Strategic Planning for Coalitions

Strategic Planning for Coalitions

Published: May 15, 2026
Publisher: Mathematica; California Department of Public Health

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Associated Project

Statewide Coordinating Center for California Healthy Eating and Active Living Coalitions

Time frame: 2025-2026

Prepared for:

California Department of Public Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity Branch

Authors

Alyssa Bosold

This resource assists community coalitions with strategic planning. It offers guidance and examples to help coalitions develop a vision, mission, and goals. It also describes how to create specific, measurable, relevant, achievable, and time-bound objectives that incorporate community perspectives and promote fair access to resources. In addition, it includes an action-planning template and examples to help coalitions translate goals and objectives into concrete and measurable steps.

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