Building Exploratory and Established Community Partnerships: Strategies for Starting Strong
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BUILDING EXPLORATORY AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: STRATEGIES FOR STARTING STRONG Fall Director’s and Coordinator’s Meeting 2015
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BUILDING EXPLORATORY AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: STRATEGIES FOR STARTING STRONG
Fall Director’s and Coordinator’s Meeting 2015
OBJECTIVES
➤ SHARE meaningful partner experiences
➤ UPLIFT the best practices for partnership
development
➤ STRATEGIZE approaches to common challenges
in partnership development
SHAREWhat was your favorite experience with a
community partner? What about that relationship made you feel supported?
Take a few moments to categorize each of your
primary partnerships into their current level of
engagement.
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
➤ Access to motivated, trained students serving 10 hours/week for multiple years
➤ Multi-level, team-oriented partnership
➤ Serve important role as co-educators
Partner View of Bonners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Mapping AgenciesProximity to Campus
Accessibility by walking, car, public transportation
Type of Agency: ➤ public school ➤ community group ➤ government agency ➤ coalition or collaboration
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Selecting Lead Bonner Partners
➤ Location ➤ Issues and Need ➤ Strong Agencies
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Partner Orientation & Site VisitsIntroduce Bonner Model/Expectations ✓ Intensive (8-10 hrs/week) and multi-year (2-4 years) ✓ Developmental model ✓ Partners as co-educators
Communicate Reporting Process ✓CLAs, Hour Logs, and Service Accomplishments ✓Calendar — school year and summer ✓Appropriate and inappropriate service projects
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Identify Issues & Interests
➤ Pressing local community issues
➤ Current areas of engagement
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
Placement Process
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Placement Types➤ One Time / Short-term
Projects
➤ Regular Direct Service Placements
➤ Site/Issue Based Team (of (3+ Volunteers)
➤ Summer Internships
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
➤ Develop with partner
➤ Statement about program
➤ Statement about the work involved, including intended benefits)
➤ Clear and Concise
Writing Good Position Descriptions
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Orienting Students to Service & Sites
Orientation prepares and educates students in:
➤ Philosophy of reciprocal community partnerships
➤ Background on local community ➤ The Developmental Model ➤ Team and Community Building
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Matching Students to SitesHelp students find their
placement through:
➤ One-time service projects ➤ Shadowing ➤ Community partner presentations ➤ Volunteer Fair ➤ Site visits
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Managing Student Service HoursExpectations foster high-quality
service and accountability:
➤ Community Learning Agreement ➤ Hour Logs ➤ Service Accomplishments ➤ Reflection and Evaluation ➤ One-on-One Advising
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Writing a Good Community Learning Agreement (CLA)
➤ Starting with a strong position descriptions yields a stronger CLA
➤ Student can inherited position descriptions
➤ Adds Service Objective(s) ➤ Add Learning Goals
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
Collect Accomplishments
Support Students
RecruitStudents
Write Position Descriptions
Collect Opportunities
Meet with Partners
PLACEMENT PROCESS
SCENARIOS
➤ Divide into 2 groups (Community Partner and Bonner Program)
➤ Read the scenario
➤ As a group, answer the following questions.
1. What do you need to know before walking into the meeting?
2. What is your agenda?
3. What do you hope to gain from this meeting?
CLOSING
