Nimble Collaboration : Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success

About the Author v Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Collaborations Can Be Nimble 1(1) New Expectations Drive Collaboration 1(2) Four Stages in Starting a Collaboration 3(1) Enter the Nimble Collaboration 4(1) Nimble Collaboration Renews Institutions 5(1) Use Three Strategies to Become Nimble 6(1) Apply These Strategies to Two Types of Collaboration 7(3) Get the Most From This Book 10(3) PART I To Become Nimble, Focus on Results, Relationships, and Resilience 13(63) Focus on Results 15(18) Consider Your Premise 15(3) Consider Your Promise 18(2) State Your Mission 20(2) State Your Vision 22(1) State Your Desired Results as Outcomes 23(1) State Your Evaluation Criteria 23(2) Create Your Work Plan 25(7) Chapter Summary 32(1) Shape Relationships 33(22) Build Trust 33(1) Reveal Your Self-Interest 34(4) Invite All Orgainzations That Can Contribute 38(1) Define Core Organizations 39(2) Clarify Roles 41(10) Plan to Communicate Key Information 51(1) Chapter Summary 52(3) Structure for Resilience 55(21) Consider Ten Principles of Resilience 56(2) Refine Your Process for Making Decisions 58(6) Share Financial Information 64(5) Create a Nimble Governance System 69(5) Chapter Summary 74(2) Actions for the Nimble Collaboration 76(3) PART II Applying Nimble Strategies to Real-Life Collaborations 79(28) Collaborate to Integrate Services 81(16) Know When You're Really Working on Service Integration 84(1) Recognize Three Points of Service Integration 85(11) Chapter Summary 96(1) Collaborate to Resolve Complex Issues 97(10) Use These Emerging Best Practices 98(8) Chapter Summary 106(1) Conclusion: The Power of Collaboration 107(2) Appendix A: Sample Forms 109(10) Program Financial Information 111(2) Write a Memo of Agreement for Your Collaboration 113(2) Draft a Formal Governance Agreement 115(4) Appendix B: Resources 119