The Secret to SuccessfulCampus-Community Partnerships

(It’s not a secret.)

Jessica Hagy, http://thisisindexed.com/

Partnerships are a Good Idea.

Jessica Hagy, http://thisisindexed.com/

http://energy.caeds.eng.uml.edu/peru-07/index2.htm

http://energy.caeds.eng.uml.edu/peru-07/index2.htm

http://energy.caeds.eng.uml.edu/peru-07/index2.htm

service-learning

internship

CBPR

work study

volunteerism

ENGAGEMENT

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIPusing entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change

CHARITABLE VOLUNTEERISMgood deeds or lending a hand - most often through social service agencies, churches or schools

COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGbringing people together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest

ADVOCACYactive support of an idea or cause through public and private discourse - includes the collection of evidence to support one's position

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCHresearch conducted as an equal partnership between traditionally trained "experts" and members of a community, and intended for community improvement

SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLEDAILY BEHAVIORacting on your values, doing what is right, as opposed to what is easy, in one’s personal and professional life

INFORMAL ASSOCIATIONS (mutual aid)unpaid, collaborative work by citizens with a common passion and vision to improve their collective quality of life

VOTING & FORMAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIESvoting, running for public office, acting on behalf of a candidate, writing to an elected official

COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTaction taken locally by a community to provide economic opportunities and improve social conditions in a sustainable way

PHILANTHROPYincreasing the well-being of humankind by charitable aid or donations

COMMUNITY-BUILDINGstrengthening the capacity of neighborhood residents and associations to identify priorities and opportunities to work, individually and collectively

PROTESTS & DEMONSTRATIONSvisible, non-violent, public disagreement with a situation or policy

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Transformative

Cooperative

Exchange

Service

RELATIONSHIPS

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“Networking to Collaboration Continuum”

FINANCIAL COSTSACADEMIC CALENDAR

POWER

VALUES

FACULTY INCENTIVES

LANGUAGE

Potential Challenges

The Promise of Partnerships: Tapping Into The College As A Community Asset

by Jim Scheibel, Erin M. Bowley & Steven Jones

FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS

DRIVING FORCES RESTRAINING FORCES

State Desired Change Here

(EQUILIBRIUM OR CURRENT STATUS)Forces resisting the change Forces favoring the change

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Skills Incentives ResourcesActionPlan

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Vision Incentives ResourcesActionPlan

Anxiety=

Vision Skills ResourcesActionPlan

Resistance=

Vision Skills IncentivesActionPlan

Frustration=

Vision Skills Incentives Resources Treadmill=

Adapted from Knoster, T. (1991) Presentation at TASH Conference, Washington DC(Adapted by Knoster from Enterprise Group Ltd.)

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“Steps to Develop a Partnership”

Community Voice

Costs of Partnerships

Benefits of Partnerships

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“What Makes Partnerships Work?”

No Vision

No Vision Imposed Vision

No Vision Imposed Vision

Shared Vision

Be honest, but gentle.

Do no harm, and protect each other from making mistakes.

Keep your agreements.

Respect each other’s boundaries and professional knowledge.

Don’t take your partners for granted.

When you get to that certain point . . .

Expand your geographical reach.

When you get to that certain point . . .

Develop new and non-traditional partners

When you get to that certain point . . .

Deepen and broaden the focus

When you get to that certain point . . .

Revisit initial agreement,focus & renew commitments

Collaborate with other partnerships

When you get to that certain point . . .

Develop a Graceful EXIT Strategy

When you get to that certain point . . .

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