third Sector New EnglandSalary and benefits information from a range of different types of nonprofits
Advocates’ Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy
National Low Income Housing CoalitionA compendium of all federal housing, community development, and related programs and issues with both current and historical information.
Community Survey Templates
Local Initiatives Support CorporationChecklist and survey templates for you to use door to door.
Customizable Census Data
American Community SurveyCreate unique data and infographic reports for your neighborhood.