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The Five Points of Partnership. A Campus & Community Partnership Approach to Building Healthier Communities. Leah Ashwill – Director, ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships Nadia De Leon – Coordinator, ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Five Points of PartnershipThe Five Points of PartnershipA Campus & Community Partnership
Approach to Building Healthier Communities
Leah Ashwill – Director, ALIVE Center for Community PartnershipsNadia De Leon – Coordinator, ALIVE Center for Community PartnershipsTerry Shoemaker – Coordinator, Institute for Citizenship & Social ResponsibilityCourte Voorhees – Assistant Professor, Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility
The Five Points of PartnershipThe Five Points of PartnershipWhat makes a healthy community?
What is the Challenge?What is the Challenge?•“Americans are playing virtually every aspect of the civic game less frequently today than we did two decades ago.”
•Declining participation in clubs and civic groups
•Decline in participation in religious activities
Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American
Community
POLITICAL/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION 1973-4 to 1993-4
Served as an officer of some club or organization Down 42%Worked for a political party Down 42%Served on a committee for some local organization Down 39%Attended a public meeting on town or school affairs Down 35%Attended a political rally or speech Down 34%Made a speech Down 24%Wrote a congressional representative Down 23%Signed a petition Down 22%Was a member of some “better government” group Down 19%Held or ran for political office Down 16%Wrote a letter to the paper Down 14%Wrote an article for a magazine or newspaper Down 10%Participated in at least one of the 12 Down 25%
Source: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam Page 45
The Television EraConsumerismPersonal Computers (cyberbalkanization)Loss of Trust
◦In our government◦In one another
Causes of the Challenge
Contributing Factor ImpactPressures of time and money 10 percentSuburbanization, commuting, and sprawl 10 percentTelevision and other electronic entertainment 25 percentGenerational change 40-45 percentOTHER? 10-15 percent
Causes of the Challenge
Source: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam Page 284
The Five Points of PartnershipThe Five Points of PartnershipA Campus & Community Partnership
Approach to Building Healthier Communities
Goal: Collaborative InitiativesGoal: Collaborative InitiativesCreating healthier communities and overcoming complex societal problems require collaborative
solutions which bring communities and institutions together as equal partners and build upon the assets,
strengths and capacities of each.
Relationships, Language & Relationships, Language & the Importance of Placethe Importance of Place
5 Points of Partnership5 Points of Partnership
Point 1: Point 1: Identify the needs….and assets
•Relational Dialogue with Community•Mapping Resources•Surveying•Focus Groups
Transitional Housing
Five Points of Partnership
Need, Issue & Assets
Five Points of Partnership
Point 2: Point 2: Invite Partners…Build Relationships
Need, Issue & Assets
Faith Based Organization
Artists
Local Business
University
Non-Profit
NeighborhoodAssociation
Potential Partners
Need, Issue & Assets
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Five Points of Partnership
Point 3: Point 3: Develop Ideas…Not Individual Agendas
Campus and
Community Network
Campus Partners
Community Organizations
ALIVE CCP
Community Individuals
Develop Ideas
Develop Ideas
Five Points of Partnership
Need, Issue & Assets
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Develop Ideas
Develop Ideas
Five Points of Partnership
Point 4: Point 4: Pool Resources…From the Community
Information Gap
BG Police
HopeHarbor
ALIVE CCP
WKU Spanish Club
andHOPE
Develop Ideas
Develop IdeasVolunteers
Coordinator
Safety
Demographic Information
Five Points of Partnership: Puerta a Puerta Networking
and media
Need, Issue & Assets
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Potential Partner
Develop Ideas
Develop IdeasResources
Resources
Resources
Resources
Resources
Five Points of Partnership
Point 5: Point 5: Implementation…and Evaluation/Assessment
Successful campus-community partnerships must find ways to preserve the integrity of each partner and, at the same time, honor the purpose of the relationship and the growth of each party.
Maintaining realistic and visible goals throughout the process of implementation:Dynamically linking short term and long term goals
Maintaining realistic and visible goals throughout the process of implementation:Dynamically linking short term and long term goals
Maintaining realistic and visible goals throughout the process of implementation:Dynamically linking short term and long term goals
Maintaining realistic and visible goals throughout the process of implementation:Dynamically linking short term and long term goals
Linking partnership goals:to stories/goals of individuals, organizations, communities
Use tools that span learning styles, work sectors, cultural backgrounds, etc.
Tools:
Power Mapping
Network Diagramming
Narrative Writing
Exploding the Issue
And more…
Make welcome space at “the table”
Routinely ask for (and use!) input in ways that encourage participation and dialog:• Anonymous brainstorming
• Round robin critiques and/or “critical friends”
• Routine reflection on process and content
Make welcome space at “the table”
Establish long term relationships with individuals, organizations, community leaders, etc.
•Paratroopers vs. Good Neighbors:
•Goals that benefit you and rely on the work/ risk of your partners
Make welcome space at “the table”
Establish long term relationships with individuals, organizations, community leaders, etc.
•Paratroopers vs. Good Neighbors:
•Goals that benefit all and share work while shifting risks to you
Building in Assessment
Evaluation/Assessment:
• Creating evidence
• Highlighting small wins
• Celebrating success!
• Turning short arcs into long arcs
Building in Assessment
Creating Evidence:
• Building in evaluation from the start
• Achievable, operationalized goals
• Clear strategies to reach those goals
• Measurable milestones for process outcomes
• Efficient instruments for measuring success
Building in Assessment
Highlighting Small Wins:
• Allows intermediate buildup of momentum
• Displays realistic adherence to short and long term goals
Building in Assessment
Celebrating Success:
• Emphasize• Strengths of individuals, organizations, community, and partnership
• Measurable changes
• Links between small wins and long term goals
• Fun and humor
Partnership ArcsTurning short arcs into long arcs
Partnership ArcsTurning short arcs into long arcs
Conclusion
5 Points of Partnership:
• Identifying needs and assets
• Inviting partners, building relationships
• Developing ideas, not individual agendas
• Pooling resources
• Implementation and assessment
Conclusion
For effective partnerships, build in:
• Participation
• Dynamism
• Evaluation
• Learning
• Celebration
Leah Ashwill, DirectorNadia De Leon, Community Engagement
Terry Shoemaker, Program CoordinatorCourte Voorhees, Community Based Research
Thank you for your time!Thank you for your time!
Questions or Comments?Questions or Comments?
Leah Ashwill, Director, ALIVE CCPNadia De Leon, Coordinator, ALIVE CCP
Terry Shoemaker, Coordinator, ICSRCourte Voorhees, Assistant Professor, ICSR
Thank you for your time!Thank you for your time!
Questions or Comments?Questions or Comments?
Leah Ashwill, Director, ALIVE CCPNadia De Leon, Coordinator, ALIVE CCP
Terry Shoemaker, Coordinator, ICSRCourte Voorhees, Assistant Professor, ICSR
Thank you for your time!Thank you for your time!
Questions or Comments?Questions or Comments?