Key Coalition Issues

Tool 1: Management Models   In order to construct a management plan that's right for your organization, you need to decide exactly what management means to you. There are a number of philosophical models that management can take. Those most widely used in non-profit organizations are probably the following:

Learn how legislators and aides do their jobs, with techniques for developing and maintaining legislative relationships, and working together for mutual benefit.

Learn how to think about what you want to achieve by highlighting success, and how to go about doing it.

Example: Timeline for Staff and Financial Sustainability Committee This is an example of a timeline for the formation of a financial sustainability committee. The Tools part of the section has a blank form you can download and use for your own organization. By February 1, 2014, project staff will identify individuals who will serve on the Financial Sustainability Committee. By

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Learn how a uniform system of positive incentives can be used to the advantage of recipients and of your organization as a whole.

Note: The examples that follow are from the experience of the editor of this section, and come from Lowell, Massachusetts, an old mill town with the mills long gone, a depressed economy, and a tremendously diverse population.

Learn how to make sure that your organization runs smoothly and effectively by promoting official and unofficial internal communication.

See quick tips and examples for how to improve organizational management and development.

Learn how you can intervene if there's a problem or a gap and to make sure that the functioning of the organization isn't disturbed or interrupted.

Tool: Evaluating staff One way to support your staff members is providing them with feedback and evaluations for their work. Here we provide an evaluation model. The specific items under each category are to give you an idea of what would fall under each heading. Feel free to note specific areas on which you are basing your rating. Be specific on your comments and suggestions.

Learn how to plan for hiring and training of staff.

Learn how to establish clear guidelines for hiring and training based on the needs of your organization; get the hiring and training right every time.

Learn how to maintain the staff members and volunteers of your organization as well as keeping them focused and determined to overcome difficulties.

Learn how to develop a staff orientation so new staff members can understand and adjust to the organization and their jobs, and quickly become effective.

Learn how to draft and read contracts and memoranda of agreements successfully.

Learn what it means to become a line item in an existing budget, explore when and why you'd want to (and not want to), and explain how to go about it.

Learn how to organize a teleconference, a transmission by electronic means of audio and/or visual contact, and material – images, documents, music, etc.

BACKGROUND AND CONTENT

See quick tips and examples for how to develop strategic and action plans.

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By Brad Spangler June 2003 What is Coalition Building? A coalition is a temporary alliance or partnering of groups in order to achieve a common purpose or to engage in joint activity.[1] Coalition