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A variety of organizations support the work of the KIDS COUNT Network in several critical areas such as: Strategic Communications, Organizational Development, Organizational Assessment , Data Management(including guides to CLIKS) and Fiscal / Policy Issues.  Click here to access the Resource Kit, which also has a full description of Technical Assistance providers.

Strategic Communications

FrameWorks Institute
The FrameWorks Institute assists the KC Network with Strategic Communications issues, a primary vehicle is the E-zines, a 3 to 5 page exploration of a technique (bridging, social math) or a topic (economic disparities between families, child care) that provides explicit analysis of framing problems and opportunities
. Contact Diane Benjamin at dbenjamin@frameworksinstitute.org.

www.frameworksinstitute.org

Links to Ezines

Velir Studios

Velir provides all tecnical assistance related to using the CLIKS data system. In addition, they provide limited support on general Web design issues. Contact Mark Gregor at Mark@Velir.com.

 

Link to Strategic Communications Working Group

   
Organizational Development

Alliance for Justice

The Alliance for Justice will provide  tartgeted assistance to KIDS COUNT organizations to help build their capacity to participate in public policy issues.  The Alliance has been engaged to provide direct TA to grantees via telephone, provide access to AFJ publications, scholarships to AFJ trainings and no cost on-site workshops.

Email kids@afj.org for more information on accessing AFJ services.  Visit their website for a calendar of training opportunities.

AFJ / KIDS COUNT Fact Sheets

www.afj.org

Management Assistance Group
The Management Assistance Group (MAG) provides individualized, in-depth support to KIDS COUNT Grantees in the area of resources and board development.
Contact Robbie Tisch at RobTisch@magmail.com.

Visit their website for more information
www.managementassistance.org
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Voices for America's Children

Voices (formerly NACA) provides KIDS COUNT Network members with a variety of organizational supports including advocacy training, peer to peer learning opportunities through national meetings, and policy analysis support via several regular publications.  Visit their website for more information on their work.

Visit their website for more information

www.voices.org.

 

 

Data Management

Child Trends

Child Trends can provide consultative services to state Kids Count groups on: * indicator choice and construction; * identification of data resources; * data quality, statistical significance issues; * data presentation (tables, text, figures, maps). * Overall Databook design * Analysis of the National Survey of America's Families for the 13 states represented in the survey.

Email Brett Brown at bbrown@childtrends.org.

www.childtrends.org

Population Reference Bureau

PRB supports the KIDS COUNT Network through training on data development and presentation issues. PRB also offers training and support for KIDS COUNT grantees interested in using GIS and mapping to enhance their data work.

www.prb.org

GIS Resources

CLIKS Guides

The Community Level Information on Kids (CLIKS) system is a free online tool that provides interactive access to maps, graphs and tables for 1,000’s of KIDS COUNT indicators of child well being for localities across the country. Several members of the KIDS COUNT Network have created guides to using CLIKS data. We have archived these guides here as models for other states who are interested in creating similar tools.

Cliks How To's- South Dakota

Cliks Brochure- Kansas

Finding the Data You Need- Texas

 

  

Fiscal / Policy Issues

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has for several years coordinated the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative. As a part of that initiative, through which budget and advocacy organizations in many states have been able to develop their analysis capacity, Center staff are available to assist KIDS COUNT organizations around budget and tax issues in their state.

www.cbpp.org

Center of the Study of Social Policy

CSSP is working with the Casey Foundation and KIDS COUNT grantees on the Policy Matters Initiatiave.  Over the past several years, CSSP has convened hundreds of policy experts and advocates to build a comprehensive set of state level children and family "friendly" policies across a wide range of issue areas.  The Center continues to consult with KIDS COUNT grantees on the use of these tools and the dissemination of the 50 state report.

Visit CSSP to download publications and find out more on Policy Matters.

www.cssp.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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