This presentation firstly focussed on an "outside view" such as the LinC Project objectives, deliverables and outcomes before moving to an "inside view" as a summary of emerging learning from the LinC Project Case Study including the benefits of collaborative funding, governance, delivery and evaluation http://www.leadershiplab.co.nz/current-projects/linc-leadership-in-communities-project-2015-2016/ http://www.lincproject.org.nz/projects

1. The LinC Project
(Leadership in
Communities)
Parliamentary Social
Services Select Committee
to mental health social
services
June 21st 2016
chris@leadershiplab.co.nz
alison.maccoll@redcross.org.nz

2. • Outside view: LinC Project objectives,
deliverables and outcomes
• Inside view: Summary of emerging learnings
from the LinC Project Case Study
• Benefits of collaborative funding, governance,
delivery and evaluation
Session overview

3. How can we be sure that in 5 years, we can be
even more proud of our vibrant, diverse and
resilient communities across wider Canterbury?
(as opposed to “Do you remember how fantastic
our communities used to be in 2013?”)

4. 4
people thrive in communities
which thrive with leadership
who thrive with support

5. • To support and encourage communities to shape
and lead their own recovery
• To build on capacity, knowledge and skills within
the community
• To provide accessible leadership development
opportunities for community leaders as well as
service providers
LinC Project Objectives

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPHZnzWO3AQ
LinC Project Configuration

7. • 95 communities
from Greater
CHCH over 2
years
• Facilitation/
evaluation/
governance team
of 30+ people
• Collaborative
funding of
$500k+ over 2
years
LinC Project Scale

8. Claire Phillips Alison Maccoll Jenn Chowaniec Louise Edwards Tessa Sturley Steven Jones
Tim Pidsley Chris Mene Anna Russell Chris Jansen Billy O’Steen Peter Cammock
Margaret Jeffries Jason Pemberton Tammi Martin Jolie Wills Sooze Harris Tessa Dodge
Coralie Winn Ryan Reynolds Anake Goodall Stan Tawa Jane Higgins Ria Schroder
LinC Team: Governance, Facilitation, Evaluation

9. For team members
• Positive development in knowledge, skills, behaviours
and attitudes
• Increased personal confidence, networks and
relationships
For team members’ communities
• Increased / strengthened positive collaborations and
partnerships at a community level
• Sustained community projects that have a positive
community impact
For team members’ organisations
• Increased leadership capacity at an organisational level
9
LinC Project measured outcomes

10. LinC Project Case Study
“A case study of multi-stakeholder partnership
focussed on community capacity building in a post-
disaster context”
• Purpose of this Case Study project
– review, evaluate and document both the process of the
LinC Projects development and to articulate the unique
features of the collective governance, collective funding
and collective facilitation model that the LinC Project has
developed.
– Share these models with internal project stakeholders as
well as a wider audience of other agencies, funders,
grantmakers, and communities who are seeking to
develop collaborative ways of building capacity.

11. LinC Project emerging learning
1. Determined collaboration around a compelling
purpose ignites possibilities
2. Relationships are the currency that create a
sustainable platform
3. Co-creation and co-design enables innovation and
ownership
4. Grows networks of shared leadership rather than
individuals – share the ownership
5. Solutions are innovative, influential and
exponential

12. Benefits of collaborative funding,
governance delivery and evaluation

13. Transformational Grant-making approaches
=
Collective funding mechanisms
=
Adaptive procurement
Not =
Creative accounting 

14. “Transactional” grant-making “Transformational” grant-making
(as evolved through LinC Project
etc)
Identify
outcomes
Funding
programme
Application process
and assessment
Grant or donation
made
Implementation
M&E and
accountability
Decisions made by
Trustees
Identify
need/issue
Co-design
solution
Engage
stakeholders
Define project
Confirm
resourcing
Implementation
On-goingdevelopment,
monitoringandevaluation
Collaborativegovernance
Comparing grant-making approaches
Maccoll and Jansen 2016

15. “Transactional” grant-
making
Features
• Assessment against pre-
determined criteria and scope
• Strong clarity of process,
accountability
• Roles of funder and provider are
very distinct and separate
• Well documented and familiar
process
• Linear process (clear steps from
scope through to evaluation)
“Transformational” grant-
making
Features
• Customised to meet an identified
need or address an issue
• Multi stakeholder: ie
communities/agency/funder
• Authentic consultation and
participation
• Ongoing co-design of “solution”
• Built on partnership – trust
relationships
• ‘With’ not ‘for’
• Iterative process throughout
• Connection, collaboration,
collective impact
Features of each $$ approach
Maccoll and Jansen 2016

16. “Transactional” grant-
making
Pros/cons
 Clear scope and process
x Difficult to innovate or develop
new and alternative solutions
x Difficult to adapt to respond to
changing environment
x Power based because of $$$
x Potential for duplication and
multiple small projects doing the
same stuff
“Transformational” grant-
making
Pros/cons
 All parties can influence direction of
development
 Meets complex need in a complex
environment
 Possibility of collaboration
 Synergies – whole greater than sum
of parts
 Strengths based approach –
collective intelligence
x Time intensive for all parties
x Complex governance roles
x Potential conflicts of interest,
personality, power
x Results take longer to emerge – not
a quick fix
Pro’s and con’s of $$ approaches
Maccoll and Jansen 2016

17. Cohort 1
Cohort 2
Cohort 3
LSG
LinC
Facilitation
and
evaluation
team
Funders
Ripple effects are influential

18. • Are there any synergies between the emerging
findings of the LinC Project case study and your
interests as a Parliamentary Select Committee?
• What suggestions do you have for future steps?
Future synergies?

19. www.lincproject.org.nz
www.leadershiplab.co.nz