From the Ground Up! A Workbook on Coalition Building & Community Development

Coalition building and community development are two powerful interventions to create healthy communities. This helpful workbook is a complete toolbox for effectively building these complex, community-wide processes. It shares field ideas, frameworks, and exercises that have evolved from the authors' work in communities across the country. Renowned authors in the field of community development wrote the chapters for this book, including: David Chavis, Stephen Fawcett, Vince Francisco, David Foster, Gillian Kaye, Beth Rosenthal, and Tom Wolff. Chapter titles include: Barriers to Coalition Building and Strategies to Overcome Them; Involving and Mobilizing the Grassroots; Dealing with Conflict in Coalitions; Community Assessment: A Key Tool for Mobilization and Involvement; Monitoring and Evaluation of Coalition Activities and Success. Includes hands-on worksheets.