Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference - Diversity Leaders Session: Coalition Building

Diversity Leaders Session: Coalition Building –

The Search for InclusionPresented by Liz Ngonzi, MMH ‘98

Founder / CEO, Amazing Taste, LLC

Co-Vice Chair, Communications Committee -

President’s Council of Cornell Women

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Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference

Learning Outcomes

Learn about benefits for partnering with other organizations

Understand barriers to your respective organizations’ coalition building activities

Identify areas in which your respective organizations can share best practices and challenges with others

• Connect with and exchange contact details with at least two people from other organizations

Coalition Building

Why is it necessary?

Challenges

What sorts of challenges does your organization face with

respect to partnerships?

Pre-Work Results OverviewOrganization Bylaws Mission

StatementBoard

ContactBudget Goals:

2012-2013Organizational

History

CAAA Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

CBAA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

CKAA Yes Yes Yes No No Limited info

CLAA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Limited info.

CNAAA (New)

No No Yes No No No

CUGALA Yes Yes Yes No Yes Limited info.

MOSAIC Yes Yes Yes No No Limited info

Pre-Work Results OverviewOrganization Fundraising Coalition

BuildingMember

EngagementStrategic

Programming

CAAA

CBAA

CKAA

CLAA

CNAAA (New)

CUGALA

Opportunities

Identify organizations to modelIdentify common ground to collaborate

with other organizationsLeverage resources available through

Diversity Alumni Programs

Activity

Break into group of four:Select a scribeChoose a facilitator / presenter Introduce yourselvesBrainstorm about ways in which your respective

organizations can potentially partnerSelect top three ideas to present to groupPresent ideas

Tools

Posted to Evernote Notebook:• How to Use Evernote Video• Samples from Cornell diversity

organizations• Templates and samples from Amazing

Taste, LLC• Resources from:

–Cornell Diversity Alumni Programs–Nonprofit industry thought leaders

Bonus Reminder

Each Cornell Diversity Alumni Organization is eligible for

A COMPLIMENTARY

one-hour skype consultation with Liz Ngonzi

Questions?

SourcesImage Description Cite

CALC Conference Logo

http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/calc/index.cfm

Hockey Player http://www.uscho.com/

Rock Climber http://www.financialfreedomtrail.com/finding-your-life-purpose.html

Cornell Clock Tower http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=Scenic%20College%20Campuses%3A%20Cornell%20University%2C%20Ithaca%2C%20N.Y.

Detour http://entrepreneursloft.com/content/how-increase-your-chances-getting-promotion

Lego Blocks http://blog.assetmap.com/2010/10/collaboration/the-collaboration-genome-what-collaboration-actually-means/

Kids Playing http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/marketing/photobank/photo/?00140

Tools http://wwtimonium.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/tools-tools-tools/

Midas Touch http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/drudges-midas-touch_b36497

Raised Hands http://hillarsaare.com/multiple-google-plus-one-buttons-on-one-page/

Cornell Math Classroom

http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1440&bih=811&tbm=isch&tbnid=Akmpt778jFeYVM:&imgrefurl=http://www.math.cornell.edu/ADMIN/Facilities/classrooms.html&docid=iuLzgysi2qOJ4M&imgurl=http://registrar.sas.cornell.edu/Sched/S25/roompics/MLT230.jpg&w=640&h=523&ei=4dcYT5eMM8fs0gHug4XZCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=540&sig=114903608998772665918&page=2&tbnh=138&tbnw=169&start=28&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:28&tx=64&ty=55

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