Readiness for Focused Action

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#006666" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Readiness for Focused Action</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=140 BGCOLOR="#006666" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mobilization Capacity"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.png" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id388.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community/Collaboration/Project/Issue/Re"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.png" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What does Collaboration look like?"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.png" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:crpetersen@ycommunitycollaboration.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:crpetersen@ycommunitycollaboratio"><U><B><IMG SRC="00f2c330.png" border=0 width="44" height="51" ALT="Send E-Mail" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>This table was taken from Effective Community Mobilization, Lessons From Experience.  </B></div> <div> <B>Published by the Department of Health and Human Services   Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration  Center for Substance Abuse Prevention</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <font size=1><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"></script> <a href="http://us.cqcounter.com/cgi-bin/s?_id=petersen" target="_top"><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script><noscript><img width=70 height=15 border=0 alt="" src="http://1us.cqcounter.com/cgi-bin/c?_id=petersen&_z=0"></noscript></a></font>   </B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#33FFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="614" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="196"><div> Indicator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> High Capacity for Action</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Low Capacity for Action</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="196"><div> Clarity of goals</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The issues facing the community are clear, and consensus exists on the types of responses needed.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> There is concern but no consensus regarding the direction for responding.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="196"><div> Feasibility of plan</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> A practical and flexible action plan is being implemented and updated based on accurate feedback.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The group is muddling through with quick fixes and unrealizable schemes.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 97 ><NOBR><div> Capabilities and resources</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The members collectively possess or have access to all needed talents, skills, and resources.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The members have no access to--or are not aware of--the talents, skills, and resources that are needed to mobilize.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 135 WIDTH="196"><div> Citizen participation and control</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The initiative is made up of and controlled by, members of the targeted community and includes active participation of those most affected by the proposed changes.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> There is minimal representation by persons who will be affected by the initiative.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 ><NOBR><div> Passion for immediate action</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The members are committed to making some positive, goal-directed and well-conceived change happen in the community as quickly as possible.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The members like to talk, argue, and  push their views but are not committed to making some positive change in the community.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="196"><div> High-performance team functioning</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The members can function as a high-performance team to get the job done.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> The members have a hard time coordinating action and working together.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam17.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/f"><U>Continuity in Early Childhood:  A Framework for Home, School, and Community Linkages.  Includes "Evaluation of Partnership Success</U></A>"</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.joe.org/joe/1999april/tt1.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.joe.org/joe/1999april/tt1.htm"><U>Assessing Your Collaboration: A Self Evaluation Tool</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>