Geneva 2020 Governance Structure and leadership information for other Collective Impact initiatives.

1. Steering
Committee
Community Partners
& Anchor Entity
Goal 3
College/
Career
Readiness
Goal 2
School
(K-12)
Goal 1
Kindergarten
Readiness
Data &
Communications
Success for Geneva’s
Children School Readiness
Taskforce
Literacy
STEaM
Graduation
Rate
Career
Readiness
College
Readiness
Anchor Entity Is
HWS: A neutral
entity; provides key
staff and data
supports,
communicates and
works across
sectors to eliminate
silos and deliver
results, and has
convening power to
ensure that key
leaders will
consistently come
to the table over
time.
Steering Committee:
Comprised of core cross-sector
leaders from across the Geneva
community; provides strategic
guidance; members possess
the authority to leverage
significant financial and/or
social capital to advance
Geneva 2020 goals and
outcomes; key public
champions.
Action Teams: Comprised
of existing/emerging groups
and coalitions, including
stakeholders, practitioners,
and issue experts. Specific
responsibilities include:
1) Identify initial
contributing indicators and
commit to integrating these
indicators into own
performance tracking;
2) Identify successful
strategies and commit to
integrating into
practice/program
3) Communicate progress
to Steering Committee
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Geneva 2020’s current Governance Structure.
Created in Spring, 2015.

2. The AccountabilityStructureis theorganizationalframework
thatdepictsthedifferenttableswithinthe partnershipAND
includesanoutline ofthe roles andresponsibilitiesofeach table.
It describes theprocesses, people andsupportsnecessarytofunctioneffectively.
What is an AccountabilityStructure?

3. Accountability structuresprovide:
- Clarity
•Around roles & responsibilities
•Around decision making and authority
- Organization
•Organizesthe work toimproveeffectiveness and efficiency
• Outlines an organized work-flow
- Communication
•Visual of what a cradleto careerpartnership looks like
Whyis an Accountability Structure important?

4. AnchorEntity:
Isa neutralpartner,well-foundedin the community.Theirprimaryresponsibilitiesinclude bringing key
leaderstogethertobuild strongrelationshipswithinthe partnership.TheAnchorEntityis responsible
forall externalcommunication,maintainsadata-drivenfocus,andhasthe capacityforthe Backbone
staffwhomanagethe everydayoperationsofthepartnership.
BackboneStaff:
Is a groupofindividuals whomanagethe day-to-dayoperationsofthe partnership.
Leadership Council:
Is a groupofcross-sector,executive-level leadersfromeducation,non-profit,philanthropic,business,
civic, faith-based,andcommunityorganizationsthatparticipatein the direction-settingof the
partnership.Theirprimaryresponsibilitiesinclude removing barriers(ex. political,operationalor
financialbarriers),strategicdecision-making,andhelping toconvene partners.
*Meetsquarterlyandoperatesonconsensus basis.
Rolesand Table Descriptions.

5. Steering Committee:
Is a smallersubsetofthe leadershipcouncil. Thisgroup actsasanadvisorygroup totheleadership
council byproviding guidanceon keyissues ofthe partnership.
*Meetsmorefrequentlythanthe leadershipcouncil.
Operations Council:
Is responsibleforcoordinatingtheneeds ofthecollaborativeactionnetworkswithsupporttoeach
group,andprovides acommunicationlink tothe leadershipcouncil regarding theworkofcollaborative
actionnetworks.Theyhaveanessential rolein theinternalcommunicationsofthepartnership.
*Meetsmonthly.
Collaborative ActionNetworks (CANs):
Is a groupofcross-sectorpractitionersandindividualswho organizearoundasingle community-level
outcome.This groupis oftenformedaroundselectedindicators.Theydevelop acharterandactionplan
withstrategiestoimproveanoutcome.
*Meetsbiweekly
Rolesand Table Descriptions.

6. These roles and responsibilities should be incorporated into the various
tables within the partnership’s accountability structure.
• Changepracticeonground - implement data-drivenimprovementsidentified in theactionplan
• ConvenePartners - bringtogetherthenecessarycommunitypartnerstosupportthework
• Dataanalysis- Analyzedataaccordingtothe partnership’sneeds
• Development/fundraising - Secure fundingandresourcesnecessarytoadvancethe partnership’s
work
• House backbonestaff-Provideofficespace, technologyneedsandmeeting spacefor
partnership’sstaff
• Implementstrategies toimpactoutcomes- implement data-drivenstrategiesidentified in the
actionplantoimpactanoutcomeandcontinuouslymonitorandimprovethose strategies
• Remove barriers -worktoeliminateidentified barriersthatinhibitthe advancementofthework
• Strategic decisionmaking-makedecisions on thestrategicdirectionandmission ofthe
partnership
Roles& ResponsibilitiesDefined.

7. Detailing the decision-making roles for specific types of decisions helps
clarify the role and authority within that role for each table, as wellas start
to outline the work-flow within the partnership.
Decide: determine the action to be take or the decision to bemade
Approve: final authority on a decision oraction, support/agreement is needed
from this group to take action
Input: consultation is neededfrom this group before decisions are made
Execute: carries out the action oncedecision is made and approved
Decision-MakingRoles Defined.

8. PROs
•Clear visualof accountability
and authority
•Clear organization of work-
flow
•Commonly used design,
familiarity
Hierarchical Designs
CONs
•Can be perceived as‘top-
down’
•Could be considered
bureaucratic
•Rigid-not organic

9. PROs
•Perceivedto be more inclusive and
less top-down
•Eliminates the conceptof an
individual orgroup being above or
belowanother
ConcentricDesigns
CONs
•Decision making and work-flow is
less clear
•Reporting structure is less clear

10. C2C
Partner-
ship
Anchor Entity Backbone
Leadership
Council
SteeringCommittee
Operations
Council
Collaborative
Action
Networks
Other
The
Albany
Promise
Supports
the
partnership
through
staffing,
convening
and
sustaining
Executive
Director
Action
Team
Facilitator
Data
Analyst
Stakeholder
Council:
Provides
executive-level
strategic
guidance
Commits
organizational
resources
Removesbarriers
Executive
Committee:
Coordinating
Council:
Provides
recommendations
forprocess,scope
andstrategy
Engages and
supportsaction
teams
Communicates
progressto
broaderstaff
Action Teams:
Implement
strategiestoimpact
outcomes
EarlyChildhood
Success
ActionTeam
Third& Fourth
GradeSuccess
ActionTeam
College&Career
Success
ActionTeam
Plenary:
Broader
community
Championsvision,
affirms direction,
promotesand
reportsdataresults
Co-Convenors
Various
Task Force
Committees
(asneeded)
Yonkers
Thrives
Provideskey
backbone staff,
dataand
fundraising
supports
Communication
,
Worksacross
sectors
Executive
Director
Data
Team
Stakeholder Table:
Executive-level
leaders
Usesauthorityto
align andbroker
resourcesto
implement
strategies
Promotesand report
datato Yonkers
Strive partnership
andpublic
Leadership Council:
Corecross-sectorleaders
from withinthe
StakeholderTable
Providesstrategic
guidance
Possessesthe authorityto
leveragesignificant
financialand/orsocial
capitalto advancethe
goalsandoutcomes
Keypublic champions
Existing/emerging
groupsand
coalitionswho
identify
contributing
indicatorsand
commit to
integratingthese
indicators
Communicate
progressto
StakeholderTable

11. C2C
Partner-
ship
Anchor Entity Backbone LeadershipCouncil
Steering
Committee
Operations
Council
Collaborative
ActionNetworks
Other
The
Roadmap
Project
(Seattle)
Provides
staffing,
communi
c-ation
anddata
supportto
progress
Community
Networkand
AdvocatesCaucus:
Providesstrategic
inputandleadership
onpowerful
advocacy
communityand
parentengagement
policiesand
practicesthat
advanceequity
Project
Sponsors:
Overallproject
strategic
direction,
progress
monitoring,and
implementation
support
Workgroups:
Improveoutcomes,
identifystrategies
thatwillimprove
educationoutcomes,
reviewresultsto
informchangesin
practices
Data Advisors
Group:
Providestechnical
adviceonthe
projectscomplex
dataissues
EducationResults
Network:
providesinputand
buildingconnections
AlignedFunders:
investforgreater
systemimpact
Commit!
(Dallas)
Provideskey
staff/data
support
Works across
sectorsto help
eliminatesilos
Hasconvening
power
Executive level
Drives strategyand
regionalcollaborative
action
Usesauthorityto
align/brokerresources
Promotes/reportsdata
to partnershipand
generalpublic
Subsetof
leaderswithin
the Leadership
Council.
Develops
agendaforthe
Leadership
Council
Support Council:
Chairssit in on the
LeadershipCouncil
Collectivethought-
partnersassist
backboneto identify
andsupport
impactfulstrategies
Practitioner Networks:
Groupsof practitioners
operatingcollaboratively
within eachspectrumof
C2C continuum.
Operatesin thefieldwith
at leastoneeducational
provider,collectively
working togetheronkey
strategiesto improve
priorityoutcomes.

12. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
(10 members; meets monthly)
Implementwhat leadership team develops
LEADERSHIP TEAM:
(20-30 members; meets quarterly)
Guiding Principles: tolerant of mistakes;
respectful, no ideology, visionary, forward-thinking
• Champion vision
• Affirm direction
• Advocate for what works
• Promote and report
data / results
BACKBONE ORGANIZATION:
The Community Foundation
North Louisiana Accountability Structure - DRAFT
OPERATIONS TEAM:
(Ongoing)
• Provide recommendations for process and strategy
• Drive the implementation, oversight and support of the network and support teams
NETWORKS: Learning Communities Along the Cradle to Career Pipeline
Early
Childhood
K8 High
School
Post-
Secondary
Economic Civic Service
SUPPORT TEAMS: Provide advice, support and sustainability to each Network. Chairs serve on the Operations Team.
Data
Parent
Advisory
Youth
Advisory
Communications
Community
Outreach Funding
Policy /
Advocacy