Headwaters to Coast Initiative

Catie Geib, University of Wisconsin Lake Superior Collaborative Program Coordinator Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center Wisconsin

Maintaining the Foundation of Collaborative Groups

The USDA Forest Service National Collaboration Cadre (Collaboration Cadre) assists in organizing collaborative groups on a model entitled: “Building a Solid Foundation for Collaborative Efforts—the 4-P Foundation: Purposes, People, Process, and Products.” The better the foundation is built, the better the stability and function of the collaborative effort. However, over time as situations change and […]

Partnership Impact Model Executive Summary

The Partnership Impact Model™ includes the 11 Partnership Impacts, Scaling Up Partnership Impact, the Partnership Impact Roadmap, and the 7 Steps of Partnership Impact Evaluation. The front panels describe the impacts and processes that form the model. The back panels outline tools that collaboratives can use to define and evaluate their impact. The 11 Partnership […]

Building a Solid Foundation for Collaborative Efforts

The 4-P Foundation: Purposes, People, Process, and Products The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service National Collaboration Cadre (Collaboration Cadre) has been invited to work with newly emerging collaborative groups, groups that seem to be losing their effectiveness, and groups that are brought together through a sense of urgency from either natural events or […]

21 Partnership Success Factors

Brian O’Neill’s 21 Partnership Success Factors summarize best practices developed from two decades at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. As the Superintendent of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Brian O’Neill (1941-2009) and his staff earned a reputation as a model partnership park where partnerships are a way of approaching how best to accomplish the park’s […]