Fairfax County Fairfax County Office of Public Private Office of Public Private
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Presentation for the Alliance for Innovation - Transforming Local Government Conference
June 1, 2011
Panel Introduction
Patricia Stevens, OP3 Executive Director Karen Fuentes, OP3 Partnership
Developer Panel Members on video:
– Representatives of government• Virginia Department of Transportation – MegaProjects• Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
– Business• Transurban Fluor (highway contractor)
– Non profit• Lands and Waters
OP3 Video
Overview of OP3
Overview of mission– Recognize companies making a difference– Promote opportunities to give and get involved– Provide resources for businesses, nonprofits, and
agencies that want to connect and partner Criteria for responding to partnership requests
– Does it address a Fairfax County priority or help meet an identified community need?
– Are there shared interests and mutual benefits for public and private sector partners?
– Is it likely to leverage new resources, expand capacity, or reduce costs?
Overview of OP3
12 phases in the Partnering process – From The Partnering Toolbook by Ros Tennyson
Highlight of OP3 organizational partners Ways to get involved
– Decision to focus on organizations that directly support or have direct links to county agencies/priorities
– Challenges in promoting ways to give – avoiding conflicts/favoritism in highlighting community nonprofits
– Working on creation of a community nonprofit portal
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Grants Research and Training Center –Partnership with the Library & the Foundation Center–Proposed budget cuts created opportunity–Support nonprofit capacity building to leverage greater corporate and community support (Stuff the Bus)
OP3 Partnerships–Examples of launched partnerships–Highlight: Fairfax County Restoration Project (FCRP)
Fairfax County Restoration Project Background Prework
– Public sector• Local• State VDOT, Forestry
– Non-profit Organizations – Businesses
Fairfax County Restoration Project
Charter vs Partnership Agreement Key components of charter
– Defines roles and responsibilities of partners– Defines leadership process– No financial responsibilities– No lobbying– Defines spokesperson role
Current projects– Craven Nursery tree coupons– George Mason University sustainability garden– Conferences and workshops –citizens,
homeowners, environmental professionals
Partnership Perspectives
Voices from our public & private partners (P3)
Key points– Value of the P3 approach– Immediate and longer term results– Challenges of P3
– Unexpected outcomes/benefits
Fairfax County Restoration Project
Return on Investment (ROI)– Savings
• Reduced Mowing costs• Reduced cost of invasive removal/damage• Reduced stormwater runoff damage
– New Resources• Plantings and landscaping materials
– Expert information to public • Education workshops• Improved use of native planting instead of invasives
Tabletop Exercise
Each table has a scenario based on OP3 work
Each group work through a partnership agreement to answer the following:– Identify public and private partners and their
roles– Outlining partner interests– Defining
• Goals• What each will provide• How to measure success• How to measure ROI
Participants identify & share their partnership stories
Conclusions
Sustaining partnerships– Follow up – Feedback– Care and nurture once launched– Measuring and reporting outcomes
Celebrating and closure for partnerships that have run their course
Resources Innovations – MIT Journal
– Article about PPPs, OP3 included in case study of Government and Social Innovation
NAESP case study– National Association of Elementary School Principals
(NAESP), report includes Mt. Vernon Woods Computer Learning Centers Partnership (CLCP)
NAPA Report– National Academy of Public Administration national
report on high-performance cross-sector partnerships, includes MCCP (an OP3 PPP) as one of the case studies
Office of Public Private Partnershipswww.fairfaxcountypartnerships.org
Fairfax Countywww.fairfaxcounty.gov
Contact: [email protected]
703-324-5171
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