1. What’s Love Got to Do with It? Library Collaboration Case Study: Get on Board Lettice Haver-Torres 2013 ACPL Library Camp By Jennuine Captures on Flickr

2. Get on Board

3. IMLS Study Characteristics of Successful Partnerships – 5 Predictive Characteristics – 5 Outcome Characteristics

4. By gotsumbeers on Flickr

5. 1. Collaboration Grows out of: Shared experiences Prior familiarity Commonly perceived needs Benefits beyond collaborating organizations By zenera on Flickr

6. Carefully Articulated Needs SWOT Facilitated brainstorming Focus Groups Consultants

7. By Circulating on Flickr

8. 2. Leadership Support Priority work Belief in project Shared decision-making

9. By Il Fatto Quotidiano on Flickr

10. 3. Variety of Stakeholder Equity Sweat Content Money Access Networks Knowledge of Community Infrastructure Reputation Your Library? Your (potential) partner?

11. By American Library Association on Flickr

12. 4. Collaborators Get Mission Build on practices, skills, and priorities that come most naturally to the partners

13. By Renato Ganoza on Flickr

14. 5.Budget Backing Meaningful place in the budgets of each org Resourcefulness to overcome constraints By sweart on Flickr

15. By Edwin Ijsman on Flickr

16. Celebrate Success! By Scott Beale on Flickr

17. Specific Benefits CHANGE Assessment & Feedback loops Stay grounded Share credit! 5 Outcome Characteristics

18. Wilder Collaboration Index! http://pcnrc.org/2011/03/30/collaboration- tools-and-resources/ http://pcnrc.org/2011/03/30/collaboration- tools-and-resources/

19. GOB’s Gifts? 10-month Project interim Emerging Leader attendance: 72 Nonprofit attendance (individuals): 81 Nonprofit participation (organizations): 79 Programs: 13 JOY! By Bogdan Morar on flickr

20. By fensterbme on Flickr Thank you!