Get Involved
Hello! And welcome.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about The Alliance. We are a group of individuals and organizations with a personal or professional connection to reducing the harms of alcohol use and building community wellness in Alaska. We invite you to learn more about who we are. We value the lived experience each person brings and know there is a place for you in The Alliance.
To begin, we invite you to read The Alliance’s common agenda. Our common agenda is the story of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. Our mission, vision, broad strategic direction, and objectives are part of our common agenda and can be found on the What We Do page.
We acknowledge that we cannot do this work alone. The strength of The Alliance comes in a shared commitment to our collective vision. To add your name to the growing list of engaged partners, please keep reading to learn how you can get involved and become an Alliance network member.
Early on, it was clear that, in order to develop a statewide network, we needed to build in regional infrastructure. Regional co-chairs of the Alliance offer valuable place-based insights and hold important relationships in their respective regions.
To increase knowledge and understanding, we encourage you to visit our resources page. To track on population-level shared indicators of the Alliance, visit our data dashboard.
Be well,
Alliance members
How to Get Involved
Attend an Alliance meeting
We value building relationships and cultivating trust among our network. We do this through monthly all-network meetings, where we can connect and hold conversations with those who have a shared vision of health and healing. How we do this work is just as important as what we do.
The Alliance hosts two general meeting spaces:
- Alliance Open Space Sessions are held on the third Thursday of even months, 1:30-3pm. These are a space for us to gather, connect, and build relationships. This meeting is a great way for those new to The Alliance, or for those wanting to come and learn together.
- All-Alliance Meetings are held on the second Thursday of odd months, 1:30-3pm. These continue to be open to all Alliance members. They are ideal for those who actively participate in workgroups. The intention for this space is to increase communication, support, and collaboration between Alliance workgroups and teams, in order to move toward our goals, as outlined in our common agenda and strategic plan.
CONNECT with other MEMBERS via our Member Portal
Join an Alliance workgroup
Evaluation and Learning – This workgroup aims to be key decision-makers for Alliance evaluation activities and establish a community of learning around network evaluation so it is accessible and inclusive.
- The Evaluation and Learning Workgroup meets the first Thursday of each month, 10-11 a.m.
Communications & Social Norms– This workgroup aims to lead decision-making around internal and external communications of The Alliance, as well as work to expand The Alliance's social norms campaigns.
- The Comms & Social Norms Workgroup meets on the second Tuesday of each month, 1 - 2 p.m.
Data and Learning – This workgroup aims to increase data equity and justice in data collection and decision-making. This includes supporting capacity building for data collection and use for smaller communities and organizations in Alaska, and coordinating advocacy for statewide data collection efforts to be more responsive to community-specific needs.
- The Data and Learning workgroup meets on the third Monday of each month, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Strategic Design– This workgroup aims to provide ways for people to connect, share valuable stories and insights, and influence regional and statewide prevention strategy. This includes producing clear tools and processes for aligning with and contributing to strategies in The Alliance. It is also the aim of this group to maintain the common agenda, or strategic framework for action, in collaboration with other working groups.
- The Strategic Design Workgroup meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 1 - 2 p.m.
Policy– This workgroup aims to identify emerging policy issues, help identify policy solutions to issues related to alcohol and prevention, provide training opportunities, and more.
- The Policy Workgroup meets on the second and fourth Fridays of each month, 11 a.m. - noon.
Become a network member
One of our main Alliance objectives involves creating community belonging. There are never any dues or fees for network membership, and there are lots of ways of participating in the Alliance network community. All ways are valuable and contribute to the success of our network. Tamarack Institute identifies membership as a spectrum, and people hold different roles in different spaces. The membership spectrum includes:
- Interested network members are kept informed about the overall functioning of the Alliance via emails/newsletters.
- Supportive network members want to provide some form of support, like sharing input or feedback, responding to surveys, sharing or accessing resources, or participating in events.
- Involved network members have an understanding of the network's purpose and are a part of a workgroup, circle, or team within the network.
- Core network members are able to speak from experience about the network and share in the responsibility and sustainability of the network.
It is expected that people will participate in a variety of ways over time, as your interest and ability allows. Once you sign up to be a member of The Alliance, you are a network member until you ask to be removed.
Become a Network Member
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