You'll gain a deeper understanding of partnerships as:

• Existing along a continuum that runs from holding maximum control within the lead agency to more shared decisionmaking
• Including everything from informal, emerging collaborative efforts all the way to sophisticated, mature, formalized bodies
• Representative of the community, include a wide range of voices, and enable residents to have an active role in decisionmaking
•  Successful when the lead agency creates and sustains an environment of trust and ensures collective accountability for specific desired results

Host:

• Cheryl Rogers, Consultant

Guests:

• Arlene Lee, Associate Director, Center for the Study of Social Policy
• Kate Shoemaker, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Harlem Children’s Zone
• Latasha Morgan, Director of After School Programs, Harlem Children’s Zone

A webinar series hosted by Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink, you'll learn about

• Management structures, processes and tools useful in working with partners
• Aligning multiple components: managing complex interactions within and across organizations and communities, and using what you learn to adapt and refine your approach
• Creating a culture of performance and accountability within the lead agency and across partners for successful management

Host:

• Bill Shepardson, Center for the Study of Social Policy

Guests:

• Theresa Fujiwara, Strategy & Policy Advisor at the White Center Community Development Association and former Making Connections site liaison, 
• Anne Williams-Isom, Chief Operating Officer, Harlem Children’s Zone
• Erica Terrell, Program Director, Harlem Children’s Zone