Muthusami Kumaran

Promoting Healthy Relationship Development in Teens, Part II: Three Key Qualities to Foster Better Relationships

Victor W. Harris, Gilon Marts, and Muthusami Kumaran

Getting married and staying married require a complicated calculus of factors that must come together to produce healthy and satisfying relationships. While couple interactional processes tend to be the most predictive of whether or not they will stay together and find happiness, background and contextual factors and individual traits also factor heavily into the equation. Finding two socks that match (and don’t wear out) is much more likely to occur when the relationship is based upon a deep and enduring friendship. Asking the question, “Will this choice enhance or diminish my marital friendship?” and then choosing to make the choices that will enhance the marital friendship more often than not are healthy strategies for success.

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Governance, Accountability, and Transparency

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

IFAS Leadership Development: Managing Conflict Creatively

Elizabeth Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Governance and Committees

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

IFAS Leadership Development: Have a Good Group

Elizabeth Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

IFAS Leadership Development: Choices for Political Action at the Local Level

Elizabeth B. Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Governance, Board Officer Descriptions

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

IFAS Leadership Development: Everyone is a Leader

Elizabeth B. Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Building Coalitions: Communication in Coalitions

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

This document is FY497, Part 5 of the 16 part series adapted for use in Florida by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Lisa Guion. Reprinted with permission March, 1997. Revised April, 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy497

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Governance, Florida Statutes, and Legislation

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

JobStart Part 2: The Right Job - Just for You

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, Jeannette K. Remington, and George O. Hack

This document is FY346, Part 2 of an 8 part series developed for the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Revised version prepared for electronic publication November 2001 by Elizabeth B. Bolton, professor. Original version prepared for publication May 1997 by Elizabeth B. Bolton and George O. Hack. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy346

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Governance and Board Functions

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

IFAS Leadership Development: The Most Important Jobs -- The Group Leader and the Group Member

Elizabeth Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Governance, Board Manual, and Assessment

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lynda M. Spence

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Lynda M. Spence that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

Building Coalitions: Introduction

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

This document is FY493, Part 1 of the 16 part series adapted for use in Florida by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Lisa Guion. Reprinted with permission March, 1997. Revised April, 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy493

Building Coalitions: Working with Diverse Cultures

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

This document is FY508, Part 16 of the 16 part series adapted for use in Florida by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Lisa Guion. Reprinted with permission March, 1997. Revised April, 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy508

IFAS Leadership Development: Giving and Receiving Feedback

Elizabeth B. Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

IFAS Leadership Development: Leaders Can Communicate

Elizabeth B. Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Building Coalitions: Coalition Facilitator Guide

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

This document is FY494, Part 2 of the 16 part series adapted for use in Florida by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Lisa Guion. Reprinted with permission March, 1997. Revised April, 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy494

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Preparing your Organization to Lobby

Muthusami Kumaran

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

Preparing to Evacuate Your Home in Case of an Emergency

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Angela B. Lindsey

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Concept, Problem Identification

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

IFAS Leadership Development: Defining Public Issues

Elizabeth B. Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Hurricane Preparation: Evacuating Your Home

Elizabeth Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Angela Lindsey

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: The Strategic Plan

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusmi Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Fundraising Strategies for Your Organization

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.

IFAS Leadership Development: Problem Solving in Groups

Elizabeth B. Bolton and Muthusami Kumaran

Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings: Preparing your Organization to Work with Volunteers

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Anna Guest-Jelley

This is part of a series of 2-5 page fact sheets by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Anna Guest-Jelley that provide guidance for building a non-profit organization, from establishing its mission to effectively lobbying. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2009. Reviewed June 2012.  

Building Coalitions: Coalition Goal Setting

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

This document is FY496, Part 4 of the 16 part series adapted for use in Florida by Elizabeth B. Bolton and Lisa Guion. Reprinted with permission March, 1997. Revised April, 2002. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy496

Building Coalitions: Structure

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

The people or groups recruited into the coalition, the support for and where this support comes from in the community, and the design form the structure of the coalition. These need to be planned with purpose so the coalition can be a successful venture.

Building Coalitions: Turf Issues

Muthusami Kumaran

This fact sheet will examine “turf issues” as one source of organizational tension; it will discuss what “turf-ism” is, how it happens, and what to do; suggestions include situations where “turf-ism” is already noticeable, as well as tips on how it can be avoided.

Building Coalitions: Communication/Developing Members

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

To be effective and efficient, the members of a coalition need to understand important group processes. Using these will help the group work together and do more.

Building Coalitions: Extra Resources

Elizabeth B. Bolton, Muthusami Kumaran, and Lisa Guion

Organizations join coalitions or collaborations to combine resources in working toward a shared goal. What if additional resources are needed?