SCHEDULING EACH SESSION

Participants discuss which nights and times work best with their schedules for the 90 minute sessions. Our pilot group will meet at least twice each month with the goal of completing the fifteen session program by mid April, 2021. 

 

2020-2021 PILOT PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Thursday Evenings, 5:00-6:30

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THURSDAY SESSIONS 5:00-6:30 + SHOWCASE April 29, 2021

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November          5                                            February         18

November        12                                            February         25

December          3                                            March               4

December        10                                            March             11

January               7                                            March             18

January             21                                            March             25

February             4                                             April                1

February           11                                             April.               8

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Grassroots movements are critical for driving social, economic, environmental and political systems change to create neighborhoods that foster healthy pregnancies and infants.

 

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Using IU Foundation Account Funds to Create Level Two Skill Building Training for Grassroots MCH Leaders

• Leaders will participate in these training modules after they completed initial training and have begun working on their community leadership project

• Emphasis is on critical reading, writing, speaking, technology skills, organizational management skills and fund raising

• Implemented in 15, 90 minute sessions, with homework associated

• Each session will be filmed so that we can use online platforms for future training

• A limited number of interested SBS students (MPH) will be eligible to participate to grow grassroots leadership skills.

 

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Section 1: Empowerment as a Process, not a Product (3 sessions)

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• Understanding your leadership empowerment process (Kellogg Foundation Materials)

  • Work through some of the five findings (Evaluating Your Grassroots Leadership Skills) from the Kellogg Workbook for Aspiring or Current Grassroots Leaders

  • Reflection on Leadership: Examining literature

 

Section 2: Harnessing the Power of Communal Storytelling (3 sessions)

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• Public speaking (Create and practice a mini-TED talk): use materials/videos from https://www.ted.com/playlists/574/how_to_make_a_great_presentation

• Reflection on Leadership: Examining literature

 

Section 3: Building Leadership Structures to Support Collective Efficacy (4 sessions)

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• Building coalitions: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/promotion-strategies/start-a-coaltion/main

• Engaging community members: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-ideas/team-building/main

• Fund raising (Development officer will provide this)

• Basic management skills: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main

• Reflection on Leadership: Examining literature

 

Section 4: Navigating the Social Ecological Model of Health Promotion (5 sessions)

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A). Developing, promoting and advocating for better MCH Public Policy: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/influencing-policy-development

 

• How to find MCH policy matters - government sites, good agencies who do this work

• Crafting effective communication for policy makers (letter, emails, phone calls)

• How to write a basic one page policy statement

• Understanding where you can give feedback in the policy process – practice a testimony

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B). Leading Community or Organizational Change: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/community-dialogue/main

 

• Assessing a problem: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/develop-a-plan/main

• Writing a vision statement, mission statement, goals, objectives, action plan, basic evaluation plan: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning

• Reflection on Leadership: Examining literature