Resources

• Chawla, R. (n.d.). Strategies for acting politically worksheet: Leverage input from and collaboration with stakeholders. Retrieved from http://theoclgroup.com/resources/

• This worksheet helps readers perform a stakeholder analysis to improve plans for engagement. Involving stakeholders provides an opportunity for them to share their expertise, have their concerns addressed, and contribute to the decisionmaking process. Engaging stakeholders also encourages system-building partnerships.

• Child Care State Capacity Building Center. (2019). Chapter 4. Strategic relationships. Systems building resource guide (pp. 1–10). Washington, DC: Office of Child Care. Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/systemsbuilding/systems-guides/strategic-relationships

• “Strategic Relationships,” chapter 4 of Systems Building Resource Guide, is about building and sustaining strategic relationships in the context of systems building, understanding the value of strategic relationships, and initiating and sustaining relationships. This guide also provides quick tips for CCDF Administrators and resources.

• Child Care State Capacity Building Center. (2019). Chapter 5. Stakeholder communications. Systems building resource guide (pp. 1–12). Washington, DC: Office of Child Care. Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/systemsbuilding/systems-guides/stakeholder-communications

• Engaging stakeholders, parents, state and local officials, and philanthropy and business leaders in conversation about the importance of high quality early childhood services, and the challenges of providing them, requires collaborative leadership and thoughtful, intentional planning to discern what children really need at home, school, and in the community to be successful. “Stakeholder Communications,” chapter 5 of Systems Building Resource Guide, addresses the benefits of communicating and engaging with stakeholders, communication plans, making the most of stakeholder meetings, and resources.
• National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance. (2019). Family and stakeholder engagement [Fact sheet]. Quality compendium. Washington, DC: Office of Child Care. Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/family-and-stakeholder-engagement-qris-2017-fact-sheet
• This fact sheet describes QRIS family-engagement indicators and stakeholder-engagement campaigns implemented nationwide in 2017.

• Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center. (2013). Stakeholder engagement: Tools for action [Toolkit]. Retrieved from http://www.advancingstates.org/sites/nasuad/files/WPIC_DCFS_Stakeholder_Engagement_Toolkit.pdf

• This toolkit was designed to help the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services implement stakeholder engagement goals in its strategic plan. However, other organizations can use this resource to develop and implement strategies for involving internal and external stakeholders.

• Wolf, T., & Antoni, G. (2012). More than the sum of its parts: Collaboration and sustainability in arts education [Report]. Retrieved from https://www.bigthought.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MoreThanSumParts_Full_e-Version4-1.pdf

• This report shares tools and tips to help organizations improve their community engagement work. Effective community engagement leads to increased credibility and better access to resources and expertise.