Hello Fellow Alliance Members,


We hope this message finds you enjoying a fantastic summer! As we are all gearing up for summer to turn into fall, The Alliance is thrilled to share some exciting news and updates with you.


First and foremost, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded our grant for FY25! This significant milestone will support our continued efforts and bring new opportunities to our network. Additionally, we're eagerly anticipating the arrival of our new coordinator at the end of August. Their fresh perspective and energy are sure to invigorate our team and enhance our collective impact. We can hardly wait to introduce them to you soon!


Looking ahead, we have some dynamic and engaging work planned. We invite you to join us for our upcoming workgroups and All Alliance meetings as we delve deeper into the strategic action plan. This is a fantastic chance to explore ways to support each other and amplify the incredible work being done both locally and statewide.


This year promises to be a monumental one for The Alliance, filled with opportunities for convening, forging community partnerships, and fostering growth. We are excited about what lies ahead and hope you'll be an integral part of the planning and journey.


Thank you for your continued support and dedication. I look forward to what our connection will bring!


Warm regards,


Sara Platt, Interim Alliance Coordinator

Please be sure to join the Open Space Session this month – Thursday, August 9th, 1:30 – 3 p.m. - we want to hear from as many Alliance members as possible to discuss the structure of the Regional Co-Chairs. Is it working as intended? Are there shifts to make? How do we increase representation to share in the work?


We’ve had some great discussions with our co-chairs, and we want to share out the ideas discussed, as well as hear from members, more about how our leadership structure can emerge to meet the current needs of The Alliance!


Workgroups are starting back up this month. We will be touching base on the strategic action plan and mapping out the activities each workgroup will be doing to meet the objectives for this year. We will also be touching base on charter agreements for each of the workgroups to make sure they are up-to-date and streamlined. 


-         Communication Workgroup: August 13 @ 1-2 p.m.

-         Open Space Meeting: August 15th @ 1:30 – 3 p.m.

-         Strategic Design: August 20th @ 3-4:30 p.m.

-         Data & Learning: August 21st @ 11:30 – 1 p.m.



Please reach out to splatt@recoveralaska.org for a calendar invite or to let me know if you would like to share a topic at the Open Session!!!

We have some exciting work planned for this year that needs support! Please review the below RFPs and share with any contractors/consultants that you know who might be interested in being a part of this big year.


Evaluation and Learning Contractor


Communications Contractor


Evaluation Contractor



Policy Work Contractor


Needs Assessment Contractor

Check out The Alliance FY24 Final Evaluation by clicking here:


The Alliance FY24 Final Evaluation


Check out The Alliance Youth Underage Alcohol Use Prevention Campaign Evaluation by clicking here:


The Alliance Youth Underage Alcohol Use Prevention Campaign Evaluation

Newsletters will resume as usual for September! We want to hear what is going on with folks and communities and would love to share with the network. 

 

As a reminder, the content shared in our newsletter includes the following categories:

 

·         News updates: Updates relating to our state, relevant health and/or social news, advocacy work The Alliance has pledged to join, and topical news updates closely related to our work.

 

·         Network updates: Progress reports from workgroups, introducing new membership, announcing network initiatives, etc.

 

·         Events: Share events designed to educate, strengthen communities, and heal community members.

 

·         Training: Preventing alcohol misuse is a complicated topic that touches upon many fields of study. We encourage members to raise awareness of training on providing care, collecting and analyzing data, public messaging, and other helpful topics.

 

·         Other: It’s our newsletter; we can do what we want! If you want to share a wellness tip, funny anecdote, or story you found uplifting, we encourage you to spread the joy.

 

For our upcoming newsletter, we ask that all submissions be sent in by noon Monday, August 30th, 2024. Please send your submissions to Recover Alaska’s Communication Manager, Blaze Bell @ bbell@recoveralaska.org and CC Sara Platt @ splatt@recoveralaska.org.
 

About The Alliance


The Alliance is a collaborative effort of multiple and diverse partners across Alaska who recognize the impacts of alcohol misuse on individuals and communities. We are personally and professionally committed to working together to address this complex problem in our state.


Our primary goal is to connect and engage communities as partners — increasing protective factors, reducing risk factors, and changing social norms — to prevent underage alcohol use and eliminate adult misuse in Alaska.


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Get Involved


Between starting new work and sustaining our progress, there are many opportunities to participate in The Alliance! All current workgroups are open to any member who would like to join. You can always read more about our workgroups and their purpose on the Get Involved page of our website. Our network practices an emergent strategy, and we update information based on our network's needs.


  • The Communications/Social Norms Workgroup will be supporting the social norms campaign and The Alliance's various other internal and external communications needs. The Comms Workgroup meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 1-2 pm.
  • The Data and Learning Workgroup will be supporting data equity conversations and practices.
  • The Evaluation and Learning Workgroup is where members can participate in developing and overseeing the process of reflecting on the work of the network to identify what is working well and where more attention may be needed so we can continue to develop and grow.
  • The Strategy and Design Workgroup builds structures and processes for the network to work in alignment with our values and theory of change.


You are welcome to ask questions about those workgroups or to ask to join any of them.

If you would like to submit content for The Alliance newsletter, please email Sara at splatt@recoveralaska.org and Blaze Bell at bbell@recoveralaska.org.

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