1. Partnering with State and Federal Entities, Academic Institutions, and Other ECBOs Tuesday, April 24 th : 888 288 9321, Passcode 504743 Thursday, April 26 th : 888 288 9321, Passcode 504743

2. Project SOARProject SOAR provides ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs) and other refugee-serving agencies with technical assistance to develop and deliver quality services and improve sustainability through support to: strengthen organizational management, in areas such as fundraising and governance; improve services, in areas such as project design and case management; and build networks with peer and mainstream agencies. Funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement since 2003, Project SOAR is a partnership of the International Rescue Committee and the Nationalities Service Center. Join our listserv - To subscribe at no-cost, visit www.ethniccommunities.org www.ethniccommunities.org

3. To make the most of this Project SOAR training….. - Keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking - *6. -The tools we will use today: 1.Chat 2.Ask a question orally 3.Answer a poll question 4.Express yourself 5.Use the pointing, writing and drawing tools Using our interactive features…

4. Who’s in the classroom…

5. Facilitators Juliane Ramic, MSW Juliane Ramic is the Director of Social Services at Nationalities Service Center. She oversees the agency’s services to refugees, asylees, survivors of torture, and victims of human trafficking, including services to individuals and families, group work, and ethnic community building. Prior to joining NSC, she worked at Immigration & Refugee Services of America (IRSA now the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants) where she monitored federal contracts from three federal agencies and provided technical assistance to a network of twenty-six agencies. Juliane’s extensive work with refugees includes work with local communities, national organizations, and refugee camps in east Africa. She holds an MSW from The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Guest Participants

6. What questions do you have coming into this session?

7. Partnership Defined Effective partnerships are built on knowledge, familiarity, and equality among the partners. They are also built on good communication, understanding of roles, effective negotiation, consistency, and stability.

8. Types of Partnerships TypeDescriptionElements NetworkingSharing informationOpen Low commitment Low risk Separate CoordinationSharing information and altering activities for mutual benefit Open Low commitment Low risk May be joint or separate CooperationSharing resources and information and altering activities for mutual benefit Open Higher commitment Work together CollaborationSharing resources, information, and altering activities to enhance the capacity of other partners for mutual benefit Open Very high commitment Work hand-in-hand Seek join funding

9. Partnership Models Democratic Model : Where every organization at the table is equal. Hierarchical Model: Where there is a lead agency that takes responsibility for coordinating the other participants. Can you think of examples where you may be partnering with a group where you may have a dual relationship with a partner?

10. The Continuum of Collaboration

11. Factors that Influence Collaboration EnvironmentPurpose Characteristics Process & Structure Communication Resources

12. Meeting the needs of refugees in the era of continued funding cuts Can you, your staff, and board assess your partnerships with existing funders and partners? Is there potential to increase your work with non-refugee exclusive groups? Can you work with other refugee providers in your community to identify areas of cross-over and gaps in services? Can you agree to a strategy that maximizes limited resources and yet also addresses gaps? Can you examine ways to further stretch funding from ORR by pairing programs?

13. Promising Practices

14. Building partnerships to promote immigrant and refugee integration through English language acquisition, citizenship, health literacy and civic participation Project SHINE

15. SHINE Institutional Partners Atlanta/Clarkston, GA Emory University Georgia Perimeter College Clinton/Utica, NY Hamilton College Utica College Fullerton, CA California State University, Fullerton Honolulu, HI Chaminade University Kapi’olani Community College University of Hawaii at Manoa North Carolina, NC University of North Carolina, Greensboro Reading Connections, Greensboro, NC Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Metropolitan State University Minneapolis Community and Technical College Philadelphia, PA Temple University (NATIONAL OFFICE) San Francisco, CA City College of San Francisco San Francisco State University San Jose, CA San Jose City College San Jose State University El Paso, TX University of Texas, El Paso Colorado, CO Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning, Denver Metropolitan area

16. Best Practices for Building Authentic Partnerships Joint Commitment to Shared Goals Acknowledge and Value Mutual Skills and Expertise Mutual trust and respect Joint Decision Making Balance of Power and Resources Open, Clear, and Ongoing Communication

17. Did we answer all questions that we listed in the beginning of this webinar?

18. Thank you! Please complete our evaluation survey! http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22FHVHREK5R The link is also in the chat box! For more information, please write to SOAR@theirc.org or leyla.dursunova@rescue.org SOAR@theirc.orgleyla.dursunova@rescue.org or call 917-332-0810 www.ethniccommunities.org