___You understand that maintenance of a coalition and other social partnerships is as important as physical-world maintenance for optimal functioning.
___You have made a decision to engage in maintenance, considering the various parts of the coalition that need attention:
- The coalition's reason for being-its vision, mission and objectives
- The basic governance and operating rules of the coalition
- The coalition leadership
- The coalition membership
- The division of labor, within and among the leaders and members
- The coalition's strategic and action plans, both short-and longer-term
- The coalition's actions and results, so that it is accomplishing something (what it means to) in the world
- The coalition's funding, so that those accomplishments can be continued
- The coalition's visibility in the larger community
- The coalition's public support
- The spirit of the coalition
___ You have designed a maintenance plan, deciding:
- who should design the plan (or multiple plans if appropriate)
- how comprehensive the plan should be
- how formal the plan should be
- who should carry out the plan
- how frequently maintenance should take place
___ You carry out your maintenance plan, including external or internal review. Internal review may be formal or informal.
___ You consider and choose, if appropriate, alternatives to maintaining the coalition
- Growing
- Spinning off
- Changing focus
- Cutting back
- Ending
- Staying the way you are