1. Working Differently: Solutions Create Strength Strengthening Volunteerism in Ontario June 8, 2007

3. Achieving Community Solutions What makes the difference between a good movie and a bad movie? “Getting everyone involved to make the same movie!” - Francis Ford Coppola

4. Silo Services Agency A Program B Community Region C Service D Department E Community-Based Funding Federal / Provincial Funding Municipal: Regional / Local Funding

5. The Problem With Silos Fragmented… (dissipate leverage / ownership) Prevent Clarity on the Outcome… (not “making the same movie”) Deceptive … (“good people doing good things”)

7. “Solutions Are Everything!” Solutions frame and define the system Solutions attract and sustain community engagement and enthusiasm. Solutions create enriched community value in the nonprofit/voluntary sector. Solutions align action.

8. Working Differently: The How

9. Working Differently In order to break from the SILOS, we need to be very intentional about our collaborations. The Nonprofit / Voluntary Sector has to engage the community about its solutions beyond its activities/programs.

10. Working Differently Collaboration should be to create connections which give us the breadth to aspire to solutions! Collaboration should be to achieve those solutions for our communities! Collaboration should be designed from the perspective of the outcome, not the silos!

11. Complex Systems: Systems Embedded Within Systems Classroom District Community Children and families

12. Working Differently: A Model Markers of School Excellence Teachers’ Education Teachers’ Experience Effective Classroom Practices Time on Academics Teacher-Child interactions Children’s Literacy Achievement Parents and Home Community Markers Parent Education Family and Community Resources Children’s literacy at school entry.50.45.07.08.04.53.17.44.08

13. The Solution is the Enterprise Intentional Collaboration Who throughout the community needs to be involved to get to the solution? V. The silo / usual suspects / coalition partners

14. Challenge: Work Differently Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results. -- Albert Einstein

15. Change Model: Working Differently Desired State Structures Processes Indicators Present State

16. Four Key Considerations for Achieving Community Solutions How will the community provide… 1) Resources 2) Decision – Making 3) Accountability / Data 4) Community Engagement …for the solution?

17. Strengthening Volunteerism over Time Process Indicators Structures Rallying Resources Decision Making Accountability Community Engagement Community Outcome Aspiration

19. Thank You Jay Connor 734-623-4952 jcrubicon @ aol.com www.thecollaboratory.us