Collaboration Tools and Resources

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March 23, 2011

Paul Clarke Nonprofit Resource Center

Lettie Haver

Collaboration Tools and Resources

Objectives• Tools, Resources

• Quick outline

• Major considerations

• Further study

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Why Collaborate?

What Challenges?

How Collaborative Are We?

What is Collaboration?

(Work)books to Hit

• Assess potential beforehand• Create an open group discussion• Share anonymous answers to encourage

discussion.• See handout

Four Stages:• Sharing vision and results• Dealing with conflicts and trust issues• Piloting projects and evaluating results• Assessing the collaboration, whole is greater

than the sum of parts• See handouts

• Results

• Relationship

• Resilience

• Actions Steps

• Create only necessary documents

• See handouts

• Values congruence• Seven C’s of Collaboration

– Connection w/people and purpose– Clarity– Congruency– Creation of value– Communication– Continual learning– Committment

• See handouts

(The M Word)

Leisure Reading

Questions?

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