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. […]
Coalition Building: Revising a Plan – Part 1 Read More »
As we mentioned in the post two weeks ago, one of the things that you need to consider when building a coalition is the existence of a plan. While it may seem like a daunting task, it doesn’t have to be. I’ve had the opportunity to work on several different types of plans and lead
Coalition Building: Developing a Plan Read More »
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
Coalition Building: Staff vs. Volunteers Read More »
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
Coalition Building: Where do I begin? Part 2 Read More »
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
Coalition Building: Where do I begin? Part 1 Read More »
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
Guest Blog: Nine Habits of Successful Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalitions Read More »
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
Effective Meetings: Follow-up Read More »
How often do you meet? Do you meet in person or virtually? How do you know? One of the most challenging aspects related to leading partnerships and coalitions is determining an appropriate meeting schedule. You want to keep your members engaged and working together well. You don’t want to overburden yourself or your members by
Effective Meetings: The Schedule Read More »
As coalition leaders, we can become concerned that we are leaving people out and have a tendency to want to invite everyone to every meeting. While this may be important if the primary purpose of your meeting is networking and coordination, this can be really challenging if the purpose is more narrowly defined. How do
Effective meetings: The People Read More »
We have spent the last 15 weeks on facilitation and are transitioning for the next four weeks to “effective meetings”. Facilitation and effective meetings are very linked. As a matter of fact, in order to have an effective meeting, you must have effective facilitation. However, facilitation alone will not make your meeting effective. This week
Effective meetings: The purpose Read More »