1. PROOF IS IN THE PARTNERSHIPS: COLLABORATION TO ENHANCE CRISIS RESPONSE
Dr. Yvonne Eaton-Stull, Slippery Rock University
Dr. Melanie Dunbar, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

2. OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the role that partnerships and collaboration with other organizations/agencies plays in responding to crises.
2. Identify examples of ancillary services that can enhance crisis response.
3. Acquire strategies to develop crucial partnerships on the local, regional, and national level.

3. WHAT DOES PARTNERSHIP MEAN?
Collaboration
to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor 
to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected 
(Merriam-Webster)
the state of being a partner; participation
Partnership
 a legal relation existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business 
the persons joined together in a partnership
a relationship resembling a legal partnership and usually involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities 
“A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.”  Wikipedia

4. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? To increase efficacy and impact
To efficiently use resources
To not add to an already challenging, often chaotic situation

5. WHAT ARE OBSTACLES TO FORMING PARTNERSHIPS?

6. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS
Informal
- flexible
-often happen out of circumstance
-less time consuming
Formal
-more detail
-comprehensive
-bigger process
-binding
-take more time

7. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS
Mutual Aid Agreements- agreements between agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions that provide a mechanism to quickly obtain emergency assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, materials, and other associated services. (FEMA)
Can also be know as Memorandums of Understanding.

8. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS
Parts of a MAA:
Definitions of key terms.
Procedures for requesting and providing aid.
Payment, reimbursement, and allocation of costs.
Notification procedures.
Roles and responsibilities of individual parties.
Protocols for interoperable communications.
Relationships to other MAAs.
Recognition of licensures and certifications.
Sharing agreements.
Workers’ compensation.
Liability and immunity.
Provisions to update and terminate the agreement.

9. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS
MOUS and MOAs are not typically legally binding, unless they meet the requirements of a contract
Contract
(1) Parties
(2) Lawful offer or proposal
(3) Lawful acceptance,
(4) Promise,
(5) lawful Consideration and legally enforceable by law
Consult legal counsel.
*Presenter is not an attorney and this information is not intended to be legal advice,

10. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO EFFECTIVELY FORM A PARTNERSHIP?
1. Knowing your role
2. Knowing the role of the other party
3. Knowing each other
4. Patience and persistence
5. Creativity
It is important to build partnerships in “blue sky” times.
It is very difficult to do in the midst of a crisis

11. PARTNERSHIPS ARE MULTI-DIRECTIONAL.

12. WHAT DO YOU DO?

13. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS

15. NVOAD National Organizations Active in Disaster

16. NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

17. SALVATION ARMY

18. SCHOOLS

19. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

22. MILITARY

23. WASHINGTON NAVY YARD

24. TAPS (Trauma Assistance Program for Survivors)

25. YELLOW RIBBON

26. OPERATION PURPLE

27. PATRIOT DRILL NORTH

29. LAW ENFORCEMENT

31. WHO DO YOU CURRENTLY PARTNER WITH IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

32. WHAT DO THOSE PARTNERS DO?

33. MAKING A PLAN!

34. When To Use HOPE Dogs
Interactions among people waiting in lines for services
Visitations with sheltered persons, particularly children
Respites for agency volunteers and first responders
Other mutually-agreed-upon services per agency request
Aid in allowing workers to perform designated tasks
Assist in approaching and interacting with clients

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Updated: December 2015