WYOMING PREVENTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSORTIUM - for Wyoming Tobacco, Substance Abuse & Suicide Prevention Programs
COMMUNITY COALITION SUPPORT
The level of community engagement and active, dedicated members are vital components for your coalition's success. A recent study further demonstrates that community coalitions with highly involved partnerships are the most successful in producing policy and systems change.
Systematic Recruitment & Retention Strategies
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Resources & Weblinks:
 
 
Example Coalition Rack Cards, Brochures
& Interest Sheets
 
Wyoming Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions
 
 
CADCA Institute's Webinar Series
Provides coalitions the opportunity to participate in live conferences from anywhere around the world. Webinars allow attendees to interact with other participants and the presenters of the conference using a variety of virtual tools. Currently the Institute uses a Web conference platform called Elluminate to provide this virtual experience to coalitions. The Institute's Webinar Series takes place five times a year with a session being held on the third Thursday of September, November, January, March and May.
2010 Webinar:   Listening: What's the Buzz
Do you know what others are saying about your coalition? What your reputation is across media outlets in your area? Conversations happen in all kinds of places and you can, and should, track what’s being said and who’s saying it. 
Check out documents and recording below on a webinar held at the 2010 CADCA conference onListening: What's the Buzz. Thiswebinarlooked at some of the ways you can listen to what your members, stakeholders, the media and the community at large are saying—through RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication), e-mail alerts and other tools that bring up-to-the minute information to you.
 
Example Tobacco Prevention Coalition Rack Card Below and PDF version
 
Another Example Tobacco Coalition Rack Card PDF Format