Collaboration Resources
Print Materials
Bruner, C. and
Chavez, M. (1998). Getting to the grassroots: Neighborhood
organizing and Mobilization. St. Paul, MN: Child and Family
Policy Center, Center for the Study of Social Policy and Family
Resource Coalition of America, National Center for Service Integration
Clearinghouse. Guidebook 6 in A Matter of Commitment: Community
Collaboration Guidebook Series. This guidebook addresses neighborhood
and consumer participation and involvement in constructing those
services and supports and other conditions required to ensure
sound futures for children and communities.
The National
Network for Collaboration. (1995). Collaboration framework: Addressing
community capacity. The Collaboration Framework is designed to
support collaboration among universities and community-based programs
to marshall faculty and program resources to directly respond
to the economic, social, and human stresses faced by children,
youth, and families. Access the complete document online at: http://crs.uvm.edu/nnco/collab/framework.html
Together We
Can. (2000). Improving results for children, youth, families,
and neighborhoods: A rationale for the community collaborative
wellness tool. The Wellness Tool is designed to (1) strengthen
the capacity of community-based collaborative efforts that seek
to change how public, private, and community institutions work
together to support children, youth, and families, and (2) build
bridges between these efforts and the community development and
community organizing arenas to strengthen their efforts to create
healthy communities. Available online: http://www.togetherwecan.org/ccwtrationale-s.html.
Iowa Forum for
Children and Families in collaboration with the Iowa Empowerment
Board. (1999). Community empowerment board toolkit. Des Moines,
IA: Child and Family Policy Center. This guide provides information
for community initiatives on collecting information, developing
community ownership, establishing effective collaboratives, and
using outcomes to develop strategies and measure progress.
Mattessich,
P. W., Murray-Close, M., and Monsey, B. R. (2001). Collaboration:
What makes it work: A review of research literature on factors
influencing successful collaboration. 2nd Edition.
St. Paul, MN: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. This literature review
summarizes existing research literature on factors that influence
the success of collaborations and reports the results so that
people who want to initiate or enhance a collaborative effort
can benefit from the experience of others. This edition also includes
the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory.
Melaville, A.
I., Blank, M. J., and Asayesh, G. (1993). Together we can:
A guide for crafting a profamily system of education and human
services. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office
of Educational Research and Improvement and U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Planning and Evaluation. This book was developed to help communities
improve coordination of education and health and human services
for at-risk children and families. A five-stage collaborative
process is outlined with case studies describing the personal
experiences of study group members.
The National
Association of Community Action Agencies. (1998). National
Study on Collaboration. Washington, DC: Fazzi Associates,
Inc. The National Association of Community Action Agencies collaborated
with the federal Office of Community Services and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and Fazzi Associates to conduct a national study
on collaboration. The purpose of this study was to identify strategies
that contribute to successful collaboration.
Weiss, E., Miller,
R., and Lasker, R. (2001). Findings from the national study
of partnership functioning: Report the partnerships that participated.
New York, NY: New York Academy of Medicine. The National Study
of Partnership Functioning was undertaken in the Summer of 2000
to: (1) assess the validity and reliability of the measures of
partnership synergy and partnership functioning developed for
this study; (2) test the main hypothesis that synergy is directly
related to the following six dimensions of partnership functioning:
leadership, administration and management, partnership efficiency,
non-financial resources, challenges with partner involvement,
and challenges related to the community; (3) collect more in-depth
information about the strengths and weaknesses of the partnerships
in the study areas; and (4) collect additional descriptive data
in order to gain a broader understanding of the perspectives and
experiences of people in partnerships. Access the full-text document
online at http://www.cacsh.org/pdf/StudyReport.pdf.
Winer, M. and
Ray, K. (1994). Collaboration handbook: Creating, sustaining,
and enjoying the journey. St. Paul, MN: Amherst H. Wilder
Foundation. This guide focuses on how to get a collaboration going,
define the desired results, determine roles, create an action
plan, and evaluate the results. The handbook includes a case study,
worksheets, and special sidebars with helpful tips such as what
to do at your first meeting.
Training
CSAP’s
Northeast CAPT has developed a training on collaboration as an
effective prevention strategy. This training is part of a series
of trainings in development, with videos, that will build practitioners’
capacity to incorporate each of the seven prevention strategies
into their efforts. For more information on upcoming events, contact
the CAPT at (888) EDC-CAPT.
Organizations
and Websites
- CSAP’s
Decision Support System (DSS) at http://www.preventiondss.org
promotes scientific methods and programs for substance abuse
prevention for use within communities and State prevention systems.
You can use this site to learn how to assess your needs, gain
insight into how to further develop your agency capacity, and
choose among effective prevention programs.
- Center for
the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health. The purpose
of the Center is to help partnerships, funders, and policymakers
realize the full potential of collaboration in order to improve
community health and the functioning of health systems. Access
their website at http://www.cacsh.org
or contact them directly at:
Center for
the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health,
Division in Public Health
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue, Room 452
New York, NY 10029-5293
Tel: (212) 822-7250
Fax: (212) 426-6796
E-mail: pubhealth@nyam.org
- Center for
Effective Collaboration and Practice. The Center's mission is
to support and promote the development and adjustment of children
with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance.
To achieve that goal, the Center is dedicated to a policy of
collaboration at Federal, State, and local levels that contributes
to and facilitates the production, exchange, and use of knowledge
about effective practices. Access their website at http://www.air.org/cecp
or contact them directly at (888) 457-1551.
- Institute
for Community Collaborative Studies. The Institute examines
how human service delivery systems can function collaboratively.
Their website provides information on partner projects. Access
their website at
http://www.monterey.edu/academic/centers/iccs/
- National
Community Building Network. The Network supports community-building
efforts to achieve social and economic equity by providing advocacy,
conferences, information, and technical assistance. Access their
website at http://www.ncbn.org
