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Workshop Design on Recruiting Members

This workshop helps participants increase their confidence, skill and level of commitment to building a more diverse and active membership.

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Workshop Design on How to Plan a Press Conference

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Media Do's and Don'ts

It is likely that as a KFTC Leader you will, at one time or another, be asked to speak with a member of the press. This  tipsheet will help you be prepared and effective when explaining issues and answering questions.  

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Tips for Facilitating Meetings

This is a tipsheet that outlines how to succesfully facilitate and lead group learning.  It also provides a list of common challenges a facilitator might face, along with helpful suggestions for moving past these obstacles.  

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Designing a Workshop

A document that  outlines the process for designing an effective and succesful workshop.  

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Conversations with a Purpose

Strong relationships are a key to building powerful, lasting grassroots organizations. This  document offers pointers on initiating meaningful conversations and building strong relationships with community members.  

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Asking for Donations

This document provides helpful tips on how to approach KFTC supporters and ask for donations.  

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Health-Related Quality of Life Among Central Appalachian Residents in Mountaintop Mining Counties

This study examined the health-related quality of life of residents in mountaintop mining counties of Appalachia using the 2006 national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The researchers compared dependent variables across 3 categories: mountaintop mining (yes or no), other coal mining (yes or no), and a referent nonmining group.

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Inadequate Tax System Has Big Role in Austere Budget

While the still-weak economy and the end of federal recovery-related assistance are important factors in the tight budget now being considered in Frankfort, long-term structural problems with Kentucky’s tax system also play a big role.

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Budget Would Further Reduce College Affordability

 The barriers to affordable higher education – especially for low-income Kentuckians – will continue to grow under a budget that cuts funding to postsecondary institutions and limits need-based financial aid.

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