As an advisor, how can you best build partnerships with other Student United Ways and campus organizations? Audrey Houseman, Manager of US Network Engagement at United Way Worldwide, will lead a workshop to delve into ways you can build on each other’s strengths, share ideas and support each other.

1. Mary Gates Learning Center, Alexandria, VA
September 12, 2015
Student United Way Leadership Retreat
Student Advisors’ Workshop
Partnering for Success

2. Objectives
Agenda Focus – Give Student United Way leaders/advisors tools
and frameworks to partner better to achieve common goals.
Brainstorm ways for Student United Ways to share and
implement best practices.
Objectives:
Establish criteria for successful partnerships between Student United
Ways (or with other groups on campus)
Share framework and resources for Performance Partnerships
Identify methods for best practice sharing that Student United Way
chapters can implement
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3. Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Opportunities / Impediments Analysis
Building the Foundation of a Successful Partnership
Establishing Performance Challenges & Goals
Best Practice Sharing Brainstorm
Q & A
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4. Your Presenter Today: Audrey Houseman
Manager, US Network Engagement
Responsible for several initiatives
that help local United Ways in the
US partner & share best practices:
- Network Engagement Corps
- National Professional Council
- Performance Partnerships
Previous: Young Leaders &
Women’s Leadership Council
(Cleveland, OH)
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5. Opportunities / Impediments
• What opportunities do you see for your Student United
Way to partner with others, on- and off-campus?
• What would the intended outcome of the partnership be?
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• What do you see as the biggest impediments to
partnering?

6. Building the Foundation of a Successful Partnership
Why partner in the first place?
- Build consensus on common issues
- Share human/financial resources
- Hold each other accountable
- Measure results individually and collectively
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7. Shared Purposes: A Spectrum
Do the purposes/ends of partnership
shift toward the right? How far?
Higher mission
Learning
Best Practices
Relationships
Information
sharing
Other
Collective Action
Collective Impact
EASIER HARDER
Advocacy?
Fund raising?
Compliance?
Brand?
Other?
© Doug Smith, Brook Manville and Amy Hillyard

8. © 2013 Douglas K. Smith
D x V x P = C
If the value for any is zero, change will not happen.
Readiness for Partnership

9. Elements of a Performance Challenges
• Gaps
• SMART outcome-based goals
- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
- Outcomes, not activities
- Specific, measurable, aggressive yet achievable,
relevant to the challenge, time bound
• Can you define success for more than one
constituency to whom success matters?
(e.g. customers/beneficiaries? Supporters/funders?
United Ways and/or partners)?
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10. Table Activity
With the others at your table… Think of a current or
potential partnership.
Define the 3 elements of a performance challenge:
1. Gaps
2. SMART goals
3. Measures of success (for all stakeholders)
We’ll report out in 5 minutes, or so!
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11. Table Activity:
Best Practice Sharing Brainstorm!
Odd Numbered Tables:
• What mediums and/or
platforms for best practice
sharing already exist?
• What new channels could be
created or improved?
• How would these channels
be best used to facilitate
information sharing?
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Even Numbered Tables:
• What are the topic areas
and/or specific issues your
Student United Way needs
the most assistance with?
• In what form (i.e. material
sharing, best practices)?
• What resources can your
club contribute to the
dialogue?
Outcome: Recommendation for executing
best practice sharing amongst Student United
Ways.

12. Q&A
Audrey Houseman
Manager, US Network Engagement
Audrey.Houseman@unitedway.org
September 12, 2015