Stakeholders
Identify Stakeholders and Potential Stakeholders

Brainstorm and "think out of the box."
Identify Stage of Collaboration for each stakeholder or stakeholder group.
1 Competition
2 Networking
3 Cooperation/Coordination
4 Coordination/Partnership
5 Coalition
6 Collaboration
See “What does Collaboration Look Like" from Home Page.
Identify individuals and strategies that can help to develop and strengthen the level of collaboration. For example, see "Open Agenda Conferences" from home page.
Develop a plan of action with specific assignments and accountability for engaging stakeholders and developing and strengthening the collaboration.  For example, see "Open Agenda Conferences" from home page.
Evaluate
Adjust plan of action as necessary.


Resources
Existing Resources
Potential Resources
Strategies to acquire, engage,  or enlist, additional resources.  Who can and will do what?
Strategies to evaluate if additional needed resources exist.  Can include networking and creative brainstorming.
Strategies to acquire, engage,  or enlist, additional, newly discovered resources.
Identify resources which are needed but unavailable.
Strategies to Develop new resources.
People
Organizations
Financial
In-kind
Social Capital
Other Assets or Resources



Goals and Data
Develop Action Plan with specific responsibility and accountability.
Learn to understand data and the difference between bad and good data.
Identify accurate data.
Report data accurately.
Identify desired outcomes, by consensus.
Collect Benchmark Data.
Identify possible obsticles.
Set Goals
Set Objectives
Impliment Plan - continuously collect data.
Evaluate, report (honestly and accurately), discuss, .adjust.
Celebrate Success
Issues
Resources
Stakeholders
Media - Public Awareness
Projects
Etc.

Coalition Participation Mapping
Prepared by Kelly Wiik, 2002-2003 Promise Fellow for the Lewis Clark Coalition for Families and Youth
(The purpose of this table is to map your coalition members according to the following groupings.  It is based upon some of the common stakeholder groups participating in Adult/Youth Coalitions.  'Military' is included for the drug prevention services provided by some National Guard unites in the United States.  Please send an e-mail if you have any questions about this table.)

Business Community
Corrections
Court System
Cultural and Ethnic Organizations
Early Learning
Elected Officials
Employment Organizations/Agencies
Extension Agencies
Faith Based Organizations
Government Agencies
Health Care (Mental/Physical)
Housing
Individuals
Intergenerational Organizations
Libraries
Law Enforcement
Media
Military
Non-Profit Organizations
Parent/Teacher Organizations
Parents
Schools and Universities
Transportation
Volunteers/AmeriCorps
Youth
Youth Organizations
Youth/Family Services