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Coro Perspective: A Difference Maker

Coro Perspective: A Difference Maker. Allison Hawk Collinger St. Louis Fellows 1989. “Never doubt that a group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. Margaret Mead. What we are going to cover.

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Coro Perspective: A Difference Maker

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  1. Coro Perspective: A Difference Maker Allison Hawk Collinger St. Louis Fellows 1989

  2. “Never doubt that a group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

  3. What we are going to cover • When and where did you participate in Coro? What did you learn? • Coro Tool Kit • Examples • Small group exercise • Close

  4. What did you get out of Coro? • When and where do you do Coro program? • What did you learn? • What tool do you use most?

  5. Lessons Learned • Common experiences – across trainers, across the years, across cities • Learned about the “tip of the iceberg” • Opened us up to ambiguity and getting something out of every experience • Raised our connections antennae

  6. Framework for all of my work – at Fleishman-Hillard – pr; St. Louis Rams/Rams Foundation; and in strategic consulting practice, AHC Consulting • Opened myself up – hard work, learned to listen, made good connections, had good mentors, learned from my mistakes

  7. Strategic Partnerships • Visualize success • Assemble the right people and organizations (think Coro sectors) • Be the tenacious tortoise – slow and steady makes the difference • Don’t take no for an answer – forgiveness not permission • Use obstacles as learning opportunities for better solution • Confidence and passion make the difference!

  8. Examples • Healthy Youth Partnership (healthyyouthpartnership.org) • Retained Coro to do blind research on WIGO • Results started a process; Rams and Greater St. Louis Community Foundation retained Coro trained facilitator • Fellow retained to create website, etc. • Growing collaborative includes more than 70 organizations

  9. Examples • Diversity Awareness Partnership (dapstl.org) • 89% of St. Louisans said that they would do something about race and tolerance if they knew what to do, where to go • DAP is one stop resource for information on what’s going on through website • Awareness on issue driven by St. Louis sports teams through all their vehicles • Give Respect, Get Respect program for middle and high school loosely based on Fellows program

  10. Examples • Rebranding for St. Louis Marathon – now GO! St. Louis (gostlouis.org) • Organization (led by WIL grad) wanted to give more back to community • Interactive research/focus groups conducted (using Coro sector model) • Broadened mission – Inspiring Fitness One Step at a Time to start the conversation on all population segments getting active – utilizing all partners (non-profits, schools, sponsors in getting out GO! message)

  11. Key Skills • Learned to ask lots of good questions to get to WIGO • Identified ways to make connections • Obtained confidence in skills • Developed a framework based upon the Coro sector model – who needs to be at the table – the most diverse group gives the best solution –whether you are selling a product or solving a community issue

  12. Small Group • How do you use your Coro tools? • How has time refined your Coro learnings? • Share a specific example of community and/or business situation with group. • Come back together as group to share.

  13. Small Group • Report out • Discussion

  14. Where do we go from here? • Engaged citizens can make a difference in this country and in this world • Coro participants are engaged and have an edge • Use your edge to make a difference • Revisit what Coro meant to you and how you can be a more effective leader – reflect and recharge • Retain Coro as a tool for your business or non-profit – making you better and helping to sustain Coro into future • Find a way to make a difference!

  15. Allison H. Collinger AHC Consulting LLC 2025 S. Brentwood Blvd., Suite 201 St. Louis, MO 63144 allison@ahcconsulting.com 314/680-1583

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