The following curated resources complement the CROPS Training Series and were selected based on identified practitioner needs related to responsible scaling in citizen science. Organised by thematic area, they provide additional guidance, examples, and practical tools that practitioners may find useful when strengthening communication, governance, partnerships, sustainability, technical capacities, institutional engagement, and long-term learning.

1. Communication & Outreach

(Includes communication outreach strategies, communicating via social media and other channels, storytelling, and communicating with different audiences)

• Communication in Citizen Science

• A Guide to Using Social Media in Your Citizen Science Project

• Social Media Management for Citizen Science Projects

• Storytelling for Citizen Science

• Citizen Science in the Dialogue Between Science and Society

2. Capacity Building & Knowledge Transfer

(Includes training models, facilitation, and volunteer management engagement)

• Leading a “Train the Trainer” Workshop

• Volunteer Engagement, Management and Care

• The Conservation Volunteers’ Guide to Engaging Volunteers in Citizen Science Projects

3. Technical Tools & Data Management

(Includes data collection and tools, AI, and data quality and management)

• Citizen Science and Artificial Intelligence Technologies: Collaborating for an Innovation and Unbiased Future

• Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 2 on Data Collection & Tools)

• Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 3 on Data Management & Analysis)

• Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) Data Quality Resource Compendium

4. Project Management & Open Science

(Includes project development, administration, governance, and open science)

• Opening Research to Society in Horizon Europe: How to Set Up Citizen Science Projects?

• Doing Citizen Science as Open Science: What, Why and How

5. Policy & Ethics

(Includes policy engagement, advocacy, and ethics)

• Better Together: Citizen Science and Digital Tools to Improve Air Quality Policy

• Basic Regulations and Ethics for Citizen Science

6. Funding, Sustainability & Impact

(Includes funding access, long-term sustainability, and making impacts)

• The Citizen Science Funding Landscape

• Citizen Science Projects: How to Make a Difference (Part 4 on Sustaining the Initiative & Making an Impact)

• Una Europa Citizen Science Toolkit – Sustainability & Impact

7. Impact Evaluation 

(Includes impact assessment, monitoring, and evaluation)

• Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Citizen Science Projects

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