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Collaborating

In addition to networking, coordinating and cooperating, a relationship where partners learn from each other to enhance the capacity of each.

Community asset mapping

Identification of businesses, organizations, and individuals in the community in order to assess and mobilize resources that can help attain 21^st CCLC program goals.

Continuum (or level) of engagement

The degree to which your 21^st CCLC program engages with its respective partners. This ranges from networking to coordinating to cooperating to collaborating and finally to integrating.

Cooperating

In addition to networking and coordinating, sharing resources such as materials, funding, space, or tools.

In-Kind service providers

Partners who offer goods or services that have monetary value at no charge to your 21^st CCLC program.

Integrating

In addition to all other levels of engagement, partners completely merge operations, administrative structures and budgets. The constituent parts are no longer discernible.

Memorandum of understanding (MOU)

A signed, documented agreement between parties which outlines identified roles and relationship structure, thereby formalizing the partnership. Every partnership should have an MOU, including vendors and school partners, that consists of these five sections: introduction, purpose, roles and responsibilities, oversight and terms of agreement and dated signature.

Networking

Exchanging information for mutual benefit.

Outreach plan

Actions adopted by design to maintain healthy relationships with partners. This can include engaging them on your team, meeting and communicating regularly, sharing resources, and celebrating successes together.

Rural partners

Community organizations or entities your program is likely to encounter in a rural setting, and may include interest clubs, senior centers, Chamber of Commerce, local artisans or farmers, university extensions, churches, or school liaisons.

Strategic partnership

This mutually beneficial relationship usually involves close cooperation between partners with specific individual and joint rights and responsibilities. Each party brings different assets or expertise that will help the other.

Termination clause

A portion of an MOU which allows for the dissolution of a partnership by either party under agreed upon conditions.

The ask

What you will ask your partner to do with or for your program. This carefully designed proposal takes mutual interests, needs and resources into account.

Urban partners

Community organizations or entities your program is likely to encounter in an urban setting, and may include all levels of university programs, workforce development organizations, libraries, interest clubs, hospitals, retail centers, service clubs or organizations, and drug and alcohol councils.

Vendors

Paid partners. Vendors can be approached for price breaks, expertise or even donations in exchange for positive publicity by your organization to elevate the partnership.

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