These goals must be developed by more than one individual or organization. This doesn't work, because other groups won't feel invested in the project. Sensitivity Understand and respect differences between organizations. Each organization has its own particular focus, values, history, and agenda. Find out as much as you can about other organizations, and about the history of their interactions on campus and in the community.
People join the coalition to build up their own organizations as well as to work on a common agenda.
Your organization will have to ask itself whether it makes sense to join coalitions initiated by other groups. Give and Take Build on existing connections between organizations. Ask a member of your organization who is familiar with another organization to approach them on behalf of the coalition. Ongoing relationships are built by supporting each other's agendas and projects. If you want to ask an organization to support you, consider asking first what its major concerns are and how your organization might support them.