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The Secret to SuccessfulCampus-Community

Partnerships

(It’s not a secret.)

Jessica Hagy, Indexed http://thisisindexed.com

Partnerships are a Good Idea.

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service-learning

internship

CBPR

work study

volunteerism

Many Types of Engagement

Transformative

Cooperative

Exchange

Service

Many Types of Partner Relationships

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“Networking to Collaboration Continuum”

FINANCIAL COSTSACADEMIC CALENDAR

POWER

VALUES

FACULTY INCENTIVES

LANGUAGE

Potential Challenges

The Promise of Partnerships: Tapping Into The College As A Community Asset

by Jim Scheibel, Erin M. Bowley & Steven Jones

FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS

DRIVING FORCES RESTRAINING FORCES

State Desired Change Here

(EQUILIBRIUM OR CURRENT STATUS)Forces resisting the change Forces favoring the change

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• Communication• Funding• Marketing/PR• Evaluation• Celebrating

Planning Process

Assessing Impact on Community Organizations

A look at costs and benefits

Time . . .• staff spent training and supervising volunteers• staff spend communicating with campus personnel (phone, email,

face-to-face)• Lost that could be spent meeting with other constituencies

Financial• Cost of staff time & equipment

Intangibles

Costs of the Partnership

Benefits of the Partnership

Time . . .• staff time freed up by campus partner assuming organizational

responsibilities• staff time freed up as a result of technical assistance/training

from campus partner• Time spent with potential donors, public officials, etc. that can be

directly attributed to the partnership

Financial• Value added of student, faculty and staff time• Revenue sources generated by partnership• Value of new equipment provided at no cost

Intangibles

Community Voice

• Asset-Based: discovers gifts & talents in the community right now

• Internally-Focused: Relies on community’s strengths, not on outside resources

• Relationship-Driven: Seeks to connect local people, associations and institutions

Asset-Based Partnerships

Needs vs. Assets

Needs Based1. Focus on deficiencies

2. People are consumers of services

3. Residents observe as issues are being addressed

Asset Based1. Focus on effectiveness

2. People are producers

3. Residents participate and are empowered

We all have assets and deficits.

Community Assets

• Individuals– Everybody!

• Associations– Social Assets

• Institutions– Public, private, nonprofit

• Physical Assets– Buildings, natural assets

• Exchange– Financial transactions and other exchanges

Associations

Associations & Institutions

• Consensus • Control

• Care • Production

• Citizens • Consumers

• Capacities • Needs

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“Steps to Develop a Partnership”

Jessica Hagy, Indexed http://thisisindexed.com/

You cannot mitigate all risk.

If you don’t learn to embrace risk you cannot lead.

Risk does not make leadership difficult. Risk makes leading worthwhile.

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“What Makes Partnerships Work?”

Campus Compact Benchmarks for

Campus/Community Partnerships (2000)

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When you get to that certain point . . .

Expand your geographical reach.

When you get to that certain point . . .

Develop new and non-traditional partners

When you get to that certain point . . .

Deepen and broaden the focus

When you get to that certain point . . .

Revisit initial agreement,focus & renew commitments

Collaborate with other partnerships

When you get to that certain point . . .

Develop a Graceful EXIT Strategy

When you get to that certain point . . .

Be honest, but gentle.Do no harm, and protect each other from making mistakes.

Keep your agreements.Respect each other’s boundaries and professional knowledge.

Don’t take your partners for granted.

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John Hamerlinckjohn@mncampuscompact.org320-308-4271