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Jennifer Redmond Knight

Coalition Building: Dealing with disappointment when setting priorities

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One important challenge with coalition building is that coalition members have their own passion, priority and organizational goals. When you set priorities as a coalition, some of those members will not have their “priority” as the coalition’s priorities. This can be disappointing for members and may even result in them deciding not to participate in

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Coalition Building: Setting Priorities

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This is one of the most challenging aspects of coalition building. Even if you think you have narrowed your priorities, there is a good chance you will have to prioritize your priorities. For example, I’ve spent many years working on the priority of “increasing colon cancer screening.”  Although this may seem like a focused priority,

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Coalition Building: Revising a Plan – Part 2

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Last week, we focused on the initial questions to ask before you revise your plan. These questions help you know how it has been used and what has worked well or could be improved. The answers to last week’s questions will inform your revision process. This week, there are three more questions to consider when

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Coalition Building: Revising a Plan – Part 1

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Once you have developed a plan (check out last week’s post), you may review it in a few years and decide that you want to revise it. I’ve most commonly seen groups move toward simplifying their plans as much as possible so that they can be usable by their primary audiences and most important stakeholders.

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Coalition Building: Staff vs. Volunteers

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How many times have you been part of a coalition and you struggled with actually getting anything accomplished? Conversely, how many times have you been part of a coalition that was able to follow-through with commitments and keep the group moving toward common objectives? While there are many factors that can influence these situations, one

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Coalition Building: Where do I begin? Part 2

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Last week, we focused on answering three questions to ask if you are beginning – or restarting coalition building. If you still decide that it’s time to start – or restart a coalition after answering those questions, then there are three more questions to consider.  Even if you have been leading a coalition for a

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Coalition Building: Where do I begin? Part 1

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If you have spent any time in public health or non-profit work, you have likely heard the need to build a partnership or a coalition. You need to work with others in order to accomplish goals and objectives that are greater than you as an individual or organization could accomplish.  You may have an existing

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Guest Blog: Nine Habits of Successful Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalitions

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Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success Henry Ford Leading and managing a coalition, partnership, consortium or any other kind of organization where individuals or people representing organizations come together to coordinate efforts and achieve shared goals is not easy. And, it’s not a one-time task – it

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Effective Meetings: Follow-up

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You can have an effective meeting that has a defined purpose, the right people and the right schedule; however, if you do not follow-up, the meeting loses its overall effectiveness. We often put so much effort in planning and leading our meetings that we can become weary when it comes to follow-up. You may be

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