With a focus on building and expanding diverse coalitions, the second annual Parent Leadership Institute convened with nearly 200 attendees on February 4-5, 2010 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing. “People really wanted to learn how to build and sustain their coalitions, and also how to diversify them,” said Bryn Fortune, Director of Parenting Leadership for the Early Childhood Investment Corporation.

Parent Leadership Institute: Additional website coverage

• Parent Leadership Institute - Cover story
  
• Parent Leadership Profile: Brenda McGowan
• Parent Leaders Speak Up: What Keeps You Going?

Parent Leadership Institute: Support Materials - Presentations (PPT files)

• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman, MSU - Building an Effective Parent Coalition: The Art and Science of Engaging your Constituency for Impact
• Michele Strasz, MIAAP, Reach out And Read MI- Planting Seeds: Developing Relationships with Candidates
• Matt Gillard, ECIC - THE ELECTION PROCESS: How it works and how it can work for us
• Holly Wingard, Berrien County Parent Liaison - Inspiring Coalition Members to Participate in an Advocacy Campaign
• Irma Gonzalez-Hider, Delta Schoolcraft Parent Liaison - The Delta-Schoolcraft Parent Coalition Sounding Board Process
• Marissa Zamudio - How to Give a Voice to Your Parent Community Dreams (PDF)
• Joan Blough & Alissa Parks, ECIC - Making Your Hard Work Shine (PDF)
• Bryn Fortune, ECIC - Evaluation Slide

Parent Leadership Institute: Support Materials - Documents

• WHITE PAPER: Investing in Young Children: The First Step on the Path to Economic Prosperity in Michigan (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Barriers and Supports to Participation (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Assessing the Composition of Your PC (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Capacity Assessment (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Developing Effective Work Plans (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Group Process Checklist (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Identifying Needs and Gaps (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Parent Coalition Job Descriptions (PDF)
• Dr. Pennie Foster Fischman - Planning for Recruitment (PDF)
• Candidate Interviewing Protocol (DOC)
• Holly Wingard - Elevator Speech Samples (PDF)
• Holly Wingard - Recruiting Techniques for Parent Coalitions (PDF)
• Allies for Change: An Overview (PDF)
• Qualities of Authentic Relationships Across Differences (from Allies for Change) (PDF)
  
• Building Authentic Relationships Across Diference (from Allies For Change) (PDF)
• Working Assumptions: Developing Authentic Relationships Across Difference (from Allies For Change) (PDF)
• ECIC Great Start Parent Liaison Guidelines 2009 (PDF)