Helpful Free Resources to Get You Started
One of the most common questions I get from coalition leaders is – How do I help my coalition know what a coalition is Coalition Basics will provide clarity on coalitions and tools that you can use right away within your coalition context. Whether you are brand new to coalition building or you have been leading coalitions and partnerships for years, this Masterclass is for you.
When you are struggling with multiple people requesting your attention, many decisions to make and potential coalition priorities, the pressure to quickly respond can be overwhelming.
In our coalition work, we are constantly planning and hosting meetings, projects and events. Depending upon our time, staff/leader capacity and partner availability, these can have varying levels of complexity and require us to consider many factors.
Since our work continues to focus on online meetings, we have to keep practicing and learning what works and what does not work for our specific meeting needs and audiences.
No one wants to talk about it (and we did – check out Part 1 and Part 2 Masterclasses!) but accountability is an important aspect of coalition building and trust building.
Whether you are meeting in person for the first time in a LONG time or you are still primarily virtual, you want people to want to come to your meetings.
We can easily say “trust” is important or we want more “trust” in our coalition, but actually building trust takes time and intentionality. Building trust = building and maintaining relationships.
Since most people involved in coalitions volunteer their time, we must create networks, teams, workgroups and partnerships that are built on trust. When you are trusted, people want to show up, volunteer their time and work together.
Let’s face it. Coalition work = meetings. As much as we may be weary from meetings or feel like we are constantly moving from meeting to meeting, this is how we work together.
Let’s face it. It is really easy to say “yes” in our coalition work but holding ourselves, our leaders and our members accountable is challenging. It’s not that we don’t want to follow through, it’s just that there are so many different things to do.
