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process of co-design that involved Community Centres SA, participating Community Centres, Local Councils and Flinders University.  \nThe tool has been designed to assist organisations such as Community Centresand Neighbourhood Houses collect information that will inform planning for future projects and activities based on demonstrable community need. It can also be adopted by other human service organisations seeking to enhance their understanding of community needs. The tool is intentionally simple and replicable, and is seen as a relatively basic yet rigorous way to inform planning for future projects, identify potential partners in developing a local response to meet unmet community need, and support funding requirements.  \nA PROCESS OF CO-DESIGN  \nA co design process informed the development of the tool.  \nA Project Reference Group consisting of Centre Coordinators and Local Council representatives guided the overall process. A draft tool was initially developed based on tools used in other sectors, and resources contributed by Community Centres and Local Councils.  \nThe draft tool was then trialled at 6 Community Centres by 12 Flinders University social work students during their 500 hour student placement. Community Centres SA facilitated workshops on the tool and provided additional support throughout its application. Centre Coordinators and students provided feedback on the tool at each step of the process which informed the final version.  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThe Community Needs Analysis Tool Project was funded by the Department of Human Services, Government of South Australia.  \nCommunity Centres SA would like to acknowledge and thank the following for their valuable contribution  \nContributing research & resources:  \n• Deb Bates & Bernadette Reading, The Hut Community Centre  \n• Alison Davies, Morella Community Centre  \n• Christine Macfarlan, Burton Community Centre  \n• Cathlin Day, Glandore Community Centre  \n• Mike Brown, Onkaparinga Council  \n• Anne Minion, Marion Council  \nProject Reference Group  \n• Kerstin Martins, Fulham Community Centre  \n• Joanne Menadue, City of Charles Sturt  \n• Cathy O’Loughlin, The Brocas  \n• Christine Macfarlan, Burton Community Centre  \n• Dr Cassandra Gibson-Pope and Liz Byrne, City of Marion  \nTrialling the Tool  \n• Lauren Bonnett, MarionLIFE Community Services  \n• Yasmine Neal, Eileen Phan & Anne Minion, Trott Park Neighbourhood Centre  \n• Kerstin Martins, Fulham Community Centre  \n• Bec Lyons, Bower Cottages Community Centre  \n• Belinda Saunders, West Lakes Community Centre  \n• Zoe Gow & Heather Hewitt, Pooraka Farm Community Centre  \nFlinders University College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Adelaide, South Australia  \n• Mary Duncan, Manager Field Education  \n• Heather Trenorden, Field Education Liaison Officer  \n2019 Flinders University Social Work Students  \n• ZhanPeng (Louis) Chen  \n• Fanxia (Summer) Kong  \n• Jia (Linda) Guo  \n• Rachel Leong  \n• Hsiao-Ying (Yasmine) Hung  \n• Ishpreet Kaur  \n• Hyunjoo Lee  \n• Chengyi (Molly) Meng  \n• Lik Man (Natalie) Lo  \n• Sarita Sharma Sapkota  \n• Mark Rawson  \n• Kylie Fergusen  \nCONTENTS  \nExecutive summary 2  \nA process of co-design 2  \nAcknowledgements 2  \nINTRODUCTION 6  \nOVERVIEW OF THE 6 STEPS IN THE TOOL 7  \nSTEP 1 WHO USES THE CENTRE?  \n8  \nBackground 8  \nTask – Complete Table A Centre User Data 8  \nAdditional Options  \n8  \n\n| Task – Complete Table B Summarise Centre User Data | 11 |\n| --- | --- |\n| STEP 2 WHO LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY? | 12 |\n| Background | 12 |\n| Task – Find the Relevant Council Area for your Centre in Profile ID | 12 |\n| Task – Using Profile ID Community Profile Data, Populate\u003Cbr>Table C for Council and Greater Adelaide | 13 |\n| Task – Using Profile ID Social Atlas, Further Populate Table C\u003Cbr>for Council and Greater Adelaide | 13 |\n| Task – U","cbCaibyZmE6nlYkb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibyZmE6nlYkb","pdf",27927308,24,"English","# Executive summary\n# A process of co-design\n# Acknowledgements\n# Introduction\n## Overview of the 6 steps in the tool\n## Step 1 Who uses the centre?\n## Step 2 Who lives in the community?\n## Step 3 Who are the under-represented groups?\n## Step 4 Conduct local engagement to understand community needs\n## Step 5 Document and analyse feedback from local engagement\n## Step 6 Bringing qualitative and quantitative information together\n## Step 7 Presenting the information","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Community Needs Analysis Tool?\",\"answer\":\"It helps organisations collect information that informs planning for future projects and activities based on demonstrable community need, and supports funding requirements with a rigorous evidence base.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the tool developed?\",\"answer\":\"It was developed through a co-design process guided by a Project Reference Group, with a draft trialled at six Community Centres and refined using feedback.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the toolkit support organisations to do across the steps?\",\"answer\":\"It enables users to understand who uses the centre, who lives in the community, which groups are under-represented, conduct local engagement, document and analyse feedback, combine qualitative and quantitative information, and present key results.\"}]","Community Needs Analysis Toolkit - Executive Summary | PDF",1789173476,8]