Community Leadership Webinar September 10, 2009 Convening for Results

1. Community Leadership Webinar September 10, 2009 Convening for Results

2. Welcome • 3rd Community Leadership Webinar • Hosted by CFLeads, Council on Foundations, Community Foundations Leadership Team • 260 participants from 125 CFs

3. Community conversations Draw community attention to an issue Air points of view Generate information, data Can be launch for future action Convening Action and goal-oriented Problem-solving Community change Intentionality Bringing People to the Table

4. Agenda Carleen K. RhodesPresident & CEO Minnesota Foundation – The Saint Paul Foundation Kevin K. MurphyPresident & CEOBerks County Community Foundation Q & A

5. Community Leadership Framework Value Many pathways to community leadership – not prescriptive A way to unpack complex concepts and processes A tool for planning that starts from analysis rather than intuition A tool for taking stock and evaluating progress A means to target the right actions to achieve desired results

6. Framework for Community Leadership, First Level Building Blocks A. Values, culture and will B. Relationships C. Resources D. Understanding and skills

7. A. Values, Culture & Will Common good Diverse & inclusive Results-driven learning organization Respectful & transparent

8. B. Relationships Grassroots & grasstops Encourage & engage new leaders

9. C. Resources Internal systems Human resources Donors and investors Business model

10. D. Understanding & Skills Possess and gather information Community change processes Facilitation & communication Knowing when & on what to act Public policy Outcomes & metrics

11. Successful Community Leadership and Collaboration The Creation of the Arts Partnership

12. About the Ordway Opened in 1985, the Ordway Center for Performing Arts is now Saint Paul’s premiere performing arts venue.

13. Home to Renowned Organizations Minnesota Opera Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Schubert Club Minnesota Orchestra (until 2005) The Ordway’s Productions

14. Problems!=Limited Trust The Center’s inadequate endowment Scheduling issues Rents and fees charged Access to facilities

15. 2005 – The Height of Conflict One of four resident arts organizations withdraws from using the facility Another organization begins seriously exploring the feasibility of building a new venue Simultaneously, Ordway and other resident arts organizations are involved in aggressive (and much needed) endowment campaigns

16. Funders’ Dilemmas Struggling with responding positively to “endowing status quo bad behavior” Risk of building another facility: a dark Ordway would not be in Saint Paul’s best interest ? How can these issues be addressed?

17. Could they just all get along?

18. Task Force Three board members from each resident arts organization Representatives from funding entities Originally CEOs were not included, but they were invited to join as trust grew.

19. Initial Meetings • Early meetings were filled with contention and posturing • It took three meetings to get the group to agree on common interests • Flexibility • Predictability • Affordability

20. First Two Issues: Flexibility & Predictability • They would be addressed with a new schedule • With the help of the consultant the group agreed to a master schedule through 2016 • The schedule depended on the creation of a Slip Stage

21. Master Calendar

22. Collaboration: The Sense of Team Evolved • After the huge step of creating the Master Calendar, the CEOs truly got on board and • Developed a new agreement governing the use of the Center • Conducted a thorough venue assessment together

23. The Next Key Issue: Affordability After openly examining each organization’s financials, the arts groups gained a shared sense of the collective’s challenge. They then organized an innovative joint fundraising effort to “endow rent.” Organization of the Arts Partnership Campaign demonstrated to all of their board members, donors and others that it was a “New Day” for all who call Ordway home.

24. Surprising Results • Funds raised to date: $10 million of $32 million goal plus $10 million for the capital projects • The Saint Paul Foundation was entrusted with managing the endowment.

25. Success of Even Greater Magnitude The newly collegial arts leaders enjoyed a major public policy win They partnered with environmentalists, hunters and fishing enthusiasts Sales tax of $240 million per year for 25 years

26. Community Leadership: Lessons Learned Start with finding common ground Have some neutral interests at the table Be patient and allow people to find their own way to solutions

27. Lessons Learned (Continued) • Be satisfied with small successes along the way • Hire the right consultant • Use the implied leverage of philanthropic resources very subtly

28. What to Avoid Pretending there aren’t individual agendas in play Assuming complex issues can be resolved quickly

29. More Than We Imagined The Arts Partnership is a formal and permanent vehicle for ongoing collaboration Master calendar has scheduling for all resident arts organizations until 2016 Boards are ecstatic that the Ordway problem no longer dominates discussions There is excitement, respect and frequent demonstrations of mutual interest

30. Kevin Murphy President and CEO Berks County Community Foundation Berks County Community Foundation & FarmlandConnecting People To Save Berks County’s Farmland

31. Overview Context Matters: About Berks County, Pennsylvania How We Did What We Did What We Got For It What We Learned

32. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Berks County…….. But if you’re a fan of literature, you’ve heard of: Wallace Stevens and John Updike

33. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Berks County…….. But if you’re a fan of sports, you’ve heard of: Donyell Marshall, Lenny Moore, Chad Henne and Kerry Collins

34. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Berks County…….. But if you’re a fan of country music, you’ve heard of: Taylor Swift

35. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Berks County…….. But if you’re a fan of chocolate, you’ve heard of: Godiva Chocolates

36. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Berks County…….. But if exist on this planet, you’ve heard of: Jon and Kate Plus 8 (Minus One)

37. But What Berks Countians Love About Berks County Is…….

38. About Berks County

39. About Berks County NYC 90 Minutes Philly 45 Minutes

40. Our County Seat and Main City:Reading

41. Reading Has Seen Better Days

42. The Decline Of Reading Has Lead To Sprawl Development By 1997, Berks County was developing land at five times the rate of our population growth --David Rusk

43. What We Did: The Time Line November 1998: First Farmland Summit January 1999: First Bond Issue 2003: Second Farmland Summit 2004: Second County Borrowing

44. What We Leveraged Our Initial Expenditure: $4,000 Total State, Federal, Local Expenditures Estimated By End Of 2010: $100 million

45. What We Accomplished (To Date) 66,905 Acres Permanently Preserved 143,069 Acres Under Effective Ag Zoning

46. What We’ve Learned Pick Battles That Are Important To The Community The More Disinterested The Facilitator, The Better No Good Deed Will Go Unpunished Some People Won’t Like That You Even Asked The Question: Tough Darts Keep Your Board On Board You Will Be Rewarded For This Work & People Will Come To Expect It From You

47. Q & A • Press *1 to enter the question queue • To remove yourself from queue, press *2 • Please state your name & community foundation before asking your question • Direct your question to one of the presenters

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49. Community Leadership Webinar Series