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The First Years Last Forever
Building, Growing and Sustaining
Partnerships
Garrison Kurtz
Director of Programs
The First Years Last Forever
Charge for the Day:
•How Can We Make Sure That We Form the Right Partnerships?
•How Can We Maximize Our Effectiveness as Partners?
•How Can Librarians be Invited to the Table from the Beginning?
The First Years Last Forever
Overview
Influencing the Success of the Collaboration
Single-Mindedness
Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
Why This Project/Partnership?
Know Your Collaborative Partner
Know Your Assets/Challenges
Know Your Mission and Goals
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1.Know Your Mission and Goal
• What do your customers think?
• What does your funder think?
• What do staff members think?
• What is needed?
• WIIFM?
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2. Know Your Assets
• Facilities
• Dedicated, educated, experienced staff
• Untarnished image and unparalleled public and civic support
• Data and Information
• Access to diverse families
• Funding
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2. Know Your Challenges
• Image
• Language, Acronyms
• Organizational Culture
• Fast Changing Environment
• Siloing & Isolation
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3. Know Your Collaborative Partner
• What type of organization is it?
• Funding source
• Customer base
• Mission
• Political pressures
• What do they need but not have in order to be successful? WIIFM?
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4. Why This Project/Partnership?
Efficiency?• Simplicity of message• Easier access for customers/
Recruitment to increase utilization of libraries(Early Literacy Initiative
Evaluation 2003)• Stronger case to funders• Less redundancyEffectiveness?• Better outcomes• Easier assessment
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4. Why This Project/Partnership?
Systemic Challenge• Societal or transorganizational
challenge (e.g. reaching diverse populations)• Resource limitations• Booming demand• Societal changeAccess to Expertise and Resources• Marketing• Funding • Image
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5. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
• When facing the choice between a task and a relationship, choose the relationship
• Dedicated time for staff and volunteers to attend events
• Careful selection of advisory group, board members- -Engage key “types” of players (Gladwell)
• Make it easy for others to know what you are doing
• LEVERAGE, LEVERAGE, LEVERAGE
• Promote the work of others
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An Experimental Study of Search in Global Social Networks
Table 1. Type, origin, and strength of social ties used to direct messages. Only the top five categories in the first two columns have been listed. The most useful category of social tie is medium-strength friendships that originate in the workplace.
Type of relationship
% Origin of relationship
% Strength of relationship
%
Friend 67 Work 25 Extremely close 18
Relatives 10 School/university 22 Very close 33
Co-worker 9 Family/relation 19 Fairly close 22
Sibling 5 Mutual friend 9 Casual 22
Significant other 3 Internet 6 Not close 4
Peter Sheridan Dodds, Roby Muhamad, Duncan J. Watts, Columbia University follow up to Stanley Milgram’s , “The Small World Problem
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5. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships
• When facing the choice between a task and a relationship, choose the relationship
• Dedicated time for staff and volunteers to attend events
• Careful selection of advisory group, board members- -Engage key “types” of players (Gladwell)
• Make it easy for others to know what you are doing
• LEVERAGE, LEVERAGE, LEVERAGE
• Promote the work of others
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6. Single-Mindedness
• Reduce and/or Manage complexity • Make it easy to say YES! And carry
the message (Allport)
• Use language, brand and communication mechanisms to convey your focus
• Employ all your staff, volunteers and partners towards the goal
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The Information Chain Theory:Population + Motivation + Technology + Codification + Centrality + Symbols
Scale of Cooperation (ICL) Wealth.
http://www.siue.edu/SOCIOLOGY/journal/blain.htm
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6. Single-Mindedness
• Reduce and/or Manage complexity • Make it easy to say YES! And carry
the message (Allport)
• Use language, brand and communication mechanisms to convey your focus
• Employ all your staff, volunteers and partners towards the goal
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Every Child Ready to Read
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6. Single-Mindedness
• Reduce and/or Manage complexity • Make it easy to say YES! And carry
the message (Allport)
• Use language, brand and communication mechanisms to convey your focus
• Employ all your staff, volunteers and partners towards the goal
The First Years Last Forever
7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration (Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) http://www.wilder.org/pubs/collab_bibliography/collaboration_bibliography.htm
Environment• History of community cooperation
• Favorable political and social climate
• Collaborative group/players are seen as leaders in community
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7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration (Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) http://www.wilder.org/pubs/collab_bibliography/collaboration_bibliography.htm
Member Characteristics• Ability to compromise
• Mutual respect, understanding and trust
• Appropriate cross-section of members
• Members see collaboration in their self-interest
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7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration
Process and Structure
• Flexibility
• Adaptability
• Appropriate pace of development
• Development of clear roles and policy guidelines
• Members share a stake in process & outcome
• Organizational participation at multiple levels
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7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration
Communication
• Open and frequent communication
• Established informal relationships and communication links
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7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration
Purpose
• Concrete obtainable goals and objectives
• Shared vision
• Unique purpose
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7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration
Resources
• Sufficient funds, staff, materials and time
• Skilled leadership
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7. Factors Influencing the Success of the Collaboration
Growth & Sustainability
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