Steering Call Next Steps and Notes 6.27.13

[Katey Lauer]

Thanks again for jumping on our important call today. Below are reminders about next steps in the coming weeks and our call notes.

 

NEXT STEPS:

 

#1: Give us your input by July 5th

 In preparation for our next call in two weeks, please share this information, questions, and survey with key folks in your organizations

Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1slGXiOKYA2THlB1mnKmwvqE7cxEZAPkD54qqHpQRh5s/viewform

See budget documents attached

Big-picture questions you've outlined to mull over so we can make informed decisions on proposals next call:

·         Why did the Alliance start? How long did we think it would last? Was it always seen as a long term project?

·         What are the benefits of having an Alliance? Are they the same or have they changed over the years? Have we been able to change with the political landscape?

·         What are the goals we would like to see in the next 5-10 years if we want to be a coalition for that longer time scale?

·         If The Alliance wasn’t around, what would the gaps be in the movement?

·         What are The Alliance’s strengths?

·         What is the one most important thing the Alliance does?

·         Can this kind of collaborative work continue without the Alliance, and how might it?

·         What are some of the possibilities for meeting our funding needs for the Alliance moving forward? What are creative ways to move forward with funding needs?

·         What are areas where the Alliance could work to address needs in the current political landscape?

·       Are there other coalitions that are operating with different structures that are effective and reduce costs?

·       Are there ways that we can shift our messaging to better reach funders?

 *we need to be mindful about being mission driven and not simply funders driven and we need to really think through these realities

 *we can shift our messaging for grant writing without changing our actual work -- for example, MTR is a real barrier to economic transition and can be framed as such in our grant writing.

·         What do we see happening in 2014?

Please feel free to also contact Delta or Katey directly:

o   Delta: De...@TheAllianceforAppalachia.org

Home: 304-583-5437

Cell: 201-739-6341 *no cell service at home

o   Katey: Katey...@TheAllianceforAppalachia.org

Cell: 304-546-8473

#2: Join us Thursday July 11^th 1pm

Call for decision-making regarding 2013 work

 

#3:  Join us Wednesday-Thursday August 28^th-29^th

Steering meeting for decision-making regarding potential plan for 2014

 

NOTES

 

Click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16EpegMKRhMdKNK03-kTI-i6trSuFHJiS-xBRBujZDFU/edit