2015 New Director Orientation - Community Partnerships

1. Service
Partnerships
Meaningful,
Developmental, and
Impactful

2. What We’ll Cover
•Frameworks
•Placement Process
•Summer Placement Process
•Going Deeper

3. Example

4. •8-10 hours of
community
engagement each
week during
academic year
•Meaningful full-time
internships in
summer
What does a
Bonner do?

5. •Serve unmet,
legitimate human &
environmental
needs through
intensive, long-
term positions
What does a
Bonner do?

6. What does a
Bonner do?
•Grow and develop
– along a student
developmental
model - which
includes building
the capacity of
non-profits and
communities

7. Framework

8. Bonner
Partnerships
Intensive
Multi-year
Reciprocal
Strong agency staff
with capacity to
host higher level
placements

9. Clearinghouse
Individual student
placements/internships
Student service clubs or
signature/department
projects
Site/Issue-Based Teams
Community Partnerships:
Campus Approaches

10. Systems
Partner in capacity-building for
collaboratives working to achieve
measurable community and systemic change.
Organizations
Partner in capacity-building for
organizations to improve effectiveness,
efficiency, and resources.
Programs
Train & support leaders who develop &
manage evidence-based programs and
projects.
Individuals
& Places
Mobilize students, faculty, staff, & community
members to support individuals & places.
Bonner Transformation Goals
Community Change

11. Community Partnerships:
Organizing Structure
Site-
Based
Team
Site-
Based
Team
Site-
Based
Team
Site-
Based
Team
Regular Volunteer
Intentional Short-Term Placement
Program
Coordinator

12. Placement Process

13. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

14. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Access to motivated, trained
students serving 10 hours/
week for multiple years
Multi-level, team-oriented
partnership
Serve important role as
co-educators
Partner View of Bonners
Placement Process

15. Mapping
AgenciesProximity to Campus
Accessibility by walking, car,
public transportation
Type of Agency: -
...public school
...community group
...government agency
...coalition or collaboration
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

16. Selecting Lead
Bonner Partners
Location
Issues and Need
Strong Agencies
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

17. Partner Orientation & Site Visits
Introduce Bonner Model/Expectations
✓ Intensive (8-10 hrs/week) and multi-year (2-4 years)
✓ Developmental model
✓ Partners as co-educators
Communicate Reporting Process
✓ CLAs, Hour Logs, and Service Accomplishments
✓ Calendar — school year and summer
✓ Appropriate and inappropriate service projects
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

18. Identify Issues
& Interests
Pressing local community
issues
Current areas of
engagement
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

19. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

20. Placement Types
One Time / Short-term
Projects
Regular Direct Service
Placements
Site/Issue Based Team (of
(3+ Volunteers)
Summer Internships
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

21. Develop with partner
Statement about program
Statement about the work
involved, including intended
benefits)
Clear and Concise
Consider AmeriCorps
Eligibility
Writing Good Position
Descriptions
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

22. Orienting Students to
Service & Sites
A pre school year event prepares
and educates students in: -
...Philosophy of reciprocal community
partnerships
...Background on local community
...The Developmental Model
...Team and Community Building
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

23. Matching Students to
SitesHelp students find their
placement through: -
...One-time service projects
...Shadowing
...Community partner presentations
...Volunteer Fair
...Site visits
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

24. Managing Student
Service Hours
Expectations foster high-quality
service and accountability: -
Community Learning Agreement
Hour Logs
Service Accomplishments
Reflection and Evaluation
One-on-One Advising
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

25. Writing a Good Community
Learning Agreement
Starting with a strong position
descriptions yields a stronger
CLA
Student can inherited position
description
Adds Service Objective(s
Add Learning Goals
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners

26. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process

27. Summer Placements

28. Summer Service Expectations
• Bonner Scholars
• Required to do at least two
Summer of Service
• Bonner Leaders
• Summer of Service
strongly encouraged (some
programs will require; find
additional funds)

29. Summer Service:
Types of Placements
First Summer Close to home or school,
commuting to familiar site
Second Summer More intensive, perhaps living
in a new area
Third Summer Making career connections,
potentially going abroad
Summer of Service- Types of Placements

30. Summer Service
Description
• Full-time
• At least seven (7) weeks
• 280 hours (300 hours for
AmeriCorps)
• Include financial
compensation (stipend,
Education Award, etc).
Summer placements are:

31. Summer of Service
Jan/Feb Summer Service Packet handed out; Bonners research on site options,
discuss interests in one-on-one meetings
March/Apr • Summer Service Application due
• Bonner Coordinator contacts summer service sites to confirm
placement
May • Bonner Scholar Summer Earning Stipends disbursed
June • Summer CLAs due
August • Summer Hour Logs/Site Evaluations due
September • Bonner Scholar Summer Service Earning Stipends disbursed
• Discuss summer service experience in first class or monthly
meeting
• Add new service sites and student reflections to the Summer
Service Binder

32. Summer of Service
Sample Forms
Site Approval Form
- Part I: Summer Service Information Sheet
- Part II: Summer Site Validation Checklist
- Part III: Summer Service Placement
Application
Site Evaluation Form
Reflection Guide

33. Managing Your Summer
Community Learning Agreements
CLAs are written by the student to describe their specific position
activities for that particular term
As a coordinator you want to make sure that this completed by each student who
has a summer placement
E-Signatures
An electronic method for site supervisors, campus administrators,
and Foundation staff to review and approve student hours
As a coordinator you will need to ensure that all site supervisors are set up to
review and approve student hours
Creating Partner Evaluation Forms
Document used to measure the partnership over the summer, great for
assessment and setting expectations for next summer’s placement

34. More on
Capacity Building

35. Capacity building
as a stepping
stone
towards
measurable
impact

36. • Volunteer Management
• Training & Program Development
• Fundraising
• Communications
• Research
Capacity Building Activities

37. Capacity Building Opportunities Form

38. Capacity Building Opportunities Form

39. Capacity Building Opportunities Form

40. Capacity Building Opportunities Form

41. More on
Defining Opportunities with
Partners

42. Service Opportunities Form
To be used in annual (summer)
conversation with community
partners to identify opportunities
for student capacity-building
projects / placements.

43. More on
Student Development
through Service Placements

44. Community Partnerships:
Service Road with Rising Expectations
Exploration - intentional placements that provide
exposure and result in additional commitment
Experience - solid programmatic
role (Program Assistant or specific title)
Example - site/project coordinator
Expertise - specialist

45. Community Partnerships:
Student Roles by Level
Type of Service
Vision/Strategy
Fundraising
Research / Writing /Academic Work
Outreach/Public Relations
Project Coordination
New Program Development
Improving Existing Services
RegularVolunteer Work
One-time Service ProjectsExplore
Expertise
Experience
Example

46. Developmental Progression
Advocacy Prepare presentation to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school breakfast
Issue Brief School breakfast programs
Research School breakfast participation; Survey attitudes
Training Workshops for School Garden Cooperative
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
Occasional Plant School Garden for Orientation Service