Overview
Effective, authentic, and equitable partnerships are the foundation of impactful community engagement. But how do you know if your partnership is thriving — or where it needs to grow?
The Community-Engaged Partnership Assessment Tool was developed to help academic institutions and community organizations explore and identify partnership values that support more effective collaboration. Created with CEA funding by Dr. Angela Coppola, Former CEA Senior Faculty Fellow, this tool draws from the latest community engagement research and is continually being refined and iterated based on feedback from real-world usage.
Whether you’re a faculty member, community engagement professional, or nonprofit partner, this tool offers a practical, easy-to-use framework to evaluate key aspects of collaboration — from transparency and communication to shared leadership and sustainable outcomes.
This tool can help your partnership:
- Assess and identify specific needs within your collaboration.
- Identify action items and the next steps to strengthen and grow the partnership.
- Facilitate meaningful discussions with institutions, organizations, or external groups who can provide additional professional development, resources, or support.
Inside the Assessment:
- Reflect on values like reciprocity, authenticity, and shared leadership.
- Evaluate critical partnership components, including transparency, mutual benefit, and power distribution.
- Prioritize areas for development over the next 6–12 months and beyond.
- Flexible enough for individual use or workshop facilitation.
Why Download the Tool?
- Grounded in research and tested by community-engaged professionals.
- Designed for collaborative reflection and action planning.
- Supports stronger, more equitable, and sustainable partnerships.
Looking for more information, training, or facilitation?
Please contact Angela M. Coppola, Ph.D., Former Senior Faculty Fellow, Community-Engaged Alliance, and Associate Professor of Health Sciences in the School of Sciences at Indiana University Kokomo, coppolaa@iu.edu, 765-455-9569.
Ready to assess and elevate your community partnerships? Complete the form below and download your free copy of the Partnership Assessment Tool today.