Comprehensive Collaborative Initiative

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• Comprehensive Collaborative Initiative
• The Vibrant Communities Story

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The Vibrant Communities Story

• Agenda
• Vibrant Communities Background
• Collaborative Leadership
• Focusing on the Problem Building the Framework
  for Change
• Community Engagement
• Leveraging Change and Action
• Evaluation and Accountabilty

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A Continuum
COLLABORATION
COORDINATION
COOPERATION
COMMUNICATION
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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
An integrated approach
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• Saint John
• St. Johns
• Surrey
• Trois Rivieres
• Winnipeg
• Waterloo Region

• Abbotsford
• BC Capital Region
• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Hamilton
• Montreal
• Niagara Region

Trail Builders
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The Original Organization
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Early Patterns
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Early Outcomes

• Household
• Systemic Change
• Social Capital
• Community Capacity

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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
Defining the Problem
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Defining the Problem/Opportunity

• Give dimensions to the problem who is affected,
  how many, what are the barriers/opportunities
• How do partners frame and understand the problem?
  
• How can partners contribute to the solution?
• What are the key issues or key messages about
  this problem?

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Focusing on the Problem

• Understanding the problem poverty matrix
• Consultation with the community where to land
• Dialogue and engagement build community support

Who is Poor in Hamilton?
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We Will Only Change That Which We Will No Longer
Tolerate

• Hamilton has one of the highest rates of
  poverty in Ontario one in five residents lives
  in low-income households. This is unacceptable.
  We stand together as a community to find the
  solutions to poverty that will truly bring
  prosperity to Hamilton. We come together to act
  comprehensively and systematically to tackle the
  root causes of poverty. (printed at the top of
  each Roundtable agenda)

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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
Multisectoral Leadership
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Collaborative Leadership

• The Collaborative Premise
• If you bring the appropriate people together
  in constructive ways with good information, they
  will create authentic visions and strategies for
  addressing the shared concerns of the
  organization or community.
• Chrislip and Larson

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Key Factors in Collaborative Leadership

• Appropriate people usual and unusual voices
• In constructive ways traditional ways may not
  work, needs designed processes to build trust and
  skills to work together
• With good intentions work is informed, partners
  let go of preconceived notions
• Shared concerns creating shared vision or
  aspiration

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Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
Building Conditions for Success

• Engaging the community in an informed discussion
  about poverty
• Ensuring solutions are developed with input and
  support from all sectors
• Demonstrating that poverty can be reduced and
  prevented
• Building the case for larger systems change

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Creating New Space for Discussion

• Shift emphasis from alleviation to prevention.
• Think comprehensively and tackle the root causes
  of poverty.
• Work collaboratively across sectors.
• This is a no blame, all responsibility, table.
  We all come with our strengths and weaknesses
  we need each other to ensure we have all the
  bases covered.
• Emphasize innovation, risk taking and long-term
  change.

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Challenges of Working Collaboratively

• Determining which department or ministry best
  represents the order of government
• Letting go, not solely owning or controlling
  the work outcomes
• Complex issues require a collective approach
  across departments
• Political need for a quick fix
• Need to balance this issue with other priorities
• Alignment with other policy and budget directions
• New way of working challenge to examine internal
  community processes
• Communicating across different cultures with
  different expectations
• Increased community expectations of all partners
  around the table
• Risk for partners if collaborative is not
  successful

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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
Comprehensive Thinking and Action
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Vibrant Communities Approaches

• Quality of Life Challenge Employer Engagement
  and Inclusive Leadership
• Surrey Community Economic Development
• Calgary Policy Change
• Edmonton Family Economic Success
• St. Michel Citizen Engagement in Neighbourhood
  Revitalization
• Hamilton Child and Youth Focus

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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
Community Asset Building
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Organizational Assets

• Individual organization capacity
• Willingness to collaborate
• Ability to provide leadership,
• Ability to provide goods and services
• Prior history of working together
• Knowledge of the issue/opportunity

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Enabling EnvironmentFive Key Features

• Horizontal and Vertical Collaboration
• Community Involvement in Policy Development
• Broad Framing of Programs
• Shift from Specialization to Orchestration
• Long Term, Adaptive Funding

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Community Engagement
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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
Community Learning Change
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Community Learning and Change

• How do we know that this approach is making a
  difference?

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Developmental Evaluation

• Reflecting on how the work is being done and
  whether it is achieving the desired results

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Vibrant Communities National Targets

• Assist 100,000 families explore the depth and
  durability of poverty reduction for
  comprehensive strategies.
• Engage 400 businesses, 700 non-profit and 500
  government agencies, 400 voices of experience.

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3 Levels 13 Outcome Areas
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Beneficiaries
Partner Engagement
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Individual/Household Assets
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2009 Four Years of ProgressHamilton Roundtable
for Poverty Reduction

• Decrease in poverty rate 20 to 18.1
• City adopted aspiration in city mission statement
  
• Influenced the Government of Ontario - Poverty
  Reduction Strategy
• In 2009, leverage 27 million in community
  investments City, United Way, Hamilton
  Community Foundation, governments
• In 2009, 47,000 households experience increased
  assets
• Unprecedented media coverage over 700 articles,
  interviews
• 42 Roundtable members, 300 volunteers, 900
  organization and 70,000 citizens
• 175 locally lead community solutions
• 60 learning events 76 publications
• Policy focus Affordable Transit Pass Pilot for
  low income wage earners, Ontario Social
  Assistance Rates Board, Policy Briefs
• National and international recognition Canadian
  Urban Institute - Leadership Award

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The Culture We Want to Build in our Communities
Final Thoughts
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Touchstones for Collaborations

• Aspiration and Framework for Change
• Convening Leadership
• Collaborative Partners
• Community Support Organization
• Community willingness to play their part