Introduction

COMING TOGETHER - Building Community Collaboration and Consensus contains extensive information on Collaboration and Public Participation with an emphasis on Youth Participation. This site is divided into informational sections and pages with links to additional information. Suggestions for improvement are appreciated. Questions are welcomed.

The first section contains information on Why and How to Build Community Collaboration, Who to Include in Community Collaboration, Why and How to Build Consensus, and How to keep it going. Once entering this section, continue to click the right arrow until you have completed this section. Click here to begin.

You may also view a Macromedia® Flash presentation on Building Community Collaboration and Consensus by clicking here. Continue to click on the slide to advance through the presentation.

The Asset section contains information on strength based approaches to help communities, families, children, and youth. You will find general information on Assets, Developmental Assets, Protective Factors, and Resiliency, from some of the best sites on the internet on these subjects. Click the right arrows to navigate through this information. To visit the Asset section, click here.

The section on Effective Community Mobilization contains a best practice and evaluation information. You will also find specific tools for mapping, evaluating, and developing collaborations and coalitions. Click the right arrows to navigate through this information. To enter this section click here.

The Madison County Community Council is a great example of a coalition with an extensive track record of accomplishments. They functioned for about three and a half years on a shoe string budget, and all volunteer efforts. During these first years they were able to have a significant impact on the community, families, and youth. After about three and a half years they began to receive some very large grants which increased their impact on the community. After about seven years they had their first Americorps member, which was their first time with even a part time staff member. To view information on this coalition, continue to click the right arrows and review the information from the links on these pages. Start by clicking here.

Health, Disability, Early Childhood and Brain Development, and Human Biology, was originally developed as a resource for a coalition member. It has continued to be developed into an extensive section of resource links. To enter this section click here.

Open Agenda Conferences (Sometimes referred to as a Search Conferences or a Futures Conference). This section presents specific information on the value, development, and completion, of an Open Agenda Conference. To enter this section click here. (To identify and engage stake holders. Detect and determine issues. Discover, create, and initiate solutions. Encourage follow-through, and accountability. Set and complete goals and objectives.)

Grants, to find extensive grant resources, please click the button below.

This site was created by C.R. Pete Petersen M.Ed.
and is now supported by Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement.


	Introduction COMING TOGETHER - Building Community Collaboration and Consensus contains extensive information on Collaboration and Public Participation with an emphasis on Youth Participation. This site is divided into informational sections and pages with links to additional information. Suggestions for improvement are appreciated. Questions are welcomed. The first section contains information on Why and How to Build Community Collaboration, Who to Include in Community Collaboration, Why and How to Build Consensus, and How to keep it going. Once entering this section, continue to click the right arrow until you have completed this section. Click here to begin. You may also view a Macromedia® Flash presentation on Building Community Collaboration and Consensus by clicking here. Continue to click on the slide to advance through the presentation. The Asset section contains information on strength based approaches to help communities, families, children, and youth. You will find general information on Assets, Developmental Assets, Protective Factors, and Resiliency, from some of the best sites on the internet on these subjects. Click the right arrows to navigate through this information. To visit the Asset section, click here. The section on Effective Community Mobilization contains a best practice and evaluation information. You will also find specific tools for mapping, evaluating, and developing collaborations and coalitions. Click the right arrows to navigate through this information. To enter this section click here. The Madison County Community Council is a great example of a coalition with an extensive track record of accomplishments. They functioned for about three and a half years on a shoe string budget, and all volunteer efforts. During these first years they were able to have a significant impact on the community, families, and youth. After about three and a half years they began to receive some very large grants which increased their impact on the community. After about seven years they had their first Americorps member, which was their first time with even a part time staff member. To view information on this coalition, continue to click the right arrows and review the information from the links on these pages. Start by clicking here. Health, Disability, Early Childhood and Brain Development, and Human Biology, was originally developed as a resource for a coalition member. It has continued to be developed into an extensive section of resource links. To enter this section click here. Open Agenda Conferences (Sometimes referred to as a Search Conferences or a Futures Conference). This section presents specific information on the value, development, and completion, of an Open Agenda Conference. To enter this section click here. (To identify and engage stake holders. Detect and determine issues. Discover, create, and initiate solutions. Encourage follow-through, and accountability. Set and complete goals and objectives.) Grants, to find extensive grant resources, please click the button below. This site was created by C.R. Pete Petersen M.Ed. and is now supported by Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement.