Entrepreneurial Growth and Community Partnerships

1. Entrepreneurial Growth and Community Partnerships Janice Cunningham, Psy.D., Colonial IU20Larry Klinger, M.Ed., Allegheny IU3Barbara Minzenberg, Ph.D., Allegheny IU3Lori Zimmer, M.Ed., Allegheny IU3

2. want to get What do you out of this presentation?

4. The Call of the Entrepreneur • See opportunities to create new value • “Risk” is dashing into hope …that the future is going to be better • Farms makes cities possible that makes… • Discovery process becomes the source

5. Entrepreneurship Why would Associations of Educational Service Agencies need to think about this word??? Is it because we have enough….funding, resources, supplies, programs, solutions, partnerships and…we always will???

8. Changing a Culture • Prochaska and DiClemente’s Stages of Change: • Pre-Contemplation: “Ignorance is bliss.” The need to change is not anywhere on the horizon. • Contemplation: “Sitting on the Fence.” Ambivalent about change without any plans to make a change. • Preparation: “Testing the waters.” A plan is developed and minimal first steps are being taken. • Action: New behaviors are practiced for 3-6 months • Maintenance: Continued Commitment to change for 6 months to 5+ years. • Relapse: “Fall from Grace.” Resumption of old behaviors/way of thinking.

9. Tasks of the VisionaryMoving Staff/Boards/Community through change • Pre-contemplation • Validate the lack of readiness • Give data • Encourage a re-evaluation of the current situation given the data • Encourage exploration of action versus non-action • Explain and personalize the risk • Contemplation • Encourage an evaluation of the pros and the cons of change • Identify and promote positive new outcome expectations

10. Tasks continued… • Preparation • Assist in problem solving the potential obstacles (mitigate the risk) • Help identify internal/external supports • Verify potential resources • Encourage small initial steps (review them often) • Action • Support self-efficacy for problem solving • Combat negativism and feelings of loss of the old way of doing business-reiterate long term benefits

11. …Tasks • Maintenance • Plan for follow up support • Reinforce rewards • Celebrate successes • Discuss coping with setbacks (old ways of thinking) • Relapse (resistance) • Reassess motivation and barriers • Reinforce forward movement

12. Ask yourself… RISK Are you willing to take a Can you afford not to? It will take courage and energy…risk=hope

13. There are no small ideas

14. Where to begin Make it a priority Review what you are passionate about Examine the needs Evaluate talents/skills of staff-develop or discern a skill set (often our greatest resources go unnoticed or ignored) Evaluate possible funding streams…be creative Build relationships Consult-who has done it before and what can I learn? Don’t be afraid to change course and change course again

15. Guided by the needs of the community • Conduct data-based community assessments • Conduct Community Asset Mapping Activities

16. Community Asset Mapping • A system-building process used by many different groups at many different stages in order to align resources and policies in relation to specific system goals, strategies and expected outcomes • Mapping of a “community” identifies several outcomes: • Resources available in a given area • New or additional resources to sustain existing programs • Resources to assist in creating and building capacity to support a more comprehensive system

17. Duquesne School District Asset Mapping • Background of Duquesne School District • Working with community agencies to pull information together • Working with the county whom mapped out the agencies on a map • Sharing the map and community resources with the Dept of Education specific to Duquesne • Disseminated information to the Duquesne community

19. Seek Funding that Matches Need • List Serves • Contact Grant makers directly (public, private, corporate) • Subscriptions: Federal Register, Philanthropy News

20. Effectively Use Grantmaking Resources • Conferences, literature, online courses, podcasts… • Available for free or nominal cost

21. Effectively Use Grantmaking Resources • Council on Foundations http://www.cof.org • Foundations and Grantmakers (www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html) • Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/ • Foundations On-Line http://www.foundations.org/grantmakers.html • Philanthropy News Digest http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/ • Yahoo Directory of Grant-making Foundations http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/issues_and_causes/philanthropy/organizations/grant_making_foundations/

22. Be Aware/Be Prepared • Emerging Funding Streams • Repeating Funding Streams • Open Funding Streams • Political Landscape

23. Create a Community of Learners • Anticipated or desired future efforts • To learn about evidence-based practices • To begin vision • Invite partners

24. Develop Relationships • Create face-to-face relationships with potential funders: • Learn about their stated AND unstated goals • Deliver the message “We are here to help YOU meet YOUR goals!”

25. Incubation Period • Stay Close to the Work • Assume start-up roles • Create a relationship of trust with new funder • Communicate within and outside of organization

26. Why is it important to build relationships? • Builds stronger programs • Allows programs to expand • Builds stronger communities • Builds stronger relationships with partnerships

27. Partnerships with the Dept. of Human Services • Need to have open communication to build trust • On going updates about what is going on with different projects/initiatives • Working together with the same goals/outcomes in mind, etc

28. PA Department of Agriculture PA Department of Health PA Department of Labor & Industry PA Department of Transportation PA Department of Welfare Family Center Initiative Fatherhood Initiative Children’s Trust Fund PA Department of Education Project ELECT 21st Century Grant Office of Child Development and Early Learning Allegheny County Department of Human Services Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board Pittsburgh Foundations Heinz Foundation Richard King Mellon Buhl Foundation Highmark Foundation Etc National Foundations Federal Government Fee for Service Example of Possible Funding Streams

29. Remember this… Deliver excellent high quality programs with the funding streams that you currently possess.

31. Contact Information Barbara Minzenberg, Ph.D Senior Program Director Early Childhood Education Programs Allegheny Intermediate Unit 475 East Waterfront Dr. Homestead, PA  15120 (412) 394-5739 barbara.minzenberg@aiu3.net Lori Zimmer, M.Ed. Program Director Family & Community Educational Services Allegheny Intermediate Unit 475 East Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120-1144 (412)394-5962 lorene.zimmer@aiu3.net Jan Cunningham, Psy. D. Director of Resolve Behavioral Health Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 6 Danforth Dr. Easton, Pa. 18045 610-515-6454 jcunningham@ciu20.org Larry Klinger, Jr. , M.Ed. Manager of Family & Community Educational Services Allegheny Intermediate Unit 475 East Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120-1144 412-394-5955 larry.klinger@aiu3.net