Steal This! Project Bank
This page collects exemplary democracy projects done by Jewish organizations and shares easy-to-follow guides to help other organizations bring these successful programs to their communities.
Online Harassment Field Manual
Whether you’re experiencing or witnessing online abuse, this Field Manual offers concrete strategies for how to defend yourself and others.
DIY Scenario Planning Guide
This resource helps leaders of Jewish organizations develop democracy threat scenarios to practice how their institutions might respond to different threats.
Digital Security Helpline
The Helpline will walk you or your organization through assessing the risks you face in your work and
prioritizing your digital security needs. It will help you resolve existing problems, teach you some of the most important best practices, and help you get into a secure mindset for the future.
Civic Education Resources from the Jewish Educator Portal
The Jewish Education Project has compiled a suite of great civic learning resources to help Jewish educators teach about democracy.
NEW: Equip Toolkit 2025
This comprehensive resource, updated for 2025, provides essential information and action guides to assist Jewish organizations with leading their communities effectively through contentious times.
Protecting Civic Space: a Primer
This resource from Protect Democracy aims to orient civil society organizations to the different types retributive investigations that state and federal government actors may undertake. It is intended to help organizations identify concrete actions they can take now to prepare for and mitigate these threats.
Quick Reference: Physical Security
This quick reference guide on Physical Security comes from the Equip Toolkit.
Building Resilience
This page provides a curated list of quick reference guides to facilitate a timely response to the needs of the day.
Quick Reference: Building Key Relationships
This quick reference guide on Building Key Relationships comes from the Equip Toolkit.
Quick Reference: Crisis Communication
This quick reference guide on Crisis Communication comes from the Equip Toolkit.
Quick Reference: Conflict De-Escalation
This quick reference guide on Conflict De-Escalation comes from the Equip Toolkit.
Quick Reference: Cybersecurity
This action guide on Cybersecurity comes from the Equip Toolkit.
Messaging Guidance: Talking Points for Countering Misinformation
These talking points come from the Counter Toolkit.
Quick Reference: Basic Principles and How To’s of Countering MDM
This quick reference guide on Basic Principles and How To’s comes from the Counter Toolkit.
Election Hero Day Toolkit
This resource outlines a three-week campaign to help communities participate in Election Hero Day on November 4, 2024. It includes ready-made text and graphics for emails, newsletters, and social media.
Free, Fair, Safe, and Accessible Elections Scenario Planning
This resource provides detailed scenarios and planning worksheets to help organizations prepare for potential election-related challenges including social unrest, misinformation, and attempts to overturn results, along with instructions for creating custom scenarios tailored to specific community concerns.
Community Preparedness Working Group Guide
This resource provides guidance for establishing and operating a Community Preparedness Working Group (CPWG) within Jewish organizations. It reviews CPWG best practices to help communities stay safe, informed, and engaged during contentious times.
The Jewish Imperative to Protect and Strengthen American Democracy
To help you understand our argument, approach, and evidence, we’ve published this brief white paper on the Jewish Imperative to Protect and Strengthen American Democracy.