Harvard Kennedy School Social Capital Toolkit

Published by the Saguaro Seminar. By Thomas H. Sander and Kathleen Lowney. The goal of this Toolkit is to briefly describe the social capital concept and its dimensions, and then outline and illustrate some effective ways to build social capital among individuals and groups.

January 11, 2023
Providing Equal Access to Justice
April 29, 2022
Building Trust with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
April 29, 2022
Cultural Competency Secrets to Success with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Spreading and Adapting 2Gen Working Practices
May 7, 2020
Tool: Who Is In My Circle?
May 9, 2019
Tool: Coaching Performance Self Assessment
May 9, 2019
Tool: Strength of Coaching Relationship Survey
May 9, 2019
Tool: Finding Coaching-Inclined Funders
May 9, 2019
Tool: Funding Coaching-Inclined Organizations
May 9, 2019
Tool: Hiring Coaching-Inclined People
April 26, 2018
Promoting Parents’ Social Capital to Increase Children’s Attendance in Head Start: Evidence from an Experimental Intervention
November 15, 2017
Becoming Visible: Race, Economic Security, and Political Voice in Jackson, MS
August 1, 2017
Assessment: What Are Your Organization’s Coaching Strengths?
August 1, 2017
Assessment: What Are Your Organization’s Family-Centered Strengths?
August 1, 2017
Tool: What Does it Take to Move Toward Family-Centered Coaching?
August 1, 2017
Assessing Organizational Readiness & Creating Partnerships
August 1, 2017
Assessment: What Are Your Organization’s Need for Family-Centered Partnerships?
August 1, 2017
Tool: Checklist for Developing FCC Partnerships
August 1, 2017
Tool: Who Is In My Family?
August 1, 2017
Tool: My Hopes and Dreams
August 1, 2017
Tool: Roles a Coach Can Play
August 1, 2017
Tool: The Wheel Of Life
August 1, 2017
Tool: Plan, Do, Review
January 31, 2017
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children
January 8, 2017
Six Steps to Family-Centered Coaching
January 8, 2017
Tool: Ready to Coach Checklist
January 8, 2017
Tool: Everyday Strategies for Working with Families
January 8, 2017
Tool: What Does It Sound Like When Coaches Use FCC Approaches?
January 8, 2017
Tool: The Roles of Participants and Coaches in Family-Centered Coaching
January 8, 2017
Tool: Listening For Participant’s Readiness to Change
January 8, 2017
Family-Centered Coaching Toolkit
January 8, 2017
Template: Developing a Local Resource Guide
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching on Basic Needs: Food, Housing, Transportation, Safety
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching on Employment, Education, and Career Areas of Life
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching on Child Well-Being and Parenting Areas of Life
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching on Financial Areas of Life
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching on Health and Well-Being Areas of Life
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching on Family, Friendship, & Other Relationship Areas of Life
January 8, 2017
Tool: Coaching On Legal Areas of Life
October 29, 2015
Home-Grown Social Capital: How Higher Education for Formerly Incarcerated Women Facilitates Family and Community Transformation