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TRIBAL TOBACCO ADVOCACY TOOLKIT

The purpose of the Toolkit is to support tribes and tribal allies with a framework for public health

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Coalition Recruitment

Get the right people to the table to ensure that your coalition reaches all stakeholders, viewpoints and subgroups that exist in your community.
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Recruiting Members

Identifying who in your community is valued can be helpful. To the Lakota, children and elders are sacred, so this was a critical role to fill at our table. A power vs. interest grid is a helpful tool to identify potential coalition members to recruit.

Current members should be involved in this discussion and encouraged to bring a friend or two to meetings. Many people will come and go as their interests or positions change, so it’s important to never stop recruiting.

Planning

  1. Complete a power vs. interest grid.
  2. Make a list of desired people to recruit (diversity is important).
  3. Challenge current members to invite people from your list.
  4. Reassess membership at least once a year.

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Materials Needed

  • Invitation card with details on the coalition goal
  • Expected time commitment
  • What they can expect to gain
  • Personal message about why this person is valuable to the coalition

 

Action

Set a timeframe for recruitment and invite members to the first meeting.

Materials Needed

  • Invitation card with details on the coalition goal
  • Expected time commitment
  • What they can expect to gain
  • Personal message about why this person is valuable to the coalition

Resources

For ideas on who to partner with and resources available, visit the Resources and Partners page.

What If?

People don’t come after being invited…

  • Have another person invite them. Sometimes it takes the right person and the right timing, so don’t give up.

  • Ask them if there’s another person in a similar role they would recommend.

Examples of Coalition Recruitment

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Member expectations

 

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