1. Jennifer Skolaski, Ph.D. Community & Nonprofit Leadership Consulting, LLC

2.  Studied, researched, and have participated in university-community relations as a student  Worked within the UW system as a project, research, and teaching assistant; as well as lecturer  Professionally worked within and for nonprofit organizations

4.  Faculty and Staff:  Research local nonprofits as national models  Engage local populations and organizations in the research  e.g., UW-O Sociology Community Advisory Board  Community:  Use best practices/methods and evidence for their work  Students:  Study how community resources are addressing communities issues

5.  Have nonprofit executives and other staff speak with students about potential career opportunities (going beyond the job fairs – e.g., UW-Madison SoHE networking nights)  Similar to the business sector, connect student curriculum to nonprofit careers (e.g., grant writing, development, marketing, leadership)  Provide experiential learning opportunities

6.  Problem:  Public land-grant universities are at a crossroads—facing less public funding, relying increasingly on other sources to finance their mission. At the same time, these institutions are called to maintain their historical missions of outreach.  Boundary Spanner:  A university employee who, in roles distinct from tenure track faculty, works between the institution and community sectors to represent and meet the needs of both parties, connect institutional resources with community needs, translate communication between partners, and engage the community as a representative of the institution striving to create mutually beneficial and understanding partnerships by balancing power differentials and opposing perspective and needs.

8.  Problem:  The Intern has two jobs, a full class load, and an internship that could be beneficial to the organization and the student, but they don’t have the time or energy.  Solution:  Provide scholarships for students that are interning at nonprofits that support the student as well as some of the work for the nonprofits (it costs nonprofits time and money as well).

9.  Nonprofits:  Gain evidence for the work that they do (i.e., program evaluation), and gain access to best practices/successful models to do their work => leveraged funding  Universities:  Collaborative grants and community partners => leveraged funding  Everyone working together => Collective Impact => Community change => Everyone wins!