Strategic Planning

Phase 1: Expanding our Coalition’s Knowledge of the CDC’s Technical Package for Preventing Suicide

Overview

The goal of Phase 1 is to expand the coalition’s knowledge of the CDC’s Technical Package for Preventing Suicide. This process will occur in two steps: 
(1) A small group of coalition members will engage in a deep dive into the CDC’s Technical Package for Preventing Suicide.
(2) The small group will then create a plan to share the knowledge they have gained with the entire coalition.

Start Here

A good place to get started is reading the Phase 1 guidance document. This document clearly outlines the tasks and deliverables associated with Phase 1. Coalition leaders are encouraged to read through the entire document before moving into action.
READ ME FIRST – PHASE 1 GUIDANCE 

Resources

There are three essential resources to support coalitions in completing Phase 1:

• CDC Technical Package for Preventing Suicide
• Making the Ask (video and supporting materials)
• Buiding Successful Teams with Help-seeking Behaviors (video and supporting materials)

CDC Technical Package for Preventing Suicide

Making the Ask

Asking for help is difficult, whether it involves fundraising, assistance on a project, advice, or simply a favor. In this video, Judy Millesen offers tips on how to ask anyone for anything. Judy also provides a number resources to complement this learning on how to strengthen fundraising efforts, why it is hard to ask, how to make asking easier, how asking can make you stronger, and a TedTalk on “The Art of Asking.”

Additional Resources

• Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training
• Why is Asking for Help so Difficult by Alina Tugend, New York Times
• If You Don’t Ask for Help, You’ll Never Succeed. Here are 6 Ways to Make it Easier by Marla Tabaka, Inc.
• 4 Reasons Why Asking for Help Makes You A Stronger, Not Weaker, Leader by David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom, Forbes
• TedTalk by Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking

Building Successful Teams with Help-seeking Behaviors

Additional Resources

• Principles of Servant Leadership
• Your Complete Guide to Servant Leadership

 Handout

This handout will support coalitions in completing Task 2 associated with Phase 1.
READING REFLECTIONS SUMMARY SHEET 

 Deliverable

Here are the three deliverables associated with Phase 1.
DELIVERABLE 1: PHASE 1 TEAM FORM 
DELIVERABLE 2: STUDY GROUP SUMMARY SHEET
DELIVERABLE 3: SHARING THE CDC TECHNICAL PACKAGE – ACTION PLAN 

Phase 2: Conducting a SWOT Analysis on Five of the CDC’s Strategies for Preventing Suicide and Preparing to Prioritize with the Coalition

Overview

The goal of Phase 2 is to conduct a SWOT Analysis on five of the CDC’s Strategies for Preventing Suicide and prepare to prioritize with the coalition. This process will occur in two steps:

• A small group (or groups) will conduct a SWOT analysis on five of the CDC strategies for preventing suicide.
• A small group will reflect on the SWOT process and consider potential next steps to prepare for prioritization with the coalition

Start Here

A good place to get started is reading the Phase 2 guidance document. This document clearly outlines the tasks and deliverables associated with Phase 2. Coalition leaders are encouraged to read through the entire document before moving into action.

• READ ME FIRST - PHASE 2 GUIDANCE

Resources

There are two essential resources to support Project Directors/coalitions in managing the tasks and leading and managing the team during Phase 2:

• Staffing Management with Servant Leader Principles (video and supporting materials)
• The Power of Project Management (video and supporting materials)

Staffing Management with Servant Leader Principles

• The Art of Servant Leadership

The Power of Project Management

• Project Management Starter Guide

Deliverables

• Deliverable 1: Phase 2 Team Form
• Deliverable 2 CDC Strategies SWOT Analysis Template
• Deliverable 3:CDC Strategies SWOT Analysis Reflection