Leading Collaborations to Change Lives

Leading Collaborations to Change Lives



Getting Started

Individually, identify service gaps in your community and write them on the note cards provided.

Keep adding to your notes during the presentation for use during the group activities.


Presenters:

Steve Pulliam

Executive Director, UWTC

Barbara Boerner

Past President, UWTC

Stoney Blevins

Director, Transylvania County Department of Social Services

Jim Trefz

President, UWTC


North Carolina

Steve PulliamExecutive Director, UWTC

AGENDA:

Background – Steve Pulliam

True Collaboration

UWTC Moves to Collaboration

Connect: A Working Collaborative

Group Discussion

Q&A

Wrap-Up


2008 Challenge


How to…•develop our long-term vision, goals and initiatives around the three focus areas put forth by UWW,

•rally all needed partners to be involved, and

•achieve improvements in community level outcomes,

…with 1.75 staff members?

•June 2008 - Selected 3 focus areas* Education, Financial Stability, & Health

•December 2008 - Selected partners* Child & Family Coalition (Education) = 20+ Agencies

Land of Waterfalls Partnership for Health (Health) = 15+ Representatives

•January 2010 - Integrated into Allocation Process*

*utilized 2500 volunteer hours combined

United Way of Transylvania County – 2020 Vision, Barriers & Outcomes



2011 Moving to Collaboration

Evaluated the test collaborative:

TRAIN (Transylvania Resource, Access & Information Network)

“Pushed” collaborative idea with agencies

Discussed potential collaboratives in program review process


Barbara BoernerPast President, UWTC

AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration – Barbara Boerner



Group Discussion

Q&A

Wrap-Up


True Collaboration by Barbara Boerner

http://youtu.be/2s1nCUyAoQs



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1nCUyAoQs&feature=youtu.be


AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration

UWTC Moves to Collaboration – Steve Pulliam


Group Discussion

Q&A

Wrap-Up


Steve PulliamExecutive Director, UWTC

2012 Collaborative Funding Process Initiation

Revised: Allocation Plan

Defined: Collaboratives

“two or more agencies working together to break through

one of the defined barriers to success for a defined population”

Created Incentive for Change:

Up to 1st $100,000 (35%) of allocations to Collaboratives



2012 – 2013 First Year Collaboratives

•Health TRAIN – 2 Agencies - $15,000

Van service for low income people w/o transportation

•Healthy Smiles – 2 Agencies + Dentists - $9,932 (1/2 yr.)

Dental education and repair for uninsured elementary children

•Connect – 3 agencies - $27,000

Serving families with children at risk of abuse & neglect



attitudes, networks, neighborhoods, organizations,

systems

Efforts to influence community

Prevention & development services

Basic human-needs & crisis services


Collaborative Efforts: 25% & Increasing

Future: Achieving impact by investing in…

Fo

cus

on

co

mm

un

ity

imp

ac

t

From the notes you made about service gaps in your community…

…are there two or more agencies your UW could engage in a collaborative manner to create true improvement?


AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration


Connect: A Working Collaborative – Stoney Blevins

Group Discussion

Q&A

Wrap-UpStoney BlevinsDirector, Transylvania County Social Services


Connect The Prevention CollaborativePreventing child abuse and neglect in Transylvania County

Three separate organizations with similar purposes:

• Family Place of Transylvania County

• Transylvania County Department of Social Services

• The Children’s Center


The Children’s Cent

er



One common purpose and passion:

• Safe children

• Stable families





Ideas:

• Collaborate on parenting education

• Engage families “screened out” by Child Protective Services (CPS)

• Connect to multiple services


Connect The Prevention CollaborativePreventing child abuse and neglect in Transylvania CountyShaping the format:

• Defining partner roles

o Space

o Fiscal agent

o Supervision

• Staffing

• Budgeting

• Name


The Children’s Center


Connect The Prevention CollaborativePreventing child abuse and neglect in Transylvania CountyUp and running:

Weekly “staff” meetings

Referral services

Other players?


The Children’s Center

Weekly “staff” meetings

Referral services

Other players?

Up and running: County Health Department

County School System

Adding partners:





Successes after 18 months of operation:

• 209 children (from 110 families) served through Connect

• 96% of referrals agreed to become engaged with Connect

• 95% of children served received assistance without going into Department of Social Services custody

• Savings to the community estimated at $116,280 for UWTC investment to date of $43,000 = Return on Investment of 170%



Connect clients need coordinated services from multiple providers.


The power of collaboration:

• Multi-dimensional reach of services (synergy)

• Increased level of commitment by partners

• Egalitarian = no “lead” agency

• Organic = takes on a life of its own

• Economy of scale

More people served

More efficiently

More effectively




Common commitments:

• Fiscal

• Time

• Perseverance


AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration



Group Discussion – Jim Trefz

Q&A

Wrap-Up


Jim TrefzPresident, UWTC

Group Activity = 25 minutes – AS A TABLE

1. Choose one of the scenarios provided for a potential collaborative. Alternative: Use an idea from a table member.

2. Design a plan to sell your Board on a collaborative effort, addressing the question: How do I generate a coalition around this need?

Include clear comparison between collaboration & cooperation. Develop thoughts on creating an Incentive Plan for your community. Note: LOI Instructions, Outline & Rubric provided for reference only.

3 Prepare a presentation to the UW Board.


AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration



Group Discussion

Q & A

Wrap-Up


AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration



Group Discussion

Q & A

Wrap-Up


AGENDA:

Background

True Collaboration



Group Discussion

Q & A

Wrap-Up = Apply to your local needs



Contact Info:

Steve Pulliam

828-883-8822

[email protected]

Documents

Leading Collaborations to Change Lives