Starting a Coalition
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Definition of a Coalition Adapted from Community Tool Box: http://ctb.ku.edu
Coalitions may be loose associations in which members work for a short
time to achieve a specific goal, and then disband. They may also become
organizations in themselves, with governing bodies, particular
community responsibilities, funding, and permanence. They may draw from
a community, a state, a nation, a region or even internationally.
Regardless of their size and structure, they exist to create and/or
support efforts to reach a particular set of goals.
Coalition goals are as varied as coalitions themselves, but often contain elements of one or more of the following:
·Influencing or developing public policy, usually around a specific issue.
·Changing people's behavior(recognizing women’s rights as human rights, for instance). ·Building a just, healthy, safe and equitable community(where economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights are protected, respected and fulfilled).
Networks, Partnerships and Other Alliances Adapted from Forefront’s publication, “Human Rights
Institution-Building: A Handbook on Establishing and Sustaining Human
Rights Organizations”
The terms partnership, network and coalition
refer to alliances that strengthen, protect and unite people or
organizations in some way. They can be as small as two people or may
involve many groups representing large numbers of people. Although
these terms are often used interchangeably, they generally refer to
different types of groupings. Partnerships are most commonly described as two or more organizations working together on or contributing to common projects.
A network usually refers to a formal group of individuals
or organizations that exchange information and/or services. The
emphasis in networking is on exchange.
A coalition is an alliance of organizations for joint action. Coalitions, like networks, can exchange information and services, but the emphasis is on action.
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