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Resources:
--Community Collaboration Assessment Tool
--2012 Goals and Objectives
--2012 Partnership Agreement
--2012 Implementation Plan
--Meeting Sign-in Sheet
--Strengthening Families Resources
--Protective Factors Surveys
--Advocacy Resources

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Ways of Working Together

Networking
--Aware of organization
--Loosely defined rules
--Little communication
--All decisions are made independently

Cooperation
--Provide information to each other
--Somewhat defined roles
--Formal communication
--All decisions are made independently

Coordination
--Share information and resources
--Defined roles
--Frequent communication
--Some shared decision making

Collaboration
--Members belong to one system
--Frequent communication associated with mutual trust
--Consensus is reached on all decisions

The highest level of working together is collaboration. Collaboration results in innovation and systems change. Group members view themselves as belonging to one system in which they and other group members are working toward the same purpose and mutual goals. Team members communicate and work in a manner that builds trust and enables achievement of the goals and purpose. Time and experience working together is generally needed to reach this collaborative level.

Source: Hogue, 1993; Borden & Perkins, 1998, 1999)