Building a Coalition (The Woodson Foundation)
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Building A Coalition
What is Coalition??
A coalition, consists of individuals or
organizations Working together in a common
effort for a Common purpose to make more
effective and efficient use of resources.
Why Start a Coalition
To address an urgent situation
To empower elements of the community
To actually obtain or provide services
To bring about more effective and efficient
delivery of programs
When should we start a coalition?
When dramatic or disturbing events occur in a community.When new information becomes available. When new funding becomes available.When there's an outside threat to the community.When a group wishes to create broad, significant community change.
Who Should be a part of Coalition?
STAKEHOLDERS.
COMMUNITY OPINION LEADERS.
POLICY MAKERS.
Start a Community Coalition
1. Convene a Planning Group
2. Develop an Initial Vision
3. Identify and Recruit Coalition Members
4. Hold first meeting
5. Follow up
Case summary
Nonattendance, low student performance.
crime, and high teacher turnover.
Create an after school program
Effectively integrate organizations
Group development
Introduction
The case focus on non profit social organization called The Woodson foundation who want to
build a cohesive coalition among its stake holders who are the Washington DC school and The
NCPIE.
Objectives
Improve students’ performance and outcomes.Reducing crime Increasing students attendance.Decreasing teachers turnover ratio.
Primary Problem
Stakeholder who are participating in the implementation of the plan for the new system has its own goal which is opposing to one another.
Secondary Problem
The secondary problem identified is forming teams that would spearhead the operations.
Two teams to be formed which are the development team which would design the program and program teams and the executives who would lead the new program.
Dynamics of Groups and Teams
Group: Two or more individuals, who have come together to achieve particular objectives.
Formal group: Designated work group design by organization structure.Informal group: Appear in response to a need for social contract.
Dynamics of Groups and Teams
Team: Two or more individuals with complimentary skills working together to
accomplish common goal.
Dynamics of Groups and Teams
Problem-Solving TeamsSelf-Managed Work TeamsCross-Functional TeamsVirtual TeamMulti Team System
Group Development
5 stage of group development
• Forming - Members feel much uncertainty• Storming-Lots of conflict between
members• Norming Stage -Members have developed
close relationships and cohesiveness.
Group Development• Performing Stage - The group is finally fully
functional.• Adjourning Stage - Characterized by concern with
wrapping up activities rather than performance
Conflicts and Similarities
Looking that the current situation of Woodson foundation, how the three participating groups interest are different from each other, they would be consider to be in Storming stage.
Solutions
Building a team that can effectively work together.Work cohesively, productively, and efficiently together.Define role for each groups and each group members should have a set of expected behaviors pattern.
Solutions
Manage diversity more effectively.The leaders should be able to present an effective message for generating motivation, inspiration and enthusiasms.
Conclusion
So it is too clear to articulate our analysis that the given case study is about how to solve a communal problem through building up a factual coalition.