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References

Strengthening Your Collaboration

A Collaboration Progress Checklist This link will open a new browser window.. University of Vermont: Center for Rural Studies. 15 Aug. 2006.

Building Successful Partnerships This link will open a new browser window.. 2000. Corporation for National and Community Service: The Resource Center, Tools and Training for Volunteer and Service Programs. 15 Aug. 2006. Successful Collaboration"}. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Frequently Asked Questions About Conflict Resolution This link will open a new browser window.. Association for Conflict Resolution. 15 Aug. 2006.

Johnson, Lawrence L., Debbie Zorn, Brian Kai Yung Tam, Maggie Lamontagne, Susan A. Johnson. Stakeholders' Views of Factors that Impact Successful Interagency Collaboration This link will open a new browser window.. Exceptional Children: Vol. 69, No. 2, pp. 195-209. 26 June 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Kegerise, Kelly E. Keys to Successful Collaboration This link will open a new browser window.. 1999. University of Pittsburgh Office on Child Development. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Loomis, Mary E. S. Managing Collaborations This link will open a new browser window.. 1997. Hewlett Packard. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Lukas, Carol and Rebecca Andrews. Four Keys to Collaboration Success This link will open a new browser window.. Fieldstone Alliance. 29 June 2006.

Mattessich, Paul W., Marta Murray-Close and Barbara R. Monsey. Collaboration: What Makes It Work: A Review of Research and Literature on Factors Influencing Successful Collaboration. St. Paul, MN: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 1992.

Conflict Resolution This link will open a new browser window.. Human Resources Council for the Voluntary/Non-Profit Sector (HRVS). 15 Aug. 2006.

Elements of Successful Collaboration This link will open a new browser window.. 1999. Intelligence Community Collaboration. 15 Aug. 2006.

Elements of Successful Collaborations This link will open a new browser window.. 2006. Texas Library Association. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Essential Tips for Successful Collaboration This link will open a new browser window.. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 15 Aug. 2006.

National Network for Collaboration – Training Manual This link will open a new browser window.. University of Vermont: Center for Rural Studies. 15 Aug. 2006.

Partnering With Other Service Organizations This link will open a new browser window.. 2002. Corporation for National and Community Service: The Resource Center, Tools and Training for Volunteer and Service Programs. 15 Aug. 2006.

Stimulating Collaboration and Setting the Ground Rules This link will open a new browser window.. 2000. Corporation for National and Community Service: The Resource Center, Tools and Training for Volunteer and Service Programs. 15 Aug. 2006.

Successful Collaboration Wheel This link will open a new browser window.. National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Winer, Michael and Karen Ray. Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey. St. Paul, MN: Fieldstone Alliance, 2005.

Identifying Your Community's Needs

Archer, Thomas M., Robert Cripe and N. L. McCaslin. Making a Difference This link will open a new browser window.. Ohio State University. 15 Aug. 2006.

Day 1: Needs Assessment and the Value of Existing Data This link will open a new browser window.. National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Drug Prevention and School Safety Coordinators. 15 Aug. 2006.

Gibbs, Anita. Social Research Update: Focus Groups This link will open a new browser window.. Issue 19. 1997. University of Surrey. 15 Aug. 2006.

Green, G.P., T.O. Borich, R.D. Cole, D.L. Darling, C. Hancock, S.H. Huntington, M.S. Leuci, B. McMaster, D.B. Patton, F. Schmidt, A.H. Silvis, R. Steinberg, D. Teel, J. Wade, N. Walzer, and J. Stewart. Community Assessment This link will open a new browser window.. In Vision To Action: Take Charge Too (RRD 182). 2001. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. 15 Aug. 2006.

How to Build Coalitions This link will open a new browser window.. 1992. Iowa State University: University Extension. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Nagy, Janette. Collecting Information About the Problem This link will open a new browser window.. Community Tool Box. 15 Aug. 2006.

Needs Assessment Decision Aid This link will open a new browser window.. Georgia Tech’s College of Sciences: Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). 15 Aug. 2006.

Rouda, Robert H., and Mitchell E. Kusy, Jr. Needs Assessment: the First Step This link will open a new browser window.. 1995. Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. 15 Aug. 2006.

Section 4: Key Informant Interviews This link will open a new browser window.. UCLA Center For Health Policy Research. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

"Step 4: Conduct a needs assessment with all relevant people to provide guidance about the function and structure of the volunteer program." In Volunteers Contributing to a Palliative Approach in Aged Care: Toolkit This link will open a new browser window.. 2005. Australian Government: Department of Health and Ageing. 15 Aug. 2006. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Vandelhaar, Alan. Community Needs Assessment This link will open a new browser window.. Iowa Community Education Association: Iowa State University Extension.

Assembling Your Strategic Plan

Barry, Bryan W. Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations.2007. Fieldstone Alliance. California Polytechnic State University. Seven Tips for Successful Strategic Planning This link will open a new browser window.. 2003. [Note: this link will download a PDF file]

Creating a Vision This link will open a new browser window.. Education Leadership Tool Kit.

Martinelli, Frank. Q & A with Faculty: Strategic Planning This link will open a new browser window.. The Nonprofit Management Education Center: University of Wisconsin Extension. 11 Nov. 2002.

McNamara, Carter. Basic Description of Strategic Planning This link will open a new browser window.. 1999. Authenticity Consulting, LLC.

Scalet, Sarah. Five Steps to an Effective Strategic Plan This link will open a new browser window.. CSOonline.com: The Resource for Security Executives. July 2005.

Strategic Planning This link will open a new browser window.. Alliance for Nonprofit Management.

Strategic Planning Model This link will open a new browser window.. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement.

Training for Strategic Planning This link will open a new browser window.. National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators.

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