Collaboration is a process of participation through which people, groups and organizations work together to achieve desired results. Starting or sustaining a collaborative journey is exciting, sometimes stressful, and even new for many. The information presented here utilizes the knowledge and expertise of specialists from the National Network for Collaboration to provide a guide to begin, strengthen and sustain the collaborative journey, for the building and sustaining of positive change.

On-Line Network and CES Collaboration and Change Resources:

To contact the Collaboration Network, send e-mail to: nncoinfo@mes.umn.edu or call 614-292-2533.

Collaboration Framework ... Addressing Community Capacity, (18 pages/455 Kb) designed to help individuals and practitioners who are starting or need help strengthening a collaboration to achieve clearly defined outcomes.

Community-Based Collaboration: Community Wellness Multiplied, a resource which explores and explains the process by which citizens, agencies, organizations and businesses make formal sustained commitments to collaborate to accomplish a shared vision or purpose.

Building Coalitions: a series of fact sheets on coalition formation and maintenance

Building Communities of Support for Families in Poverty

Building & Maintaining Community Coalitions on Behalf of CYF, a report from the Community Coalitions in Action project, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families Michigan State University.

Transitions: Implementing Change Decisions, abstract
Other On-line Resources:
Communications as Engagement, A Communications Strategy for Revitalization: The Millennium Report to the Rockefeller Foundation

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
      Juvenile Justice Resources
      SafeFutures: Partnerships To Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency: a project which assists communities with collaborative efforts to reduce youth violence and delinquency.
      Youth Violence: A Community-Based Response--One City's Success Story: describes the efforts undertaken by Boston, Massachusetts to curb youth violence successfully.

"How To Facilitate Groups" Handbook is intended to help facilitators: understand the active facilitation method; strengthen facilitation skills; understand how to design and prepare for work sessions; and understand how to evaluate work sessions.



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Last updated: 4.3.98
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