Characteristics of Strong Partnerships Assess The Strengths of a New Partnership Checklist for Partnership Building Asset Mapping

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2 Characteristics of Strong Partnerships Assess The Strengths of a New Partnership Checklist for Partnership Building Asset Mapping

3 Consortia-based grant applications Encourages creativity and innovation Diverse Input yields diverse experiences and collective resources Increases efficiency due to sharing of resources and costs

4 A mutually beneficial relationship between two or more organizations Collaborative partners share resources as well as rewards

5 Increases likelihood program services will be sustained beyond initial funding support Demonstrates to the funder that project outcomes will be supported beyond the service boundaries of the lead organization

6 A group that establishes a collaborative relationships may be referred to as: Partnership Alliance Coalition Strategic Alliance Affiliation Task Force

7 Ongoing Collaboration Joint Action on Specific Issues Sharing Resources and Facilities Coordinating Programs and Services Networking and Sharing Information

8 Partnerships : Create new opportunities for everyone Generate trust between local constituents Expands the service opportunities for all members Increase access to financial and human resources Increases ability to leverage resources and secure matching monies Provides a significant competitive edge for grantseeking efforts

9 WIIFM (What In It For Me or my organization?) Partners expect: A share of the funding dollars that will directly support their organization An equal voice or vote in group decisions Reciprocal benefits from members

10 In the Grant Application the partnership should provide evidence that: Collaborative efforts have succeeded with members for similar initiatives Partners will commit cash to reduce the amount of required grant funding Partners will commit personnel, space, equipment, supplies, etc. to reduce the funding requirements

11 What are the factors that exist within the group that will enhance its success? What are the factors that exist within the group that will create roadblocks for success? Successful partnerships require: Communication, Sustainability, Positive Political Climate, Resources, Connectedness and Leadership

12 Review: Assessing Factors for Cultivating and Maintaining Collaborative Partnerships Focus on a partnership you are currently working with - or plan to initiate Read the description for each factor Score each factor based upon your opinion of how your partnership is functioning

13 Which factors did your collaborative partnership score best? Communication Sustainability Political Climate Resources Connectedness Leadership These are Strengths that will enable your partnership to achieve success with the proposed project. Be sure and highlight these attributes within the proposal component that addresses partnership characteristics and strengths.

14 Which factors did your collaborative partnership score poorly? Communication Sustainability Political Climate Resources Connectedness Leadership These factors should be regarded as Challenges to sustaining a strong collaborative partnership. The partnership should determine strategies to address the factors that are challenges to the overall success of the partnership.

15 Collaboration fails when: People don t want to. It s done to appease others. Individuals can t see beyond their own interests. Issues/outcomes are poorly defined. Leadership is ineffective or absent. Expertise and access to information is lacking Stakeholders are adversarial or territorial. There is no mutual trust among partners.

16 When a new Partnership is formed - decisions must be made regarding key issues such as: Individual needs or agendas Contributions/Resources Meetings/Communications Conflict Resolution Partnership Framework Process for Decision Making Process for Developing Joint Agreements

17 Review the Checklist For Partnership Building. Convene the members of the new partnership. Use the checklist to guide the agenda for this meeting. Summarize inputs and publish a Partnership Guidelines handbook for the team. Submit the Partnership Guidelines for group approval.

18 What is Asset Mapping? A visual way to identify strengths and resources that exist to support your initiative Once resources are inventoried and mapped the partnership can build upon these resources to address project needs Asset mapping builds collaborative involvement from the community to support your initiate

19 Effective partnerships are complex Significant level of investment is necessary to support a successful partnership It is essential to spend time identifying: current collaborative assets; as well as potential liabilities Asset Mapping is an effective tool for: inventorying assets in your service area cultivating new partnership resources

20 Identifies community strengths and weaknesses Defines gaps in programs and services Identifies resources in the community that can be leveraged for matching and in-kind requirement Documents real life collaboration efforts expended by the partnership to validate solutions and resource requirements.

21 Review: A Simple Community Asset Map What types are assets have been inventoried? Individual, community associations, and local institutions? Review: Asset Mapping Resources From Kaboom.org Explore the simple but effective techniques developed by Kaboom.org for conducting asset mapping efforts

22 Asset Mapping can be simple or more comprehensive Review: Asset Mapping Guidelines Based upon Identifying Community Assets and Re sources by Bill Berkowitz and Eric Wadud Developed and shared by the Community Toolbox - University of Kansas Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development

23 Visit the Community Tool Box They encourages the sharing of their resources and materials for building strong workforce deve lopment partnerships