FIGURE E. STAFF DEMANDS ON THE LEAD AGENCY.

The lead agency should expect extensive staff time demands in the following seven areas:

  1. Clerical:

    Mailings, typing minutes and agendas, making reminder calls, photocopying

  2. Meetings:

    Planning agendas, taking minutes, locating and preparing the meeting site, planning facilitation, coordinating with the coalition's chairperson or steering committee, providing refreshments

  3. Membership:

    Recruitment, orientation, ongoing contact, support and encouragement

  4. Research and fact gathering:

    Data collection, process and outcome evaluation

  5. Public Relations and Public Information:

    Development of materials, press releases, linkage to local reporters

  6. Coordination of activities:

    Special coalition events, media campaigns, joint projects

  7. Fundraising:

    Raising money and other resources


TIP: When calculating the needed resources, estimate the number of hours per month required for each of these categories, and then multiply this total by two.