Coalition Building

Knock and Talk (Spanish) by CADCA International Programs

Knock and Talk can be a highly effective technique for helping coalitions build personal relationships in the community by knocking on doors and speaking directly and in person with community residents. Intended for the Spanish-speaking audience, this follow-up to “Community Mobilization” (posted in July 2011) can help you revamp your recruitment efforts by employing the “Knock and Talk” strategy. The podcast will define the process, highlight its advantages over other common recruitment techniques, and explain how to put the idea into action.

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Community Mobilization (Spanish) by CADCA International Programs

Learn more about how to better engage and mobilize your community to reduce its substance abuse problems in “Community Mobilization,” the second podcast in a series developed by CADCA’s International Programs.

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Charting Community Change Episode #1 - "Sustainability: We Did It and You Can Too!"

In “Sustainability: We Did It and You Can Too!,” the premiere episode of the new Institute vodcast series, three coalition leaders examine how their organizations implemented strategies to sustain their efforts after 10 years of funding through the Drug Free Communities Support Program.

Cultural Competence and Coalition Building Pt. 3 by CADCA National Coalition Institute

April concludes the three-part series “Cultural Competence and Coalition Building” by CADCA’s National Coalition Institute. Dr. Eduardo Hernández-Alarcón, Vice President of International Programs and Deputy Director of Dissemination and Coalition Relations for CADCA’s National Coalition Institute, describes the role of cultural competence in building coalition membership, leadership and organizational structure.

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Successful Promotion of Knowledge and Strong Relationships Helps Coalitions Achieve Long-Term Outcomes

Although collaborative partnerships, such as coordinating councils and coalitions, hold a high status among communities, the research field remains uncertain about how these partnerships best employ efforts to impact communities in the long run. However, results from a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign suggest that the success intermediate outcomes, such as promotion of knowledge and strong relationships, significantly relate to and influence each other and long-term outcomes.

Campus-Community Coalitions: Partnering with Higher Education Institutions to Enhance Prevention Efforts

Apr 21, 2011 |

Virtual

Campus-Community Coalitions: Partnering with Higher Education Institutions to Enhance Prevention Efforts

Thursday, Apr. 21

3:00-4:30 p.m. EST

Campus-community coalitions are vehicles used to prevent substance abuse and other community health issues at the population-level across college campuses and in the surrounding community. By bringing together key on-campus and off-campus sector representatives, invested individual stakeholders, and other organizations affected by the problem, coalitions can implement a comprehensive set of strategies to change conditions in the community that contribute to local substance abuse problems. Campus-community coalitions act as change agents by leveraging shared resources to bring about new or modified programs, policies and practices.

Drug Free Communities Support Program Grantee Roadmap to Success

The CADCA National Coalition Institute’s Roadmap to Success provides a guide about the training opportunities and other CADCA resources created for Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) Grantees.

Handbook for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions

The Handbook for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions provides an overview of resources for and about community anti-drug coalitions. It helps educate, inform and empower local coalitions and provides some of the basic tools needed to become effective and sustainable.

Calling All Coalitions and Military Veterans – VetCorps Needs You!

Supporting our nation's troops, veterans, and military families is critical to strengthening our communities. Now, through CADCA’s new VetCorps program, community coalitions and military veterans can play a key role in helping veterans and their families receive critical services and support they need.

Brazilian Coalitions Working to Reduce Alcohol Use and Illicit Drug Abuse

Community Coalitions that CADCA trained and helped form are expanding throughout all of Latin America, especially in Portuguese-speaking Brazil, and officials in both Brazil and the United States are taking notice.

CADCA Releases New Podcast on Knock and Talk Strategy

Learn more about how to better engage and mobilize your community to reduce its substance abuse problems using the “Knock and Talk” strategy, the third podcast in a new series developed by CADCA’s International Programs.

Sign up for Bilingual Courses at CADCA’s 2011 Mid-Year Training Institute

Coalitions serving Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and abroad won’t want to miss CADCA’s 2011 Mid-Year Training Institute July 24-28, where several courses will be offered in Spanish. The courses, led by CADCA’s Dr. Eduardo Hernandez and Eric Siervo, and CADCA trainers George Vasquez and Michael Sparks, will cover environmental strategies, policy and advocacy, and community mobilization strategies.

Cultural Competence and Coalition Building Pt. 2 by CADCA NAtional Coalition Institute

In the second installment of “Cultural Competence and Coalition Building,” Dr. Eduardo Hernández-Alarcón, Vice President of International Programs and Deputy Director of Dissemination and Coalition Relations for CADCA’s National Coalition Institute, discusses the importance of youth engagement and a needs assessment for ongoing cultural competency training.

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Cultural Competence and Coalition Building Pt. 1 by CADCA National Coalition Institute

The negative consequences of substance abuse affect all segments of society, regardless of gender, ethnicity or income. In order to address the needs of all members in a community, coalitions must develop comprehensive approaches to effectively reach and facilitate interaction between diverse cultural groups. Dr. Eduardo Hernández-Alarcón, Vice President of International Programs and Deputy Director of Dissemination and Coalition Relations for CADCA’s National Coalition Institute, discusses how coalitions can start developing cultural competence and identify socioeconomic diversity in their communities.

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Social Media and the 6 CSAP Strategies

Why should any organization or coalition be involved in social media? Good question.

Sue Stine from CADCA, forwarded this interesting visual recording from a presentation by Shel Holtz. As I looked at it I could see elements of our work in prevention whether a coalition or a provider network. (Click on the image to see it in much larger format or see it on Flickr.)

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