Community Assets amp Building partnerships More minds diverse ideas to tackle issues Increase the impact New leadership or expertise Increase resources Broaden the scope More advocates for your cause ID: 361032
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Slide1
Mapping
Community
Assets
&
Building partnershipsSlide2Slide3
More minds, diverse ideas to tackle issues
Increase the impact
New leadership or expertise
Increase resourcesBroaden the scopeMore advocates for your cause
Why develop partnerships?Slide4
Weak partners
Compromise
Less control
Inequality of powerIndividual organizations may not get creditContributions varyTime and resources to develop and maintain
Drawbacks/challengesSlide5
Community work…
It’s all about relationships!
KEY PARTNERSHIP PRINCIPLES:FIRST…People and organizations are motivated by their self-interest. Find and appeal to your common
self-interests
, and find your
common interest
.SECOND…Partnership-building is a dynamic process that requires continuous attention and effort.
Mutually beneficial partnershipsSlide6
THIRD…
Like with all relationships, it’s important that at an early stage of development, partners learn to
deal with conflict
.FOURTH…Use what resources and time are available, and adapt. Tap into
existing resources
– start building relationships; be friendly with groups that have similar goals; cooperate, coordinate or collaborate where it makes sense.
Mutually beneficial partnershipsSlide7
Types of Partnerships
Cooperation
Coordination
Collaboration
Shorter-term, informal relationships
Longer-term effort
around specific project or task
Long-term, more
complex and formalized relationships
Shared information only
Some joint planning and division of roles
New structure with commitment to common goals
Separate goals, resources,
structures
Some shared resources, rewards, and risks
Pooled
resources, shared rewards, leadership, risks
Relationships
Roles
Resources
Risk and Rewards
Transactional to Transformational
Low intensity to High intensitySlide8
Assess
: Identify needs and assets
Prepare
: Begin building relationships
Frame issues:
Establish terms
Make decisions
: Create a plan, manage conflictImplement decisions: Carry out plan, monitor
Maintain relationships
: Evaluate, adapt to changes
Stages of partnershipsSlide9
Complementary to needs-based approach
Start with the strengths and resources that exist, not what is absent
Creative solutions to complex problems
Opens up new ways to address key issues: new patterns, new ideas, new energy, new relationshipsEmpowering: sees people/communities as citizens and producers, not just clients and consumersRelationship-driven
Assessing & Preparing:
An asset-based approachSlide10
Asset-MappingSlide11
Each group has a card with a community issue or need
Individually list 10 assets within a 4-block (1-mile) radius of your home that could help address the issue or need
In your group, share your ideas and debrief:
What were some of your common themes?What were some of the more creative matches made between the community need and assets?How might this approach be applicable to your VISTA service?
Asset-Mapping ActivitySlide12
Document the assets (strengths) in your community
Strategize how best to use resources/understand community
Starting point for building partnerships
Helps break down silos and build positive communityDynamic: continue to update as community/resources changeFormat can be creative
Asset mapping: a place to startSlide13
Collect info on weaknesses and challenges facing community
Helps determine needs for new/expanded services
Can help with accessing funding resources
Increase community understanding of problemsNeeds MappingSlide14
BUT…
Ignores capacities and strengths
Sees
outside experts as only resources for helpProblems have to be seen as increasing in order to get fundingCommunity believes it is deficientTargets isolated clients, not energies of entire community
Needs MappingSlide15
Collect info on capacities, skills, strengths of individuals and groups
Might include:
Individual assets
Institutional assetsPhysical spaceNeighborhood economyInformal associationsRelationships and networksStories/history of a community
Programs/services
Keep in mind: Complement, not supplant existing strategies
Asset
Mapping: What to IncludeSlide16
Assets
vs
Needs Map
Needs Map
Assets MapSlide17
How will you define your “community” that you are asset-mapping?
Specific population, geographic boundaries, faith/ethnic/racial community,
etc
Who will help you in this process?Start with your supervisor! What type of info will you gather and from whom?What info do you already have?
What resources and partnerships already exist?
Start with your VISTA site! Get to know your own organization and already existing partnerships, associations, networks, and any already existing asset maps
Before you mapSlide18
What is the scope and your goal for mapping
?
What are your organization’s/program’s goals and objectives, assets/gaps? How will partnership enhance your goals?
What is your process
? How will you go about conducting your community asset research?
How will you document your research?
What are you going to do with the information you collect?
Community resource guide, searchable database, identify partners for a specific project/task,
etc
Before you
map (Cont.)Slide19
Tools:
Visual map
Community/school/neighborhood tour
Newspaper investigationPhotographyGoogle mapsOthersInclude:PeoplePrograms/services
Community resources
DocumentationSlide20
Who is at the organization(s) or in the community? (that is relevant to your project)
What do they do?
When and to whom are they available?
How do they communicate with parents, community, stakeholders? How can you best contact them?What strengths could they potentially bring? How might they align with your organization/program/project?
Documentation: PeopleSlide21
What are existing programs and services available in the community (relevant to your project)?
Who do the programs serve?
What services do they provide?
How effective are they at addressing needs?How might they align with your organization/program/project?Documentation: Programs/ServicesSlide22
Who else is in the community (companies, informal associations,
etc
)? (relevant to your project)
What do they do? Who do they serve?Do they have existing partnerships or relationships with your organization?What resources or strengths do they have relevant to your project? (volunteers, space, services, money, in-kind donations)How might they align with your organization/program/project?
Documentation: Community ResourcesSlide23
Identify strategies to approach your potential partners
Negotiate a framework for decision-making and terms of agreement for each partnership
Roles and responsibilities
Structure/managementCreditPublicity/marketingPlanning and info-sharingEvaluationIf necessary, formalize with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Letter of Agreement (LOA)
Next step: Develop partnershipsSlide24
Contact
Questions?
Meghan Paul-Cook
mpaulcook@mnliteracy.org
651-251-9069