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Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition. Why is maintaining the coalition important?.
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Why is maintaining the coalition important? Effective adaptations to environment changes are necessary for organizational health. Renewal is a basic need of organizational life, and this is why coalitions and community groups should attention to maintenance and to work out procedures for maintaining their optimal functioning on a regular basis.
What needs to be maintained? • The coalition's vision, mission and objectives. • The basic governance and operating rules of the coalition. • The coalition leadership. • The coalition membership. • The division of labor. • The coalition's strategic and action plans. • The coalition's actions and results. • The coalition's funding. • The coalition's visibility in the larger community. • The coalition's public support. • The spirit of the coalition.
How do you maintain a coalition? • Develop the awareness that maintenance is necessary. • Make a decision to engage in it. • Design a maintenance plan. • Carry out your maintenance plan.
What are alternatives to maintenance? • Growing. • Spinning off. • Changing focus. • Cutting back. • Ending. • Staying the way you are.