1. Building a Sustainable Community Collaboration
Presenter: Alyson Parham, President Partec Consulting Group
Youth Violence Prevention

2. What Is a Sustainable Community Collaboration?
A sustainable community collaboration consistently engages local residents; invests in its leadership and infrastructure; leverages all available resources; demonstrates measurable impact in programs and services; and communicates outcomes to ensure ongoing alignment with the priorities of the community.

3. Requirements for a Sustainable Community Collaboration
Enforcement of working agreements
Document measurable outcomes
Strong and diverse leaders
Leveraging additional resources in the community
Unified community vision
Evaluate process for improvement
Ongoing communicatio n at all levels
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4. 10 Characteristics of a Well-Functioning Collaboration
Roles – I know what I am supposed to do and I also know what you are supposed to do.
Vision – We all clearly understand and support the existence of the collaborative in accomplishing the goals and objectives.
Priorities – We know what they are and we are all on the same page.
Effectiveness – Our meetings are so efficient, we look forward to the next one.
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5. 10 Characteristics of a Well-Functioning Collaboration
Personal Gifts – Everyone has something to offer
Training – We are committed to learning more to enhance our ability to carry out our work
Decision Making – We agree on how decisions are made and who makes them
Conflict – We expect conflict, but deal with it head on
Success – We know when we achieve success
Communication – We maintain a transparent system of communicating with each other and the community
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6. Sustainability Framework
Resource Development Community Impact Infrastructure Leadership Community Engagement
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7. Intentional and consistent connections with the community
Community Engagement
Intentional and consistent connections with the community
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8. Leadership
Reflects the diversity of residents and other key stakeholders and encourages the development of new leaders
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9. The Infrastructure
Includes clearly defined operational processes and procedures to guide the collaboration.
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10. Community Impact
Executed programs and services meet the needs of the community and demonstrate measurable impact and cost effectiveness
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11. Resource Development
Leverages the full range of resources from public and private sources to carry out the work
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12. Stepping forward Toward Becoming a Sustainable Collaboration
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13. Is Your Collaboration Moving in the Right Direction?
Keep the focus on youth violence prevention
Strive to build trust and accountability among partners
Make an ongoing commitment to capacity building
Encourage the rotation of leaders to bring new ideas/perspectives to the table
Conduct an annual self-assessment to identify areas of improvement
Ensure everyone understands and uses the strategic plan to guide discussions
Remain open to change
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