Strengths
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Diversity - Experience and background
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Geographical representation beyond the Albuquerque/Santa
Fe corridor
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Dedication
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Location and function with at Risk Group
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Worked together over a period of years
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Know what we're doing
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Brand new/wide open opportunities
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Placing names with faces
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Part of NMTPC (strong support and is in growth mode in terms
of influence)
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Plenty of opportunities
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Love of work/passion
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Visibility for male issues
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National attention/timing
Weaknesses
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Diversity
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Lack of PR
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Size of Project
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Members spread thin
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Hard to keep focus/pregnancy prevention work goes beyond
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Meetingness - too many meetings
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Lack of leadership
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Lack of time
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Lack of resources
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The Enemy (mass/popular culture) is funded very well
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Social norms related to sex are well established
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Multi-faceted problem
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Focus on risk rather then building assets
Opportunities
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Central model based on resiliency
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Groundswell nationally about fathers and boys
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Programs in schools
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Commitment
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Sharing available resources/networking
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History provides foundation for direction
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Organization good at garnering funding
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To use media
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Timing is appropriate
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Young people are eager to get involved
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To be inclusive but stay male focused (age, gender, etc.)
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Mentoring
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Communities and schools are ready
Threats
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Too closely associated with political
right
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Different perspectives and philosophies
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Inability to assess success
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Money
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Resistance in community
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Lack of understanding
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Fear of men
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Poor organization-lack of structure
and support
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Isolation and ambivalence
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Too big/huge issue (focus on negative)
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Negative stories
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