1 MyVA Strategic Partnerships Brain at War Conference Kacie Kelly, Senior Program Manager October 2015

Agenda MyVA Strategic Partners Goals Examples of collaborations in progress Key components of successful partnerships

Mission Leverage resources external to the VA on an effective and consistent basis, at all levels of the Department, to improve the Veteran experience while enhancing productivity and efficiency across the enterprise.

Maximize External Proposals Opportunistically match external, unsolicited offerings to help with existing and emerging Veteran needs. Empower Employees Empower VA employees with effective tools and support to engage in meaningful and mutually beneficial partnerships at all levels of VA. Proactive Engagement Proactively solicit and engage in partnerships to help with existing and emerging Veteran needs. Sustain Improve Replicate Sustaining, Improving, and Replicating established partnerships to more effectively leverage resources and serve Veterans 4 Overarching Goal: VA becomes a leader in the national Veterans Partnerships Space Goals: Four Paths to Excellence

Maximize External Proposals Empower Employees Proactive Engagement Sustain Improve Replicate VA Becomes a Leader in the National Veterans Partnerships Space Overarching Goal

Collaboration Examples

Successful Partnerships Include: Mutually beneficial for all parties; Advance a shared objective; Enhance impact through resource sharing; Improve programmatic reputation/visibility; Is directly aligned with VA’s mission; More effective/efficient than going it alone; Can demonstrate measurable impact, outcomes, outputs; Is sustainable for the desired time frame. Components of Successful Partnerships

Matt Collier Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Strategic Partnerships Doug Carmon Special Assistant to the Secretary for Public-Private Partnerships Rashi Venkataraman Senior Program Manager Kacie Kelly Senior Program Manager Strategic Partnerships Team

Questions Strategic Partnerships