Georgia Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking

1. Georgia Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking Organizational Development: How will we work together?

2. How will we work together? • First, let’s talk and listen to each other and determine a decision-making process best fit • Then, we’ll work to articulate the coalition’s purpose and create a mission statement • Lastly, let’s share comments and refine expectations re: organization structure, roles and responsibilities

3. Decision Making • Why is it important? • When consensus isn’t enough • Structure and transparency provide safety for all • List and discuss methods • Make the case and choose • Communicate result for all to see 

4. Creating a Mission Statement • Why bother? • “How-to” write & example • Brainstorm & prioritize key points & phrases • Creative timed activity (small groups) • Facilitated group discussion • Group rewrite - test for fit 

5. Mission vs. Vision • Mission • A statement providing an organization's purpose and reason for being. • Vision • A shared picture of the future an entity seeks to create. It is a description of the ideal for people and community; a dream of how things should be.

6. Mission Statement • How-to Write A Mission Statement should be a one-sentence, clear, concise statement that says who your organization is (the name, what kind of organization it is, i.e. a nonprofit, etc., and/or what type it is), what it does, for whom and where. Period. • Example "United Community Center is a 501(c)(3) human service agency providing emergency assistance, daycare, social services and recreational activities for low-income children and families at risk in inner city Atlanta, Georgia".

7. Brainstorm and Prioritize • Create lists • Type of organization • What it does • For whom • Where • Prioritize key points in each list

8. Fill-in the blanks… • Georgia Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking (kind/type)__________________ ___________________________ • (what it does)________________ ___________________________ • (for whom)__________________ ___________________________ • (where)_____________________

9. We’re almost there  • Discussion • Group re-write exercise • Test for fit • Celebrate – say it out loud!

10. Tag Line…food for thought • Few words used with logo to help brand identity • Not a mission statement • Try this one on for size… • GA CPUD…”Advancing effective alcohol prevention, policy and enforcement”

11. Organization Structure • Roles and Responsibilities • Job descriptions and accountability measures for… • Officers and Board Members • Committees • Members • Begin with Officers • Brainstorm, prioritize, decide