This document discusses capacity building positions for community partnerships. It covers placement processes like meeting with partners to identify opportunities, writing position descriptions, and recruiting and placing students. The goal is to provide meaningful developmental experiences through activities like volunteer management, training, fundraising and research. These positions are intended as a stepping stone towards measurable community impact. Foundation support could include additional resources for partners and students on capacity building.

1. Capacity Building
Positions
Meaningful,
Developmental, and
Impactful
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2. What We’ll Cover
•Bonner Partnerships
•Transformational Goals
•Placement Process with a focus on
Capacity Building Positions
•Foundation Support
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3. Bonner
Partnerships
Intensive
Multi-year
Reciprocal
Strong agency staff
with capacity to
host higher level
placements
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4. Community Partnerships:
Service Road with Rising Expectations
Exploration - intentional placements that provide exposure
and result in additional commitment
Experience - solid programmatic role
(Program Assistant or specific title)
Example - site/project coordinator
Expertise - specialist
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5. Systems
Partner in capacity-building for
collaboratives working to achieve
measurable community and systemic change.
Organizations
Partner in capacity-building for
organizations to improve effectiveness,
efficiency, and resources.
Programs
Train & support leaders who develop &
manage evidence-based programs and
projects.
Individuals
& Places
Mobilize students, faculty, staff, & community
members to support individuals & places.
Bonner Transformation Goals
Community Change
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6. Developmental Progression
Advocacy Prepare presentation to School Board
Forum Organize public forum on school breakfast
Issue Brief School breakfast programs
Research School breakfast participation; Survey attitudes
Training Workshops for School Garden Cooperative
Summer Manage summer program & plan for Fall
Team Help expand to other Schools in District
Regular Coach students in School Garden Club
Occasional Plant School Garden for Orientation Service
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7. Capacity
building
as a stepping
stone
towards
measurable
impact
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8. • Volunteer Management
• Training & Program Development
• Fundraising
• Communications
• Research
Capacity Building
Activities
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9. Capacity Building Opportunities Form
To be used in annual (or
semi=-annual) conversation with
community partners to
identify opportunities for
student capacity-building
positions and projects.
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10. Capacity Building Opportunities Form
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11. Capacity Building Opportunities Form
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12. Capacity Building Opportunities Form
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13. Capacity Building Opportunities Form
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14. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Placement Process
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15. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Access to motivated, trained ,
increasingly skilled students
serving 5-8 hours/week for
multiple years
Multi-level, team-oriented
partnership
Serve important role as co-
educators
Partner View of Bonners
Meet with Partners
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16. Introduce Bonner Model/Expectations
✓ Intensive (8-10 hrs/week) and multi-year (2-4 years)
✓ Developmental model
✓ Partners as co-educators
Communicate Reporting Process
✓ CLAs, Hour Logs, and Service Accomplishments
✓ Calendar — school year and summer
✓ Appropriate and inappropriate service projects
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Meet with Partners
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17. No
56%
Yes
44%
Have you used the Capacity Building Opp. Form yet?
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Meet with Partners
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18. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Meet with Partners
0
5
10
15
Group Individual Mailing
3
3
3
3
12
6
One
Both
How did you introduce capacity building form to partners?
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19. Identify Issues
& Interests
Pressing local community
issues
Current areas of
engagement
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Opportunities
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20. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Opportunities
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21. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Opportunities
Will input opportunities survey into BWBRS . . .
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22. So far, the Capacity Building Opportunities Form has been...
• “useful in helping CPs understand the scope of capacity building”
• “helpful in assisting partners to think about opportunities for
students”
• “great visual for the Leadership team to help guide them through
the first year orientation”
• “many of the capacity building roles are already consistent with
some of their ideas around Bonner work”
• “helpful with creating concrete job opportunities”
• “very helpful in identifying new opportunities for student service
positions and project”
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Opportunities
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23. Placement Types
One Time / Short-term
Projects
Regular Direct Service
Placements
Site/Issue Based Team (of
(3+ Volunteers)
Summer Internships
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Opportunities
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24. Develop with partner
Statement about program
Statement about the work
involved, including intended
benefits)
Clear and Concise
Consider AmeriCorps
Eligibility
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Write Position Descriptions
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25. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Write Position Descriptions
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26. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Write Position Descriptions
Position descriptions can/should combine
both
•direct, hands-on service
(i.e., tutoring) and
•capacity-building service
(i.e., creating the tutor curriculum).
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27. Orienting Students to
Service & Sites
A pre school year event prepares
and educates students in: -
...Philosophy of reciprocal
community partnerships
...Background on local community
...The Developmental Model
...Team and Community Building
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Recruit & Place Students
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28. Matching Students to
Capacity-Building Positions
- Prior experience with partner or issue
- S[pecific skills needed for project
- Link to related academic course
- Possible summer internship
- other considerations...?
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Recruit & Place Students
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29. Managing Students
Expectations foster high-quality
service and accountability:. . .
- Community Learning Agreement
- Hour Logs
- Service Accomplishments
- Reflection and Evaluation
- One-on-One Advising
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Recruit & Place Students
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30. Writing a Good Community
Learning Agreement
Focus on specific role student
will play with organization
Inherited position description
should be modified
Adds Service Objective(s
Add Learning Goals
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Recruit & Place Students
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31. Examples of training, readings, and reflection options -
Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: The Unbeaten Path
Planning Effective Meetings;, How to Notes in Meetings
How to Create your own Google Maps
40 brilliant WordPress tutorials for designers
Interviewing Skills
Support Students
Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
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32. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Accomplishments
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33. Collect
Accomplishments
Support
Students
Recruit
Students
Write Position
Descriptions
Collect
Opportunities
Meet with
Partners
Collect Accomplishments
Will input accomplishments results into BWBRS . . .
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34. Foundation Support
Ideas for additional resources . . .
- handout on capacity building for partners
- additional training modules for students
- articles on capacity building for students &and partners
- create videos for partners;
- create PSAs, press releases/packets
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