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Coalition Classification Tool (CCT) 2020

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Annual Coalition
Classification Tool (CCT)
Template
2022

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Coalition Classification Tool
These items ask you to reflect on your coalition over the past year. For each item, please
indicate the extent to which your coalition engaged in or achieved the activity described. For
each item, think about the question in line with substance use prevention work as it relates to
DFC goals. Not applicable should be selected only in those cases where the coalition never
engaged in the given activity.
During the past year of working on DFC goals, our coalition:

1.

Referred to our action plan to make decisions about
activities.

2.

Followed our written description of procedures for
resolving conflicts among members.

3.

Increased awareness of harmful consequences
associated with substance use by youth.

4.

Increased members’ knowledge of the work (e.g.,
services or programs offered) of other sector
member organizations.

5.

Relied on the findings of our ongoing needs
assessment to guide our action plan.

6.

Created a coalition cultural competence outreach
plan to address cultural diversity from
demographics to economic class, religion, customs,
and beliefs.

7.

Decreased prevalence of substance use in at least
one specific target population (e.g., minority youth).

8.

Had community leaders actively involved in
coalition committees.

9.

Established plans to continue meeting after DFC
funding ends.

To a
Great
Extent

To a
Moderate
Extent

To a
Slight
Extent

Not at
all

Not
Applicable

10. Had a workgroup/subcommittee/task force
dedicated to monitoring progress on the coalition
cultural competence plan.
11. Decreased incidence of at least one specific risk
factor for youth substance use in our community.
12. Placed the responsibility for what activities to
implement on members.
13. Followed our written expectations for member
participation (e.g., policy on missed meetings).
14. Had organized youth members who planned many
of the coalition activities.
15. Relied upon multiple sectors to reduce barriers to
planning strategies.
16. Identified community organizations or members
that provided support services for coalition
activities.

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17. Updated its action plans based on evaluation
results.
18. Had youth members who shared the coalition’s
message with the community.
19. Placed the responsibility for implementing coalition
activities on members.
20. Developed shared understanding across sectors
that promoted innovative strategy implementation
by our coalition.
21. Facilitated opportunities for members to collaborate
with one another in new ways.
22. Arranged to provide services/activities (e.g.,
training, town halls) in the home language(s) of
English language learners in the community.
23. Developed strategies that coalition sectors will
continue to support after DFC funding ends.
24. Followed our written description of procedures for
leader selection.
25. Completed the activities stated in our action plan.
26. Identified data needs to inform future program
planning.
27. Increased awareness of substance use (e.g.,
prevalence, types of substances) in the community.
28. Used feedback on the quality of implementation of
activities to make improvements.
29. Improved sector members’ willingness to
collaborate on new funding opportunities.
30. Engaged in focus groups/interviews with key
stakeholders to inform assessment of community
needs.
31. Successfully shifted adult social norms related to
youth use of at least one substance.
32. Considered the cultural makeup of the community
when planning and implementing a strategy.
33. Identified the demographic composition of the
coalition’s service area (from recent census data,
local planning documents, statement of need, etc.)
including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, and
primary language spoken as reported by the
individuals.
34. Identified community organizations or members that
provided facilities supporting coalition activities.
35. Maintained a current organizational chart showing
coalition structures and relationships.
36. Developed effective strategies to recruit adult
participants for coalition activities and events.

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37. Increased the likelihood of a cross-system/sector
approach in strategies to address emerging drug
issues in our community.
38. Followed our written description of procedures for
decision-making.
39. Arranged to provide materials (e.g., brochures,
billboards) in the home language(s) of English
language learners in the community.
40. Had community leaders present at coalition events.
41. Had organized youth members who implemented
many of the coalition activities.
42. Collected a range of outcomes data to track
progress towards coalition goals.
43. Had a strong feeling of cohesiveness across
sectors.
44. Successfully increased youth participation in
coalition activities.
45. Increased incidence of at least one specific
protective factor against youth substance use in our
community.
46. Had youth members who played a key role in
developing our action plan.
47. Increased availability of tools, best practices, and/or
other information that has informed the work of
individual organizations/agencies.
48. Utilized a structure that primarily relied on
subcommittees/work groups (as compared to the
coalition as a whole) to complete the work of the
coalition.
49. Placed the responsibility for setting the agenda for
coalition meetings on members.
50. Involved sector members of targeted cultural
groups in developing coalition materials for their
community.
51. Followed a systematic process for assessing
community needs.
52. Collaborated across sectors to share data in a
timely manner.
53. Regularly used evaluation results to inform the
community about coalition efforts.
54. Secured funding to continue prevention efforts after
DFC funding ends.
55. Recruited new sector members who have the ability
to take action in the community.
56. Made decisions on the allocation of coalition
resources in an open and participatory manner.
57. Followed a plan to address identified gaps in
capacity.

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58. Transitioned responsibility for at least one coalition
activity to a specific sector.
59. Sought feedback on the quality of implementation
of activities.
60. Decreased prevalence of specific youth use of at
least one substance other than the core measures
(e.g., meth, cocaine, inhalants).
61. Emphasized practices supported by research in our
action plan.
62. Increased community perception of our coalition as
the go to resource for addressing youth substance
use.
63. Successfully shifted youth social norms related to
youth use of at least one substance.
64. Utilized a structure that primarily relied on the
coalition as a whole (as compared to
subcommittees/work groups reporting to the
coalition) to complete the work of the coalition.
65. Established procedures for continuing to share
information across agencies after DFC funding
ends.

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Coalition Structure
Please indicate who is PRIMARILY responsible for carrying out each of the following activities
by circling a number on the scale in which 1 suggests Primarily Coalition Staff are responsible
and 5 indicates that Primarily Coalition Members are responsible.

Primarily Staff
Members

Staff and
Coalition
Members
Equally

Primarily
Coalition
Members

Activity

1

2

3

4

5

66. Making budget and expenditure decisions

1

2

3

4

5

67. Identifying and recruiting new coalition members

1

2

3

4

5

68. Organizing committees and work groups

1

2

3

4

5

69

1

2

3

4

5

70. Developing the coalition action plan

1

2

3

4

5

71. Planning coalition activities

1

2

3

4

5

72.. Implementing coalition activities

1

2

3

4

5

73. Developing communications sent to coalition
members

1

2

3

4

5

74. Developing communications sent to community
partners

1

2

3

4

5

Leading committees and work groups

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For the following community assets, please indicate what was in place before your coalition
started, what is in place as a result of your coalition’s efforts (since your DFC grant started),
and which assets are new accomplishments within the past year

Community Asset

In Place
Before
DFC
Grant
Started

In Place
as a
Result of
DFC
Coalition
Efforts
(Prior to
the Past
Year)

New
Accomplishments
in Place as a
Result of DFC
Coalition Efforts
Within the Past
Year

Not
Applicable
(Not in Place
in
Community)

1. Town hall meetings on substance use and
prevention within the community
2. Culturally competent materials that educate the
public about issues related to substance use
3. Social norms campaigns
4. Prescription drug disposal programs
5. Substance use warning posters
6. Recognition programs for businesses that comply
with local ordinances
7. Recognition programs for drug-free youth
8. Vendor/retailer compliance training
9. Billboards warning youth about/against substance
use
10. Drugged driving prevention initiatives
11. Compliance checks: Tobacco
12. Compliance checks: Alcohol
13. Compliance checks: Marijuana
14. Formalized school substance use policies
15. Responsible beverage server training
16. Prescription monitoring program
17. Social host laws

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For the following community assets, please indicate what was in place before your coalition
started, what is in place as a result of your coalition’s efforts (since your DFC grant started),
and which assets are new accomplishments within the past year

Community Asset

In Place
Before
DFC
Grant
Started

In Place
as a
Result of
DFC
Coalition
Efforts
(Prior to
the Past
Year)

New
Accomplishments
in Place as a
Result of DFC
Coalition Efforts
Within the Past
Year

Not
Applicable
(Not in Place
in
Community)

18. Media literacy training
19. Alcohol restrictions at community events
20. Party patrols
21. Secret shopper programs for alcohol outlets
22. Ordinances on teen parties

Optional Items TBD (up to 10 annually)
23. to 32. Optional items 1 through 10

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