GROWING STRATEGIC

ALLIANCES TO GET THE JOB

DONE

The purpose of this presentation is to build strong leadership skills around bringing people together.

To do this, we will explore how to identify, create and sustain smart and successful alliances.

PURPOSE

Getting the Job Done = Food Justice.

PURPOSE

PATH TO SUCCESS

Identify PartnersDefine PowerCommunity Mapping (Activity)

Create RelationshipsDefine Self InterestOne to One (Activity)

Identify Goals and Deliverables of the AlliancesBest Practices

AGENDA

WHY COLLABORATE

Before you jump into the lake…….

1. IDENTIFY PARTNERS

What is the community Where are the boundaries Where are the gathering

spaces Who are the gatekeepers Who are the storytellers How do people get their news What are the sorrows What are the hopes and

dreams Where are the work places How do people make money What are the institutions in the

community How do you get kicked out

A COMMUNITY MAP

Power is the ability to act or to do.

WHAT IS POWER

A POWER MAP

WITH US

A LOT OF POWER

AGAINST US

NO POWER

RECAP: IDENITFY PARTNERS

2. CREATE RELATIONSHIPS

Strategic relationships are based on mutual self interest.

Identify your self interest.

Conduct 1:1 with your partners to ascertain their self interests.

Self interest is what you have in the game.

WHAT IS SELF INTEREST

Don’t Ask Jim Crow Questions

Yes or No Questions

Do Ask Ella Baker Question

HowWhy

CONDUCT ONE TO ONES

RECAP: CREATE RELATIONSHIPS

Begin steps to formalize the alliance by identifying the goals of the collaboration

Begin to create the norms of how the alliance will operate

Set clear: roles, responsibilities, deliverables and deadlines

3. FORMALIZE THE ALLIANCE

SMART GOALS

HEALTHY NORMS

CONSIDER REFLECTION

BE CLEAR

CONSIDER DECISION MAKING

HAVE FUN

HOW TO GROW STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TO GET THE JOB

DONE

Questions?