Certificate in Community Collaboration

About this topic...

Community collaboration is an organization's ability to identify and collaborate with partners in the community to further its mission.

What You Will Learn

What a community really is.

What collaboration really is--and isn't!--through the "four C's."

Six characteristics of collaboration, and how to measure the organizational readiness to collaborate.

The difference between "positions" and "interests" in managing collaborative relationships.

Five ways in which to structure a collaboration, and four ways to kick off, nurture, or close a collaborative relationship.

Environmental factors affection collaborations: timing, geography, economic climate, and regulatory matters.

How to specify your organization's needs when thinking about collaborations, and what capacity you have to contribute.

Using the Theory of Change to generate personal and team goals surrounding collaboration.

Who is this topic for?

This learning path explores the nature of different kinds of collaborations, and for that reason, it will offer a different learning experience for different roles. If you're in a programming position, you'll be challenged to analyze what you and your organization bring to a collaboration and how ready you are to enter into this type of partnership. For those who are in public-facing roles, like development or marketing, you'll have the opportunity to explore how you can support and promote your organization's collaborative work. And if you're in a support or a leadership role, this learning path will present

This learning path explores the following Korn Ferry competencies: