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8 Steps for Building & Sustaining Coalitions & Partnerships slideshare pdf 2012
The document outlines the importance of building and sustaining effective coalitions and partnerships, highlighting terms like networks and alliances. It details eight steps to create successful coalitions, including clarifying a vision, engaging the community, and focusing on advocacy. Additionally, it discusses the benefits and challenges of collaboration, emphasizing that ongoing efforts are crucial for sustaining coalitions over time.
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- 1. Building & Sustaining Effective Coalitions & Partnerships Frances Dunn Butterfoss, PhD Yorktown, Virginia
- 2. Joint Efforts –A word by any other name... • Network • Consortium • Federation • Partnership • Advisory Committee • Alliance • Coalition - a group of individuals representing diverse organizations who agree to work together to achieve a common goal (Feighery & Rogers, 1990)
- 3. Benefits of Collaborating
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- 8. Challenges of Collaborating ' • Risk losing autonomy, competitive edge, control • Conflict over goals & methods • Expend scarce resources (time, $, status, data) • Delays in solving problems
- 9. Eight Steps to Build& Sustain Effective Coalitions
- 10. STEP 1 Clarify orReaffirm Vision & Mission
- 11. STEP 2 Engage Communityin the Coalition
- 12. STEP 3 Solidify Collaborative Infrastructure & Processes
- 13. STEP 4 Recruit &Retain Active, Diverse Partners
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- 15. STEP 6 Market yourcoalition
- 16. STEP 7 Focus onAction . . .
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- 18. STEP 8 Evaluate & Sustain Your Coalition
- 19. Steps to CoalitionipSuccess 1. Clarify/reaffirm vision & mission 2. Engage community in the coalition 3. Solidify coalition structure & function 4. Recruit & retain active, diverse partners 5. Develop transformational leaders 6. Market your coalition 7. Focus on action & advocacy 8. Evaluate & sustain your coalition
- 20. What I Knowfor Sure . . . • Collaborative strategies more creative & achievable than any single organization can do alone • Coalitions work best when they mobilize assets, respond to opportunities & develop integrated strategies • As they mature, coalitions must shift from providing services to policy/advocacy activities • Sustaining coalitions is harder than forming them – Find structure that works, recruit & engage active organizations, diversify funding & focus on outcomes
- 21. “Be the change youwant to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948
- 22. Resources • Butterfoss, FD.Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2007. • Coalitions Work – http://www.coalitionswork.com/tools • The Community Toolbox - http://www.ctb.edu • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) – http://cadca.org/resources • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy Communities Program - http://www.cdc.gov/healthycommunitiesprogram/