Resource Library

Science and human experience tells us we all are driven to meet our needs in five domains of wellbeing: social connectedness, safety, stability, mastery and meaningful access to relevant resources. This short video reviews how we all use tradeoffs when making decisions big and small in our day-to-day lives.

A report from Frameworks Institute synthesizes the complex body of research around existing poverty narratives and counter-narratives, with practical advice about how to use narratives to create better stories—and, ultimately, to create social change.

Learn how changing procurement processes within governments can help us tackle systemic inequities and shift how funding reaches communities who are doing transformational work.

Our toolkit provides guidance for making procurement processes more equitable, and tangible tools for practical use such as score guides and questions for bidders.

Full Frame Initiative partnered with community leaders to develop the Community Bill of Rights. This resource serves as a guide for government systems, philanthropy and nonprofits to center community, shift power and heal systemic harms.

The ability to cast a ballot affects every aspect of individual and community wellbeing – but not everyone has access. Some laws disproportionately impact Black and brown voters, as well as students, voters with disabilities and formerly incarcerated people.

Watch the recording of the conversation with Wellbeing Blueprint signer June Holley who has been weaving networks, helping others weave networks and writing about networks for over 40 years.

Watch the recording with the Wellbeing Blueprint and Laura Van Zandt, the executive director of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence in Massachusetts, around how systems can better support the wellbeing of survivors and actions anyone can take to prevent and disrupt domestic violence.

Watch the recording with the Wellbeing Blueprint and Alex Schneider, senior manager on the Youth Justice Initiatives team at Columbia University’s Justice Lab, to discuss his vision for the future of youth justice and meaningful actions anyone can take to push for real transformation.

Watch the recording with Wellbeing Blueprint signer, Tamara Bauman, housing advocate with Solid Ground in Seattle, WA for a discussion about innovations in the housing justice movement, centering community in housing policy and actions anyone can take to advance housing as a human right.

Rethink how you engage with others and center wellbeing with this kit designed for organizations and individuals who are interested in revamping intakes, assessment and engagement processes.

This playbook outlines a structured process for identifying harmful effects of a given policy and adjusting the policy to make it more equitable.