1. OLLI 2011 National Conference

2.  Churches  Hospitals  Retirement communities  AARP  Local businesses  Community based organizations ◦ Multicultural Center ◦ Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences

3.  Evaluate your needs ◦ Classroom space ◦ Size, parking, access to technology ◦ Centrally/conveniently located ◦ Comfortable/suitable for your group

4.  Find the person or people that can make the decision about use of space, or the person that has the ear of those people  Does the organization have an education person on staff?  Marketing departments with budgets  Ask for a meeting with key players

5.  Talk about your OLLI ◦ How it serves the community and what your mission is ◦ Sell your program ◦ Tell your stories ◦ Bring a member with you to talk about his/her experience  Tell them what you want  Tell them what you can offer in return  Stress mutual benefits

6. For OLLI:  Use of space  Access to potential members or faculty  Publicity for OLLI programs  Additional support

7.  Bringing OLLI into their space  Fulfilling an educational mission  Recognition in OLLI brochure/announcements in classes  Rent  Establishing technology at the site  Seats in classes at the site for the partner’s members  Partner in Learning designation on the website and in the newsletter

8.  Often after presenting your story, they are open to some sort of partnership or collaborative relationship  Tell them what you are prepared to offer  Tell them if you are not prepared to do something  Write it into an MOU so there is no misunderstanding later

9.  Our Savior’s Lutheran Church  AARP  Washington Pavilion of Arts and Sciences  Trail Ridge Retirement Community  Avera McKennan Hospital ◦ A word about capitalizing on competition in your community

10.  The local community college  Retirement communities

11. Keep in touch with your key contact(s) ◦ Send them the brochure when it’s printed ◦ Run courses by them – give them a say in what’s offered at their location ◦ Meet with them annually to talk about how it’s going and get feedback ◦ Offer to come and talk about OLLI to their clubs/groups

12. ◦ Email them about enrollment, space availability in classes ◦ Email them about “Open to the Public” events you have going on. Keep them informed about OLLI. ◦ Consider other ways to partner: field trips