From aligning around shared purpose to navigating power and decision-making, these tools help groups work across difference, stay grounded in trust, and turn collaboration into collective impact.
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Coalitions & Allies Worksheet
Use this worksheet to powermap your capacity and consider your impact: we go further when we go together. And we always want to ensure we’ve considered the impact of our actions on others in our communities and work.
Coalition MOU Sample
Building a powerful coalition begins with creating clearly defined goals, roles, and mutual commitments about how you will work together. This sample Memo of Understanding (MOU) is a first stop for setting your coalition up for success.
The Partnership Prioritization Matrix: So many partners, so little time
Many organizations are struggling with where to invest the precious time they have for building and maintaining relationships. By balancing shared vision and values with complimentary skills and approach, the Partnership Prioritization Matrix is an inclusive match-making tool which can help your organization clarify where to prioritize your relationships.
Getting Things Right from the Start: Picking Good Partners and Strategic Campaigns
This webinar will introduce inclusive strategies for prioritizing partnerships which build collective power and create more powerful campaigns. We will discuss tools for choosing which relationships to invest in, how to respectfully engage new partners, keys to establishing a healthy collaboration, and tips for picking the right campaign for you, your partners, and your community.
Rural Economics
This session will explore how conservation groups can think differently about the intersection of conservation with rural economic development. Presenters Meryl Harrell, Megan McConville, and Bob Christensen will share three perspectives and examples on the topic.
Community Relationship Map Tool
This community relations mapping tool was designed to support your organization in assessing its relationship to different constituencies and networks.
Staying True to Your Values While Reaching Across the Divide
Join the Avarna Group as we lay out some guiding questions that will allow you to move forward with relationships with people and individuals whose values don't align with your own, without compromising your values.