Partnering with Purpose: A Guide to Strategic Partnership Development for Librar

Description: Partnering with Purpose by Janet L. Crowther Drawing on their experiences in developing successful partnerships with a variety of organizations, these authors show you how to go about creating productive and mutually beneficial community partnerships. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Learn how to maximize your librarys resources, gain access to more resources in your community, promote services, and reach new segments of the population through partnerships—with businesses, with schools, with other nonprofit organizations. Drawing on their experiences in developing successful partnerships with a variety of organizations, these authors show you how to go about creating productive and mutually beneficial community partnerships. They also explain how to avoid some of the common partnership pitfalls along the way. Based on what has become widely known as the WRL model, the guide begins with the rationale for partnerships and the organizational library structures needed; and then shows you how and with whom to form partnerships, how to handle challenges that may arise, how to meet partners, and how to create and maintain mechanisms for tracking and evaluating partnerships. The authors use the analogy of courtship to clarify the various phases of partnership development: glances, dating, engagement, and marriage. Brimming with samples and reproducible forms, this practical hands-on guide contains everything you need to get started on the partnership path. Author Biography JANET L. CROWTHER is Director of Community Partnership Development, Williamsburg Regional Library.BARRY TROTT is Senior Adult Services Director, Williamsburg Regional Library, Virginia. Table of Contents IntroductionWhat Is Partnering?The WRL Model for PartneringInternal Foundations for Partnership DevelopmentSetting Up the Internal Structure for PartneringForming a PartnershipLetters of AgreementEvaluating PartnershipsPartnership ManagementPartnership ProblemsConclusionsBibliography Review ?[E]ssential reading for anybody contemplating partnering with other agencies. Its well-presented, proven, practical, and thorough advice, delivered by people who have made it work, time and again, to the betterment of the library, its partners, and the community they serve.?-Ex Libris?Given the dearth of publications dedicated to addressing the partnership process, this is a sound resource for any library considering partnering with businesses, community organizations, and schools as a way to increase engagement with the community.?-Booklist/Professional Reading?Using the analogy of courtship, Janet L. Crowther and Barry Trout explain the steps to a succesful partnership--from "glances" and "dates" to "engagements" and "marriage"--in Partnering with Purpose: A Guide to Strategic Partnership Development for Libraries.?-American Libraries"ÝE¨ssential reading for anybody contemplating partnering with other agencies. Its well-presented, proven, practical, and thorough advice, delivered by people who have made it work, time and again, to the betterment of the library, its partners, and the community they serve."-Ex Libris"Given the dearth of publications dedicated to addressing the partnership process, this is a sound resource for any library considering partnering with businesses, community organizations, and schools as a way to increase engagement with the community."-Booklist/Professional Reading"Using the analogy of courtship, Janet L. Crowther and Barry Trout explain the steps to a succesful partnership--from "glances" and "dates" to "engagements" and "marriage"--in Partnering with Purpose: A Guide to Strategic Partnership Development for Libraries."-American Libraries"[E]ssential reading for anybody contemplating partnering with other agencies. Its well-presented, proven, practical, and thorough advice, delivered by people who have made it work, time and again, to the betterment of the library, its partners, and the community they serve."-Ex Libris Promotional Shows how to maximize your librarys resources, promote services, and reach new segments of your community through partnerships with businesses, with schools, with other nonprofit organizations. Long Description Learn how to maximize your librarys resources, gain access to more resources in your community, promote services, and reach new segments of the population through partnerships--with businesses, with schools, with other nonprofit organizations. Drawing on their experiences in developing successful partnerships with a variety of organizations, these authors show you how to go about creating productive and mutually beneficial community partnerships. They also explain how to avoid some of the common partnership pitfalls along the way. Based on what has become widely known as the WRL model, the guide begins with the rationale for partnerships and the organizational library structures needed; and then shows you how and with whom to form partnerships, how to handle challenges that may arise, how to meet partners, and how to create and maintain mechanisms for tracking and evaluating partnerships. The authors use the analogy of courtship to clarify the various phases of partnership development: glances, dating, engagement, and marriage. Brimming with samples and reproducible forms, this practical hands-on guide contains everything you need to get started on the partnership path. Review Quote "Using the analogy of courtship, Janet L. Crowther and Barry Trout explain the steps to a succesful partnership--from "glances" and "dates" to "engagements" and "marriage"--in Partnering with Purpose: A Guide to Strategic Partnership Development for Libraries."- American Libraries Promotional "Headline" Shows how to maximize your librarys resources, promote services, and reach new segments of your community through partnerships with businesses, with schools, with other nonprofit organizations. Details ISBN1591580900 Short Title PARTNERING W/PURPOSE Language English ISBN-10 1591580900 ISBN-13 9781591580904 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Libraries Unlimited Inc Subtitle A Guide to Strategic Partnership Development for Libraries and Other Organizations Place of Publication Englewood Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 160 DOI 10.1604/9781591580904 UK Release Date 2004-10-30 NZ Release Date 2004-10-30 US Release Date 2004-10-30 Audience Age 7-17 Author Janet L. Crowther Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Date 2004-10-30 DEWEY 021 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2004-10-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11455569;

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