Tools Library

Downloadable ebook of The Meaningful Engagement Handbook on Google Play, which outlines CTI’s overall approach to meaningful engagement.

A brief history of how the Toolbox came to be, how it has been adapted and used, and how various government and non-governmental entities are currently using its framework.

This handbook outlines CTI’s overall approach to meaningful engagement.

Screen reader-accessible version of The Meaningful Engagement Handbook, which outlines CTI’s overall approach to meaningful engagement.

Helpful guide by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on the fundamentals of program evaluation.

A tool to help you determine needed supports to foster meaningful engagement across the levels of the spectrum in a project, team, or department.

A living glossary of words used in our toolbox that lives on our website.

A tool housed on our website where those who do not have time or capacity for a full evaluation or otherwise deep dive into meaningful engagement can access randomized, bite-sized suggestions for simple changes to improve engagement of people with lived experience.

This toolkit draws from insights and learnings from across the Antislavery Knowledge Network and it was part of an exhibition showcasing all the projects, co-curated by a team led by Sophie Otiende, Allen Kiconco, and Chao Tayiana Maina, which included discussions of ethics and the value of different arts-based methods for engagement.

Document developed by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on meaningful engagement. Adapted from CTI’s Meaningful Engagement Framework.

A guide with interview questions designed to supplement findings from implementation of the Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder surveys.

The Staff Comprehensive Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder Survey comprises questions for staff that are taken from the Comprehensive Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder Survey, excluding those that only human resources, operations, and executive staff would be able to answer.

Staff Abbreviated Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder Survey: This is an abbreviated version of the comprehensive all-staff survey that we developed so that smaller or newer organisations that wish to evaluate their progress will have a more accessible survey instrument they can use.

A tool to determine concrete ways to get started and take manageable steps towards better engagements. Available as an interactive web page or a print-formatted PDF.

A workbook to guide individual or group reflections on the power dynamics present in a project, program, or activity so that mitigation strategies can be developed.

The Participant/Client Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder Survey is a parallel survey that was developed for organisations to survey the participants in the work they do or their clients to assess their perceptions of the organisation’s progress.

A question-and-answer formatted document explaining some of the key differences between movements and the sectors that support their work.

A worksheet to assist you in evaluating and understanding when organisations or initiatives indicate that they are “lived experience-led” or “survivor-led.”

This survey includes questions that are best answered by human resources, operations, and senior leadership as they inquire about sensitive staff data, organisational policies, and other things that all staff are unlikely to be able to answer effectively.

The Full Comprehensive Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder Survey was originally developed for internal use for the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery and the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking. Larger, more established organisations are most likely to find this survey useful.

Full Abbreviated Lived Experience Inclusion Ladder Survey: This is an abbreviated version of the comprehensive survey that we developed so that smaller or newer organisations that wish to evaluate their progress will have a more accessible survey instrument they can use.

This assessment can help individuals and organisations identify strengths and weaknesses; develop targeted strategies for growth; anticipate potential obstacles; and plan for effective resource allocation.

This practical resource outlines commonly expressed challenges to meaningful engagement along with recommendations for preventing, mitigating, or addressing each.

This includes the Average Score Chart, Ladder Results Table, Priority Score Worksheet, and Priority Matrix – Tools to help you analyse your results on the above surveys and develop a plan for next steps. We also have a google spreadsheet that can help calculate these more easily for you.

A high-level overview of CTI’s approach to evaluation.

The Meaningful Engagement FAQ. Our Frequently Asked Questions (viewable as an interactive web page or a downloadable PDF) offers a high-level overview of our framework, ideas for implementation, and the associated tools.

Document prepared by the Council of Europe to provide guidance on meaningful engagement, adapted from CTI’s Meaningful Engagement framework.

Template that can be adapted for assessing broad service needs in a region based on feedback from adult service users. “Please, note that in order to avoid uncomfortable situations for the user, the interviewer or the organization requesting the feedback should not be the organization providing the supporting services.”

This tool helps determine whether or not a particular survivor engagement practice could be adapted for implementation in a different context and how to anticipate and prepare for any challenges or necessary modifications for your context.

Choosing advisory board members just because of their trauma experiences is tokenising, and yet many traditional approaches to creating a job description are meant to exclude rather than clarify. This worksheet, developed by CTI Co-Founder Chris Ash in 2021, can help organisations 1) Identify the areas of their work a board could advise on, 2) Identify the elements to be advised, and 3) Determine the skills needed to perform that kind of advising, so that they can 4) Craft a specific job description for an advisory board member that highlights skills needed without unnecessary reliance on formal education and “professional” experience.