components of a successful collaboration
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Components of a
Successful Collaboration
Prevention Institute and
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
Practical Playbook National Meeting
May 23, 2016
Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH
Managing Director
Katie Miller, MPH
Associate Program Manager
Components of a
Successful Collaboration
he determinants of health are
beyond the capacity of any one
practitioner or discipline to
manage… We must collaborate to
survive, as disciplines and as
professionals attempting to help
our communities and each other.
–Mitchel and Crittenden, Washington Public Health Fall 2000
“T
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Effective collaborations
allow you to…
Accomplish a broad range of goals
Broaden buy-in
Identify areas for focus
Concentrate on comprehensive approaches
The Spectrum of Prevention
Influencing Policy & Legislation
Changing Organizational Practices
Fostering Coalitions & Networks
Educating Providers
Promoting Community Education
Strengthening Individual Knowledge & Skills
Components of a
Successful Collaboration
Components of a Collaboration:
An Eight Step Process
1.Analyze program objectives, determine whether
to form a coalition
2. Recruit the right people
3. Devise preliminary objectives and activities
4. Convene the coalition
5. Anticipate necessary resources
6. Develop a successful structure
7. Maintain coalition vitality
8. Improve through evaluation
Analyze objectives and determine whether to form a coalition.
Developing Successful Collaborations
1
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STEP
Clarify current objectives
Examine approaches which might be effective
Assess current communitystrengths and needs
Recruit the right people.
Identify people working on the issue
Consider who has influence
Determine who will be supportive
Identify who may put obstacles in your path
Consider how many people should be involved
STEP
2Developing Successful Collaborations
Other partners
Expertise:
Desired
Outcomes:
Key Strategies:
Hospital
Expertise:
Desired
Outcomes:
Key Strategies:
Community
organization
Expertise:
Desired
Outcomes:
Key Strategies:
Health department
Expertise:
Desired
Outcomes:
Key Strategies:
Shared Outcomes
Partner Strengths
Joint Strategies
Collaboration Multiplier
Set preliminary objectives and activities.
Propose a variety of activities to meet members’ needs and skills
Identify short-term successes
STEP
3Developing Successful Collaborations
Influencing Policy & Legislation
Changing Organizational Practices
Fostering Coalitions & Networks
Educating Providers
Promoting Community Education
The Spectrum of Prevention
Strengthening Individual Knowledge & Skills
Anticipate the necessary resources.
Clerical
Meeting planning, preparation and facilitation
Membership recruitment, orientation and encouragement
Research and data collection
Participation in activities and projects
STEP
5Developing Successful Collaborations
Devise a successful coalition structure.
Should coalition be ad hoc or ongoing?
How long and frequent should meetings be?
Should agencies officially join the coalition?
How will decisions be made?
How will agendas be structured?
How much will members realistically participate between meetings?
STEP
6Developing Successful Collaborations
Maintain the coalition’s vitality.
Difficulties generally arise due to:
Poor group dynamics
Inadequate membership participation
Ineffective coalition activities
External changes which affect the coalition’s mission
STEP
7Developing Successful Collaborations
Make improvements through evaluation.
Ask for feedback
Evaluate the effectiveness of specific activities
STEP
8
Know when it is time to dissolve, disband, or change the structure of the coalition
Photo credit: Emily Barney
Developing Successful Collaborations
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Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH
Katie Miller, MPH
Charise Fong, JDChief Operating [email protected]
Romi Hall, MPHHealthy Neighborhoods [email protected]
www.ebaldc.org
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS AS THE APPROACH
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COLLECTIVE IMPACT AS METHODOLOGY
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San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative (SPARC)
Common Agenda: Residents and partners of the SPARC neighborhoods stabilize and equitably co-create together a safe, healthy, vibrant, and resilient neighborhood
SPARC Planning and Implementation
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• EBALDC’s Healthy Neighborhoods Approach anchored the convening of partners
• EBALDC selected as one of 14 communities across the nation to receive the Partners In Progress grant ($395K in 2 yrs)
• As the “Community Quarterback”, EBALDC convened 14 multi-sector partners in early 2014 to co-create a neighborhood vision of health
• During both planning and implementation phase of work, had an overall steering committee, work groups and data/evaluation advisory committee
• Collaborative partners worked for eight months to create the San Pablo Area Revitalization Collaborative (SPARC) action plan
SPARC PARTNERS
And more!!!
Housing Community
EconomyHealth
Partnership
• Ensure 25% of all housing is deeded, affordable housing • Increase the number of friendly spaces by 25%• Identify and develop 80 leaders and activate 800 residents
• Reduce ER/Hospitalization rates of residents with High Blood Pressure by 10%
• Reduce commercial space vacancy by 25%• Identify 1 anchor institution and launch/expand 15
microenterprises• Connect 250 residents to good paying jobs and asset
building opportunities
data
action
changeRESULT
THE CYCLE IN ACTION: RESULT
Result: Increase the number of friendly, inviting spaces by 25%
• The Focus: The “Wall of Graffiti”
THE CYCLE IN ACTION: DATAData: Community Voice & See Click Fix Data
“Anyone who can figure out ‘The Wall’, they deserve hero status” -Resident
THE CYCLE IN ACTION: ACTIONAction: Partnered and hosted a series of events leading to the design and implementation of the “OakTown Family Tree”
THE CYCLE IN ACTION: ACTION
THE CYCLE IN ACTION: CHANGEChange:
– No “tagging on the wall” for five months!!
– Resident ownership- one more friendly space
– Close 250 residents participated in the process
– Working on next iteration of the project- a community designed mural
Housing Community
EconomyHealth
Partnership
• SPARC has a neighborhood endorsed housing affordability plan that was informed by HUD and neighborhood data and sets goals for housing production and preservation
• 300 units in pipeline
• We worked with 300 residents to implement 3 major blight reduction projects and residents leveraged additional $10K
• Secured national grant through Kresge Foundation
• Launched a HBP clinic at the California Hotel, has touched nearly (60 residents) and launching a second clinic
• Working on implementing data sharing research project with Sutter Health hospital system and Alameda County Public Health Department
• Secured national BUILD Health Challenge Grant
• Opening of neighborhood grocery store in Fall/Winter 2017• Secured $1 million grant to secure vacant lot as new
affordable housing site, in the interim building a neighborhood marketplace for resident entrepreneurs and community gathering space
SPARC YEAR 1 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SPARC Accomplishments
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• SPARC is 2! Haven’t lost a partner since we started!
• Resident partnership and activation- alignment of two neighborhood resident groups and have touched nearly 320 residents
• Prioritized for funding through the city’s housing element plan
• Leveraged an additional $3 million dollars in local and national funding
• Data sharing dashboard and community survey is underway!
• New partnerships with different sectors, including health care and hospital
• Internal alignment of EBALDC’s departments and projects to SPARC action plan
1. Each roundtable should break into two groups. With your roundtable sub-group, please briefly introduce yourselves and discuss the following:• Who you are and what sector you work in• What brought you to this session• If you participate in a collaboration or coalition, what is an issue your
collaboration is facing?
2. Pick one collaboration issue identified and discuss as a group. Identify one actionable step to take within three months.
3. Think about what questions you’d like to ask EBALDC and PI based on the presentation, the talk show, and/or the roundtable discussions.
Contact Information
Charise Fong, JD
Chief Operating Officer
Romi Hall, MPH
Healthy Neighborhoods Manager
Leslie Mikkelsen, MPH
Managing Director
Katie Miller, MPH
Associate Program Manager