Hi Julie,
Welcome to the Community Tool Box (CTB), thanks for dropping by. Let me take your second question first about updating the La Leche League of Florida information on the CTB. Truth be told, I did a search across our site for your organization but no joy in that regard. If it’s there and I missed it my apologies; I provided contact information below. By way of explanation, when the CTB talks about an organization it’s usually in the context of a concrete example of the way in which that organization and the staff therein have utilized a tool or resource found in the CTB. If the La Leche League of Floridia exemplifies some aspect of the CTB I’m sure it would be of interest to us, but who to contact specifically at the CTB with organization-specific information I’m not sure. Again, if I missed something about LLL here is our contact information:
Center for Community Health and Development4082 Dole Human Development Center1000 Sunnyside AvenueUniversity of KansasLawrence, KS 66045-7555 (U.S.A.)
Telephone: (785) 864-0533Fax: (785) 864-5281Email: toolbox@ku.eduWebsite: http://communityhealth.ku.edu
To your first point about starting a breastfeeding coalition, we have a ton of really useful information that I’d like to pass on. Most of the information about starting a coalition is found in chapter 5, sections 5 and 6 but there are other chapters and sections I think you’ll find useful as well. Some of these links lead to main sections, some to examples, and some to useful tools. I would start with chapter 5 and then expand from there as you have time – this is really good stuff, I hope you’ll agree. Here you go:
Chapter 5., Section 5. Coalition Building I: Starting a Coalition - Main Section
Chapter 5., Section 6. Coalition Building II: Maintaining a Coalition - Main Section
1. Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships
Chapter 28., Section 8. Mindfulness and Community Building - Examples
Chapter 2., Section 10. The Strategic Prevention Framework - Tools
Chapter 13., Section 4. Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership - Main Section
15. Improving Organizational Management and Development
12. There are unintended or unwanted outcomes.
So, Julie, I hope you find this information to your satisfaction, if not please get in touch again and I will make sure you get what you’re looking for. On behalf of the CTB I wish you much success in your coalition building endeavors.
Be well and take care,
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