Success and Sustainability of Effective Coalitions

Target Audience: Community-based prevention practitioners and other local representatives of coalitions. This workshop is appropriate for newly forming as well as existing coalition members.

Training Objectives: Participants will be able to:

• Describe the characteristics of effective coalitions
• Explore how failure to complete basic developmental tasks of coalitions
can create barriers to success
• Identify strategies to overcome barriers through sharing with other
coalitions
• Practice using tools to help a coalition develop a plan of action

Format of Training: This training examines the qualities and benefits of effective coalition development, as well as strategies for leading and sustaining a coalition initiative. Participants conduct an analysis of the various systems within their state and/or community and develop strategies for identifying and recruiting key organizations and individual members.

CSAP's Northeast CAPT trainers will use the following techniques throughout this workshop:

• Presentation of background material
• Large group discussion designed to draw lessons and experiences from participants

Timeframe: Two versions of this training are available. The first can be conducted in a half-day session, this session can be expanded into a two-day training by including optional modules on specific topics, going deeper into one subject, or covering a topic more briefly.

Number of participants: Minimum of 10 up to a maximum of 50 participants.

These trainings are available from CSAP’s Northeast CAPT. For more information please contact the Single State Agency in your state or call Deborah McLean Leow at 888-EDC-CAPT or email her at capt@edc.org.