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Presentation for the Alliance for Innovation - Transforming Local Government Conference

June 1, 2011

Panel Introduction

Patricia Stevens, OP3 Executive Director Karen Fuentes, OP3 Partnership

Developer Panel Members on video:

– Representatives of government• Virginia Department of Transportation – MegaProjects• Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District

– Business• Transurban Fluor (highway contractor)

– Non profit• Lands and Waters

OP3 Video

Overview of OP3

Overview of mission– Recognize companies making a difference– Promote opportunities to give and get involved– Provide resources for businesses, nonprofits, and

agencies that want to connect and partner Criteria for responding to partnership requests

– Does it address a Fairfax County priority or help meet an identified community need?

– Are there shared interests and mutual benefits for public and private sector partners?

– Is it likely to leverage new resources, expand capacity, or reduce costs?

Overview of OP3

12 phases in the Partnering process – From The Partnering Toolbook by Ros Tennyson

Highlight of OP3 organizational partners Ways to get involved

– Decision to focus on organizations that directly support or have direct links to county agencies/priorities

– Challenges in promoting ways to give – avoiding conflicts/favoritism in highlighting community nonprofits

– Working on creation of a community nonprofit portal

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Grants Research and Training Center –Partnership with the Library & the Foundation Center–Proposed budget cuts created opportunity–Support nonprofit capacity building to leverage greater corporate and community support (Stuff the Bus)

OP3 Partnerships–Examples of launched partnerships–Highlight: Fairfax County Restoration Project (FCRP)

Fairfax County Restoration Project Background Prework

– Public sector• Local• State VDOT, Forestry

– Non-profit Organizations – Businesses

Fairfax County Restoration Project

Charter vs Partnership Agreement Key components of charter

– Defines roles and responsibilities of partners– Defines leadership process– No financial responsibilities– No lobbying– Defines spokesperson role

Current projects– Craven Nursery tree coupons– George Mason University sustainability garden– Conferences and workshops –citizens,

homeowners, environmental professionals

Partnership Perspectives

Voices from our public & private partners (P3)

Key points– Value of the P3 approach– Immediate and longer term results– Challenges of P3

– Unexpected outcomes/benefits

Fairfax County Restoration Project

Return on Investment (ROI)– Savings

• Reduced Mowing costs• Reduced cost of invasive removal/damage• Reduced stormwater runoff damage

– New Resources• Plantings and landscaping materials

– Expert information to public • Education workshops• Improved use of native planting instead of invasives

Tabletop Exercise

Each table has a scenario based on OP3 work

Each group work through a partnership agreement to answer the following:– Identify public and private partners and their

roles– Outlining partner interests– Defining

• Goals• What each will provide• How to measure success• How to measure ROI

Participants identify & share their partnership stories

Conclusions

Sustaining partnerships– Follow up – Feedback– Care and nurture once launched– Measuring and reporting outcomes

Celebrating and closure for partnerships that have run their course

Resources Innovations – MIT Journal

– Article about PPPs, OP3 included in case study of Government and Social Innovation

NAESP case study– National Association of Elementary School Principals

(NAESP), report includes Mt. Vernon Woods Computer Learning Centers Partnership (CLCP)

NAPA Report– National Academy of Public Administration national

report on high-performance cross-sector partnerships, includes MCCP (an OP3 PPP) as one of the case studies

Office of Public Private Partnershipswww.fairfaxcountypartnerships.org

Fairfax Countywww.fairfaxcounty.gov

Contact: Partnerships@fairfaxcounty.gov

703-324-5171