CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

i

Section I:  Overview of COLLABORATIONS AND                                        COALITIONS

OVERVIEW
Chapter 1.    ADVANTAGES OF  BUILDING COLLABORATIONS	1
Chapter 2.    DEFINITIONS  OF INTERORGANIZATIONAL FORMS	5
Chapter 3.    SOME ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF COALITION DEVELOPMENT:  THE FOUR  “C”'S	10
SECTION  I   REVIEW QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES	17

Section II:  Developmental Phases

OVERVIEW
Chapter 4.    COLLABORATION DEVELOPMENT: PROCESS AND      PRODUCT TASKS AND  POSSIBLE OUTCOMES · Formation · Implementation · Maintenance · Termination/Transformation	21
PHASE I: FORMATION
Chapter 5.    MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND CULTIVATION	30
Chapter 6.    PURPOSE, GOALS, STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS	36
Chapter 7.    STRUCTURE AND PROCESS	48
Chapter 8.    STAFF FUNCTIONS AND RESOURCES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONS	71
PHASE II: IMPLEMENTATION  & PHASE III: MAINTENANCE
Chapter 9.    TASKS OF PHASE II AND PHASE III: COALITION AND COLLABORATION  IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE	77
Chapter 10.   SUSTAINING THE EFFORT: FUNDRAISING FOR COALITIONS AND  COLLABORATIONS	87
Chapter 11.   COLLABORATION LEADERSHIP	90
PHASE IV:  TERMINATION OR TRANSFORMATION
Chapter 12.   PHASE IV:  TERMINATION OR TRANSFORMATION	97
SECTION II REVIEW QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES	100

SECTION  III. COLLABORATION CHALLENGES AND                                                      ACHIEVEMENTS

OVERVIEW
Chapter 13.   MANAGING DYNAMIC TENSIONS	119
Chapter 14.   COLLABORATION SUCCESS	128
Chapter 15.   COLLABORATION FAILURE	137
Chapter 16.   COLLABORATION ASSESSMENT	143
SECTION III REVIEW QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES	147

SECTION IV:  APPLICATIONS OF COLLABORATION

OVERVIEW
Chapter 17.   SERVICE INTEGRATION	152
Chapter 18.   PROBLEM-SOLVING  AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION	160
Chapter 19.   COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLANNING	173
SECTION IV REVIEW QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES	185

SECTION V.  Recommended readings

REFERENCES ON COALITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS

189

Appendices

sample ground rules	i
· statement of purpose	ii
membership agreement	iii
by-laws (outline)	v
· operating procedures (outline)	viii
· COLLABORATION /COALITION  SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL	1