From Process to Purpose
The 澳门六合彩开奖接口's partnership & engagement framework provides an intentionally crafted compass to guide the bridging of relationships between partners鈥撯揵oth internally and externally.
The framework is an innovative, community-informed, and relationship-driven model that fits the collective culture of the campus and our dedication to intentional inclusion, reciprocity, joint partnership with students, staff, faculty and community, and relational accountability. It is rooted in the campus' and community's collective work and anti-colonial practices.
Our Collective Roots
Over the past decade, 澳门六合彩开奖接口 has shifted our institutional culture so that faculty, staff, and students see themselves as civic actors within larger local and global communities.
Building on foundational work with the community in Kingston Galloway-Orton (KGO), the University has co-developed, with community partners, 澳门六合彩开奖接口 staff, faculty, students, and alumni鈥攕pecifically those involved in the Strategic Plan process (SD 4.1 Working Group)鈥攁 partnership engagement framework that provides a model for impactful partnership between the campus and community and honours the knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples and people of African descent.
Infinite Possibilities Together
Intentional process is the vehicle that transports us into the future. Meant to be a model of reflection鈥攂oth for internal stakeholders and external partners鈥攖he framework comprises a visual map and resource guide to empower our community in building sustainable and reciprocal relationships, and ultimately, a future of infinite possibilities together.
Partnership & Engagement Framework and Resource Guide: Collective Work of the University of Toronto Colleagues. External Communities and Strategic Partners 漏 2023 by Kimberley N. Tull, Melanie Blackman, 澳门六合彩开奖接口 Community Partnerships & Engagement Department, and External and Internal Partners is licensed under C BY-NC-ND 4.0.
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The Partnership & Engagement Framework
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The Stages
Values
The partnership engagement framework begins at Stage 1 - Values, where it asks partners to share guiding beliefs and principles that inform the partnership鈥檚 decisions and activities.
Understanding
Stage 2 - Understanding is about establishing the purpose of coming together and what the relationship is hoping to accomplish based on each other鈥檚 priorities.
Self Determination
Stage 3 - Self-Determination revolves around partners choosing and setting their own goals, making decisions, self-advocating, and then working together to reach those goals.
Coordination
Stage 5 - Coordination focuses on organizational independence. It鈥檚 where self-interests and resources are defined.
Collaboration
Stage 6 - Collaboration is when partners work together on a specific project to reach a common goal and innovative ideas are presented to meet a common priority.
Collective Interest
Stage 7 - Collective Action is a multi-sector coalition towards a common goal with an aim of holistically improving conditions for a group of people, neighbourhood, or region.
Revisit, Rethink & Evolve
In Stage 8 - Revisit, rethink, and evolve, decisions and actions are subject to regular oversight and evaluation of the agreed to values, while principles and objectives are met and benefit the external committee as intended.
How to Move Through the Framework
Entailing three fundamental stages鈥撯building a foundation, engagement, and revisit, rethink and evolve鈥撯搕he framework pulls from series four of the University's Strategic Plan to exemplify the fluidity and interconnectedness of meaningful partnerships.
Further broken down into eight steps鈥撯values, understanding, self-determination, shared interests, coordination, collaboration, collective action, and revisit, rethink and evolve鈥撯損artners are able to map themselves along any point in the map, and move forward, backwards, or participate in multiple stages at once.
1. Establishing a Foundation
The first four stages in the partnership & engagement framework, which are depicted in white circles, are foundational components.
Before any partnership can progress, it is essential to have an understanding of values, understanding, self-determination, and shared interests to guide the work and support a mutually rewarding partnership. All partnerships regardless of intent or outcome are to be grounded in these first four stages.
2. Mapping Out Engagement
The next three stages, which are depicted in blue circles, are types of engagement.
These entail coordination, collaboration, and collective action. Work in these stages revolves around alignment of strategic directions, working together on specific project, and scaling efforts towards the betterment of a region. Partners could be engaged in one, two, or all of three of these stages simultaneously.
3. Revisit, Rethink & Evolve
Revisit, rethink & evolve, depicted in a light blue circle, emphasizes the importance of pausing to reflect and look at the growth of principles and impact.
It entails creating intentional space for reflection, honest conversation, adjustments, evaluation, and accountability. You may find yourself and your partner(s) revisiting this stage multiple times throughout the partnership. This stage doesn鈥檛 just happen at the end, but throughout the entire process.
Download a printable copy of the partnership & engagement framework
Ground Your Work with the Resource Guide
Complementing the Partnership & Engagement Framework is a Resource Guide designed to support partners in fostering more impactful and resilient partnerships.
Together with The Partnership & Engagement Framework, the Resource Guide has been co-created by collective voices on campus and in the community to facilitate the kinds of partnerships that are grounded in values and that take time to be nurtured, heard, and sustained. It addresses power dynamics and supports the navigation of the internal 澳门六合彩开奖接口 systems.
The Resource Guide is an indispensable resource for building transformational relationships. Covering a range of topics essential for successful collaboration, it is filled with detailed analyses, practical examples, and thought-provoking questions, offering deep insights into how to apply the framework across various partnership activities. By implementing the Resource Guide, partners can ensure their work is grounded in community-informed best practices for relationship-building.
The Stages in Action
Infinite Possibilities is a multiform video series that animates each stage in the partnership & engagement framework. It showcases the impact of the community and campus' collective work, explores dynamic community-university partnerships, and highlights real-life examples of purposeful connections that speak to the power of building transformative community impact together.
By expanding opportunities for inspirational knowledge-sharing, we can honour each other's unique histories while reimagining our collective futures.
Over the next while, we will be releasing new videos from the series. Please continue to check in for the latest videos.
Stage 1: Values | Stage 2: Understanding | Stage 2: Understanding |
Stage 3: Self-Determination | Stage 3: Self-Determination | Stage 4: Shared Interests
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Stage 5: Coordination | Stage 5: Coordination | Stage 6: Collaboration
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Stage 7: Collective Action | Stage 8: Revisit, Rethink & Evolve | Stage 8: Revisit, Rethink & Evolve |
Infinite Possibilities
Infinite Possibilities is a multiform video series that animates each stage in 澳门六合彩开奖接口's Partnership & Engagement Framework.Exploring Values with East Scarborough Storefront
In this video, we sit down with Sahar Vermezyari, Director of East Scarborough Storefront, to discuss how grounding our relationship in values has allowed our partnership to blossom organically.Exploring Coordination with Arts & Science Co-op & WIL
In this interview, we explore what Coordination in action looks like with Julie Witt, Integrated Learning Experience Team Lead, and Angela Tran, Work Integrated Learning Coordinator at Arts & Science Co-op & WIL at 澳门六合彩开奖接口.Exploring Collaboration with TEQ LIP
We sit with TEQ LIP to delve into the importance of collaboration and how to build trust and authentic relationships when working with multiple stakeholders to advance service delivery for newcomers in Toronto.Exploring Revisit, Rethink & Evolve with East Scarborough Storefront
In this video, we sit down with Sahar Vermezyari, Director of East Scarborough Storefront, to discuss how taking the time to reflect on our progress, shared goals, and impact has propelled our joint mission forward.