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Win Win Collaborations

Win Win Collaborations. OLLI 2011 National Conference. Collaborations/Partnerships with Community Entities. Churches Hospitals Retirement communities AARP Local businesses Community based organizations Multicultural Center Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences.

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Win Win Collaborations

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  1. Win Win Collaborations OLLI 2011 National Conference

  2. Collaborations/Partnerships with Community Entities • Churches • Hospitals • Retirement communities • AARP • Local businesses • Community based organizations • Multicultural Center • Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences

  3. Selecting which organizations to approach • Evaluate your needs • Classroom space • Size, parking, access to technology • Centrally/conveniently located • Comfortable/suitable for your group

  4. Who do you talk to? • Find the person or people that can make the decision about use of space, or the person that has the ear of those people • Does the organization have an education person on staff? • Marketing departments with budgets • Ask for a meeting with key players

  5. What do you say? • Talk about your OLLI • How it serves the community and what your mission is • Sell your program • Tell your stories • Bring a member with you to talk about his/her experience • Tell them what you want • Tell them what you can offer in return • Stress mutual benefits

  6. Benefits for your OLLI For OLLI: • Use of space • Access to potential members or faculty • Publicity for OLLI programs • Additional support

  7. Benefits for the Partner • Bringing OLLI into their space • Fulfilling an educational mission • Recognition in OLLI brochure/announcements in classes • Rent • Establishing technology at the site • Seats in classes at the site for the partner’s members • Partner in Learning designation on the website and in the newsletter

  8. Negotiating • Often after presenting your story, they are open to some sort of partnership or collaborative relationship • Tell them what you are prepared to offer • Tell them if you are not prepared to do something • Write it into an MOU so there is no misunderstanding later

  9. Examples of successes • Our Savior’s Lutheran Church • AARP • Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences • Trail Ridge Retirement Community • AveraMcKennan Hospital • A word about capitalizing on competition in your community 

  10. Where we’ve failed  • The local community college • Retirement communities

  11. Maintaining the relationship Keep in touch with your key contact(s) • Send them the brochure when it’s printed • Run courses by them – give them a say in what’s offered at their location • Meet with them annually to talk about how it’s going and get feedback • Offer to come and talk about OLLI to their clubs/groups

  12. Maintaining the relationship • Email them about enrollment, space availability in classes • Email them about “Open to the Public” events you have going on. Keep them informed about OLLI. • Consider other ways to partner: field trips

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