More and more initiatives are underway that bring together diverse actors or sectors in order to more effectively coordinate services or take collective action. But the inspiring individuals who are leading collaborative efforts face myriad unique challenges.
Services
Responsive Advising
The Collab Corps offers fee-for-service advising in response to collaboratives’ needs, bringing to bear the expertise and experience of Foresight, our partners, and other technical assistance providers.
For Startup Collaboratives
Aligning around shared vision, values and aims
Building a shared understanding of the system
Assessing the collaborative’s power
Selecting a relevant structure for implementation
Recruiting relevant stakeholders
Clarifying mutual expectations and commitment for collaborative members
Building infrastructure for ongoing learning and evaluation
Developing mechanisms to communicate regularly with stakeholders
For Growing Collaboratives
Leadership development
Self care and boundary setting for collaboratives’ leaders
Adapting implementation structures in response to continuous change
Revising and refining a collaborative’s systems analysis and systems change strategies
Deepening stakeholder trust and accountability
Process evaluation
For Mature Collaboratives
Succession and sustainability planning
Developing new initiatives
Revising and refining systems change strategies in response to new challenges and opportunities
Impact evaluation
For Collaboratives in Crisis
Diagnosing a conflict’s root causes
Conflict resolution
Realigning stakeholders around mission/vision, systems analysis, implementation structure, and mutual commitment
capacity building cohorts
Leaders of collaboratives—no matter the sectors they serve or the communities they represent—confront many of the same challenges and frustrations. Additionally, most cross-sector collaboratives are supported by a single backbone leader, limiting their capacity for ongoing learning and improvement.
Collab Corps’ Capacity Building Cohorts are a mutual support system for these leaders— so that they can effectively learn from one another—coupled with a responsive curriculum focused on their roles’ unique needs.
We are currently seeking funding for future Cohorts. Contact us for more information, and/or to indicate interest.
advocacy
Foresight and our partners continue to advocate within the philanthropic and other sectors for greater support for collaboratives as an especially impactful approach to creating meaningful change.
resources
We would be eager for your feedback and assistance piloting and improving the following tools:
Developmental Assessment Tool
To help collaboratives identify the essential elements they need for success.
Collaborative Taxonomy
To help collaboratives understand where they fit in context, with relation to other collaboratives.
“Memorandum of Understanding” Template
To ensure members understand and can commit to an undertaking’s norms and values.
Tools
For understanding and navigating power, building trust, and resolving conflict.
Evaluation Frameworks
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Partnering Collaboratives
In mid-2019, Foresight convened the year-long Collaborative Leaders' Learning Circle (CLLC), composed of the six leaders that now constitute our Collab Corps partners. Together, this cohort deepened their individual skills, addressed organizational challenges, identified shared needs, and collectively advocated for collaboratives.
Emerald South Community Economic Development Collaborative