one ns_coalition_draft_white_paper

1. oneNS Coalition: Framework for draft
White Paper and draft Comprehensive
Development Plan
MARILLA STEPHENSON
PROJECT MANAGER
ONENS COALITION
11/27/2014

2. Next Steps
• Setting a Common Agenda
• Shift from NOW to HOW.
• oneNS Commission provided the “diagnosis.”
• oneNS Coalition, as per the June 2014 mandate, moves
toward a “prescriptive” phase of designing a framework plan
to create attitudinal, economic and demographic recovery
11/27/2014

3. Draft White Paper – Jan 2015
 Draft for review by Coalition
 Contents of white paper:
 Brief review of Now or Never, reinforce concept of
urgency
 Review the 19 goals of the Commission report
 outline how Coalition has refined these goals into six
areas of focus
11/27/2014

4. Draft White Paper
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• Introduce Nova Scotians to the concept of “Collective Impact.”
• Outline conditions of Collective Impact: Common agenda, shared
measurement, mutually reinforcing activities by stakeholders,
continuous communication, backbone support.
• Key principles:
• Common understanding of the problem(s); Shared vision for
change
• Rather than seeking to take credit, encourage sharing of credit.
• Instead of seeking a silver bullet solution, apply silver buckshot

5. Draft White Paper
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• Maximizing networks to mobilize change:
• Reinforce the importance of utilizing networks that
already exist among stakeholders, sectors and
communities
• Provide solid examples of how leaders are using
their networks and mobilizing now, with results in
their sectors/communities, in the various six areas of
focus
• Outline models and tactics to expand and “connect”
existing networks

6. Draft White Paper
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 Compare Isolated Impact vs. Collective Impact
 Examples of jurisdictions in which Collective Impact
has been employed: Scotland, Memphis, New York
State.
 Utilize the work of the Coalition’s Action Teams to
create models/proposals that will work for Nova
Scotia’s communities.