Expanding Your GalaxyCoalition Building

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Expanding Your GalaxyCoalition Building

• Facilitators
• Kate Schaffer, Field OrganizerMD, DE, PA, DC,
  AR, TN
• Emily Shifrin, Field OrganizerMI, ND, SD, MN,
  WI, MT
• How the National SAFE KIDS Campaign can boost
  your Coalition building efforts!

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NSKC Website/Coalition Extranet

• Developing a communications network designed to
  bridge the gap betweens Coalitions.
• Risk area toolkits
• Coalition message board
• Best Practices
• Celebrate Success
• Forms/Evaluations/Surveys

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FundingNSKCs search for bigger and better
grants at the local level.

• Long term financial goals
• Fed Ex Walk This Way Program
• NSKW Data Collection Grants
• Development and use of financial survey

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Mentoring Program

• Program still in progress
• Fostering formal and informal relationships
  between seasoned and new/struggling
  coordinators/Coalitions.

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The Leaders Guide

• Updating for the 21st Century.
• Should be the coordinators bible.
• Ultimate toolkit for new Coalitions.

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Utilizing NSKCs programs to leverage local
partnerships

• SAFE KIDS Week 2001 and beyond
• --Partnering with local retailers to host or
  sponsor events.
• --SKW 2000 brought in pro sports teams,
  sporting goods stores and athletic trainers.
• --SKW 2001 has the potential to bring in summer
  focused partnersboating community, retailers
  who feature scooters, bike stores.
• Child Passenger Safety
• --Continued support by GM for SKBU will allow
  for more seat checks and trainingsexcellent way
  to bring in law enforcement and fire departments.

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Developing a membership systemCoalition rules
and regulations

• Membership committee.
• Membership applications (extranet).
• Support letters (5) from members lead agencies
  (now required before a contract is sent).
• All of the above-written tools can be found on
  the extranet.