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In Maine:
The Maine Public Broadcast Network joined forces with the Maine State Museum to create original television programming and Web-based educational materials to correlate with state standards and educate the state's K-12 students. HOME: The Story of Maine presented the rich heritage of Maine from prehistoric to modern times. The collaboration also brought Maine's history into the homes of its most rural citizens, using the museum's resources to create the first televised history of Maine.
In Kentucky:
The state Department of Libraries and Archives and Kentucky Educational Television came together to achieve community involvement in reading and discussing Barbara Kingsolver's The Bean Trees. More than 130 other organizations collaborated with them in their pursuit of a project whose long-term goal was literacy and lifelong learning. Over 9700 people, participated in the project, including 2500 high school students, 1165 adult education students, and 1178 members of statewide book clubs.
There is power in these partnerships. They enable organizations to be more effective together than they can be working alone. They can prompt individual and organizational growth, sustain communities, promote civic engagement, and support lifelong learning.
Every partnership proceeds at its own pace and has its own purpose, objectives, and outcomes. And every partner has its own reasons for partnering and contributions to make.
What steps assure a successful, outcomes-based, and sustainable partnership?
This Resource Center is designed to support your efforts to create an effective partnership—from start to finish. Specifically, we will:
- demonstrate how collaboration can help you and your organization meet the challenges of engaging your communities today
- build your confidence to design and implement a project that makes a positive impact in your community
- develop your skills and knowledge to assure your success
- support your efforts to build partnerships that fulfill your organization's mission and community's needs
The first three phases are closely linked. In practice, they are often accomplished in parallel. The result of these early phases is a partnership—one with value for each participating organization and that meets a community need or opportunity. This partnership's joint assets support steps 4 and 5—designing a solution that works and managing its implementation with strengthen.
Each partnering phase is filled with background information, as well as links to examples, additional information, and resources. Explore the partnering process phases to become familiar with the kinds of things that make for successful partnerships; make sure to visit the Resource Center for tools to support your partnerships.
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