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This is TOM Global's "Challenge Intake Form". This is a great resource to see what challenges Need-Knowers in your community encounter on a day-to-day basis. Make a copy and edit accordingly to suit your needs. Call for Challenges (General)

Welcome to the third edition of the TOM@University Playbook! This is resource that describes TOM, TOM@University, and provides recipes for creating TOM activities. Access the resource here: TOM@University Playbook 3.0 The playbook explains the following, and how they fit into distinct parts of the TOM Process: Makeathons Online Makeathons Design Challenges TOM in the Classroom TOM Internships Build Sessions Rapid Response: Make & Go Fabrication Centers / Makerspaces TOM Book Clubs In addition, the Playbook explains additional resources for TOM@University communities, including the Toolkit, Documentation System, and more. The Playbook also includes FAQs and a 'TOM Dictionary'.

These are outreach email templates designed to help you reach out to potential funders or sponsors. You can use this to reach out to potential sponsors or funders for funds to help support and grow your TOM community. Make a copy of either template below and edit accordingly to suit your needs. Sponsors/Funders Outreach Email (Existing Community) Sponsors/Funders Outreach Email (New Community)

These are outreach email templates designed to help you reach out to university faculty. You can use this to reach out to university faculty to support your community, join your event, or to help you with a certain task. Make a copy of either email template below and edit accordingly to suit your needs. Faculty Outreach Email (Existing Community) Faculty Outreach Email (New Community)

These are outreach email templates designed to help you reach out to students, volunteers, or Makers. You can use this to reach out to Makers, volunteers, or students to build your community or join you at an event. Make a copy of either email template below and edit accordingly to suit your needs. Makers/Volunteers/Students Outreach Email (Existing Community) Makers/Volunteers/Students Email (New Community)

This is a guide to digital accessibility, which explains how to be inclusive on websites, mobile apps, and more. This resource was inspired by the guidance that Samantha Soloway, an Accessibility Specialist at Verizon Media, gave during her TOM Accessibility Workshop. Baseline Accessibility Requirements

This is a guide to all-things fundraising and TOM. Fundraising Guide

This is a guide to all things social media and TOM. TOM Social Media Guide

This is a resource – composed of guides and checklists – created by the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities to aid City agencies in creating accessible content. This compilation of resources can help you make websites, documents, presentations, videos or social media posts more accessible. Digital Accessibility Guide

This is a document that contains pointers about respecting, being appropriate, and working with people with disabilities. The work of TOM requires working with people who live with different abilities. Thus, all members of the TOM Community should familiarize themselves with these guidelines and get comfortable with it. Interacting with People with Disabilities

The is a primer, which provides starting points for understanding how nuanced inclusive language can be. Use this as a guide or starting point for creating an inclusive culture in your community. Inclusive Language Primer Guide

This is a style guide, developed by the National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University, which helps journalists and other communicators to determine how to refer to people with disabilities. It covers almost 200 words and terms commonly used when referring to disability, most of which are not covered in The Associated Press style guide. Disability Language Style Guide