New at the CADCA National Coalition Institute

New at the Institute

CADCA's National Coalition Institute works continually to introduce new resources and training opportunities for community anti-drug coalitions. We want you to know what's coming and how we're working for you every day.

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New Publication Series Launches

The Institute launched a new topic-specific publication series to complement its popular Primer Series with release of the The Coalition Impact: Environmental Prevention Strategies. The new series will open with a publication focusing on environmental strategies and will include future publications on working with the media and advanced coalition assessment.

Learn more about Evironmental Strategies on the Institute's new Environmental Strategies Web page.

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Institute Announces Webinar Series
Incorporating Social Media into Your Coalition Work

CADCA´s National Coalition Institute will host a series of three Webinars on how coalitions can incorporate social media into their day-to-day work. LaDonna Coy, MHR, CPS, CDLA, New Media and Prevention Specialist and author of the Technology in Prevention blog will be the presenter for the sessions and Sue Stine, Senior Manager, Dissemination and Coalition Relations for CADCA's Institute, will be the moderator. The Webinar series is free and open to all community coalitions. Click on the links below to go to the individual registration forms.

Thursday, June 19, 2008, 3 - 4:40 p.m. EST
Blogs: Finding Your Coalition Voice, Expanding Your Coalition Channel
Click here to register.
While blogging isn't new, the application to the work of community coalitions is. So just what is a blog? What does a blog have to do with community coalitions? This webinar answers these questions and more. Join in to learn more about blogging and how it can be used as a free or low cost media source, information channel and all around narrative documentation of community interest and action.
Content Communities Materials:
- PowerPoint Presentation (slides in PDF format)
Thursday, September 18, 2008, 3 - 4:40 p.m. EST
Social Networking: Building Your Virtual Neighborhood
Click here to register.
When coalitions are asked, "What is the most important element of the conference experience?" they often say, "the networking". With social networks coalitions can deepen and broaden their "neighborhood", be exposed to diverse ideas and solutions and make new acquaintances--virtually. This Webinar introduces social networking and how it supports coalitions in making face-to-face networking experience even richer!

Archive of May 1 session:
This Webinar introduced content communities--people organizing themselves around an object in which they share an interest. Join in to learn more about how content communities are a resource, a place to belong and a useful tool for coalition marketing, presentations and networking. The current most popular content communities coalesce around photos (Flickr) videos (YouTube) and online bookmarks (del.icio.us).

Content Communities Materials:

PowerPoint Presentation (slides in PDF format)

Content Communities Materials (PDF)

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Pilot Online Workstation Classes Underway

With our partner, Community Systems Group, the Institute is piloting two courses coalition evaluation using the improved workstation and Online Documentation System (ODSS). The courses, which include one-on-one technical assistance through CSG, are being tested this spring with coalitions that registered on a first come, first served basis during the Using the Web to Improve Evaluation workshop at CADCA's 2008 National Leadership Forum.

Course 1 will focus on introducing participants to specific issues related to coalition evaluation. Training on documentation of effort and analysis of contribution will be provided.
Participants will be given the opportunity to practice documenting coalition efforts and to explore how they might implement the tools provided in their own coalition. Finally, participants will be guided through a process of creating their own documentation plan.

Course 2 will focus specifically on use of the ODSS. Training on data entry, community-level indicator data, report creation, and creating graphs to conduct an analysis of contribution will be provided. Additionally, participants will be provided with specific tips on customizing the ODSS to meet local evaluation needs as well as the needs of multiple funders and other audiences.

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