trainings
The trainings and resources listed below are offered by community partners and agencies as well as re:TH!NK. We encourage you to learn more about an issue that you are passionate about action upon.
If you know of a training being offered that you'd like posted here, please contact us to let us know!
re:TH!NK WorkShop: Building Leadership
presented by re:TH!NK, UW-Extension and the Winnebago Conflict Resolution Center
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Where: 625 E County Rd Y, Oshkosh
When: 2-4pm
Cost: FREE to coalition partners
To register: Visit bit.ly/reTHINKtrainings
Because a lot of information about re:TH!NK is available on our website or in our quarterly eUpdate, we want our face-to-face time to be more useful and interactive. So, re:TH!NK holds quarterly "workshops" instead of meetings.
re:TH!NK's next WorkShop will focus on building leadership. Kristi Bradish from the Winnebago Conflict Resolution Center will present The 19 Points of Leadership which includes building trust, charisma to motivate, communication (the three levels of listening), settling disputes and the three core needs of people in groups. The training will begin at 2:30pm but re:TH!NK will have a short meeting starting at 2:00pm.
The LEAN Process
presented by re:TH!NK and The LEAN Economics Team
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Where: 112 Otter Ave (4th Floor), Oshkosh
When: 8:15-10:15am
Cost: FREE to coalition partners
To register: Visit bit.ly/reTHINKtrainings
Jim Eagan and David Di Pietro of The Lean Economics team have more than 35 years of combined experience implementing Continuous Improvement processes, covering a wide range of industries. LEAN businesses require less human effort, capital investment, floor space, materials, and time in all aspects of operation. LEAN can help any business or organization make quality improvements to make their work more efficient and effective. Participants will learn what LEAN is and how it can be used at their workplace.
Marketing 101
presented by re:TH!NK and Connie Drexler, 44˚ North Marketing and Design
Date: Friday, March 2, 2012
Where: 112 Otter Ave (4th Floor), Oshkosh
When: 10:30am-12:00pm
Cost: FREE to coalition partners
To register: Visit bit.ly/reTHINKtrainings
Learn the basic elements of marketing taught especially for us non-profit organizations who lack the marketing background. Training highlights will be "pushing the brand," available media venues, how to refine messages for targeted audiences, and the DO's and DON'Ts of marketing campaigns. This training includes useful takeaways for committee work and a hands on workshop for developing a coalition campaign plan.
Free Telephone Seminar Series: Drug and Alcohol Awareness for Parents
Listen in on this free series of telephone seminars that will help you better understand today's changing landscape of substance abuse. The seminars are ideal for anyone interested in learning more about teen drug addiction. Each seminar will include the participation of a leading expert within the field and a parent from The Partnership at Drugfree.org's Parent Advisory Board, who will share his or her personal experience with the topic being presented.
Call 1-866-431-5314 and enter code 602873 . All sessions begin at 11:00am and last approximately one hour.
- December 21, 2011: Helping Your Kids Avoid Drugs and Alcohol
- January 18, 2012: The Critical Role of Parents (and Families) in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems
- February 15, 2012: Diagnosing and Treating Co-occuring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
- March 21, 2012: Understanding Relapse and Supporting Recovery
- April 18, 2012: Getting the Help You Need as a Parent of a Teen Involved with Drugs or Alcohol
Empowering Coalitions for Community Change Webinar Series
Presented in partnership with the WI DHS Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obestity Program, this series will help coalition members learn the tools and skills needed to effectively work on prevention intitaives. re:TH!NK coordinators and leadership committee members will be viewing the webinars every other Thursday at 11am. Download the webinar flyer for more information. Contact rethink @ co.winnebago.wi.us if interested.
December 15 webinar archive: Logic Modeling for Strong Evaluation and Funding Success
Presenter: Lori Zierl, Family Living Agent, Pierce County UW-Extension
December 1 webinar archive: "Top Ten" Tips for Evaluating Evidence-based Initiatives
Presenter: Mary Michaud, Health Forward Consulting
November 17 webinar archive: Impacting Health Policy by Building Relationships with your Policymakers
Presenter: Steve Elliott, Policy & Grassroots Specialist, HealthFirst Wisconsin
November 3 webinar archive: Obesity Prevention Policy in Wisconsin: Key Priorities and Coordination of State and Local Efforts
Presenters: Melissa Horn, Wisconsin Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
Mary Pesik, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Program Coordinator, Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Kyle Pfister, Policy Coordinator, Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
October 20 webinar archive: Strategic Recruitment: Engaging Community and Mobilizing Supporters
Presenter: Steve Elliott, HealthFirst Wisconsin
October 6 webinar archive: Planning for Sustainability: Building Agility, Community Lebverage and Strategic Learning
Presenter: Mary Michaud, Health Forward Consulting
September 22 webinar archive: Inspire Action: Messaging Principles that Work
Presenter: Sarah Apple, UW Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources Communications and Training Coordinator
September 8 webinar archive: Get the Message Out: Practical Communication Planning
Presenters: Spencer Straub, Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Media and Communications Coordinator
Emily Dieringer, re:TH!NK Coalition Coordinator and Winnebago County Health Department Health Educator
Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions
This is a full-day coalition building training with Fran Butterfoss. Fran Butterfoss is the director of Coalitions Work an organization that helps train coalitions. Learn the steps and strategies to build and sustain a succesful community coalition. The webinar is a taped training that was offered by the Nutrition Physical Activity & Obesity program in October of 2010. It has been broken down into two two-hour sessions.
Click here to view the morning session from 10/20/2010.
Click here to view the afternoon session from 10/20/2010.
Using the Social Ecological Model for Effective Community Intervetions
This one-hour webinar is a training on the Social Ecological Model presented by Jordan Bingham of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The training focuses on population based prevention work and the effectiveness and importance of interventions at the community level.
Click here to view the webinar.
Wisconsin Prevention Conference 2011 "BackPack"
Interested in learning about conflict management, stages of change, or how to facilitate a successful meeting, check out the materials from presentations by Russel Consulting by clicking here. Maybe program evaluation and implementation is what you are looking for, click here for those presentations. If you want to learn about the 2011 Wisconsin Prevention Conference and all the trainings that occurred, follow this link to the Wisconsin Clearinghouse Backpack to check it all out.
Making the Case
The informational slides are from the Prevention Institutes "Making the Case" training. Learn how to strategically craft a message to help "make the case" about issues that the coalition is working on out in the community. Click here to download and view the slides.
CADCA Trainings & Events
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the training and technical assistance provider for the Drug Free Communities Grantees, provides coalitions and there members with a variety of training opportunities. Check out the CADCA trainings page to find out more about webinars, presentations, and in-person training events.
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