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Working Together for Healthier Communities: A Framework for Collaboration Among Community Partnerships, Support Organizations, and Funders | |
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Tools & Checklists |
Contributed by Stephen B. Fawcett, Vincent T. Francisco, Adrienne Paine-Andrews, and Jerry Schultz Edited by Jenette Nagy and Stephen B. Fawcett |
Tools
Tool 1: Working together: A table of roles and responsibilities in community work
Tool 2: Working together: A proposed "Memorandum of Collaboration"
Checklist
Tools
Tool #1
Working together: A table of roles and responsibilities in community work
Tool #1 lets you look at each partner's unique role in relation to the work done by other partners.
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Working together: Roles and responsibilities in community work |
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Partner Task? |
Community Partnership |
Support Organizations |
Funders |
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Developing the vision, mission and objectives |
Develops a vision Selects broad purpose and goals |
Help frame their objectives; help identify community- level indicators |
Help applicants find appropriate funders Offer long term support Offer less categorical, and more holistic investments |
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Developing an action plan |
Identify specific changes Develop an inclusive planning process Organize committees for each objective |
Suggest possible action steps Make partnerships aware of "promising practices" Support early stages of action planning |
Help community groups get in touch with others in the field Assist in bringing about broader changes |
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Developing and supporting leadership |
Enhance and support leadership Develop new leaders |
Skill training using personal assistance, support groups, and resources |
Help getting resources acquisition for leadership development |
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Documentation and feedback |
Gather information on changes Obtain other information Review data |
Establish and maintain a system of documentation focused on tracking intermediate outcomes related to the mission |
Request information on progress made Work with other grantmakers to accept the same data Document their own contributions |
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Securing and providing technical assistance |
Look for help from organizations with specialized knowledge Develop their own technical assistance capacity |
Provide assistance in implementing and documenting work Provide training materials and/or workshops |
Fund support organizations Foster relationships between support organizations and community partnerships |
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Securing and providing financial resources |
Provide quantitative and qualitative information on community investments |
Assist documenters in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data |
Request long-term, comprehensive proposals Broker connections with other funders |
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Making outcome matter |
Submit to an annual status report |
Assist documenters in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data |
Renewal based on evidence of progress Bonus grants Outcome dividends |
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Tool #2
Working together: A proposed "Memorandum of Collaboration"
Tool #2 links you to other "how-to" sections within the Community Tool Box that may be useful in carrying out each of the seven key elements for effective community work.
For more information on a topic, click on the corresponding oval.
Checklist
Here, you will find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.
__You know that building healthier communities means the process of people working together to address issues that matter to them.
__You understand the differences between the three types of community change.
__You can list the 7 key components of community change.
1) clear vision and mission
2) action planning
3) leadership
4) resources for community organizers
5) documentation and feedback
6) technical assistance
7) making outcomes matter
__You can distinguish between state and community partnerships, support and intermediary organizations, and funders using your knowledge of their characteristics and functions.
__You have developed a timeline based on the steps in collaboration.
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