This toolkit contains a variety of useful advice on how to start and maintain successful communities of practice. Though this toolkit was designed for employees of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the guidance and recommendations can be applied by other organizations.

This toolkit has been developed by the CRS Global Knowledge Management for Excellence (KM4X) team for use by all CRS staff worldwide to support the effective launch, management and use of communities of practice. The toolkit content reflects best practices in the fields of knowledge management and organizational learning as well as lessons learned by CRS staff while leading and participating in such communities.