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Froswa’ Booker-Drew

July 24, 2013

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Froswa’ Booker-Drew

• 20+ years nonprofit experience; 10+ years consulting

• Coordinator and Instructor of UTA’s Nonprofit Management Certificate Program

• Graduate of UTA, Oklahoma City University, attending Antioch University (PhD in Leadership and Change—3rd year student)

• Grant Reviewer for Dept of Education, etc

• Worked for 3 national nonprofits

• Currently CYD Director for SE Region, World Vision, US Programs

Who is Froswa’ Booker-Drew

• To explore the role of narrative identity,

psychological capital and social capital in

collaboration

• Understand types of social capital

• Identify networks through ABCD to build

relationships

Purpose of Workshop

• What does it mean to collaborate?

– people with diverse interests share knowledge

and resources to improve outcomes and/or

enhance decisions

Collaboration 101

Froswa Booker-Drew

Community

Engagement Basics

What is a community?

• “A group of interacting people, possibly living in

close proximity, and often refers to a group that

shares some common values, and is attributed with

social cohesion within a shared geographical

location, generally in social units larger than a

household.”

Creating a Sense of Community

• McMillan and Chavis identify four elements of

"sense of community": 1) membership, 2) influence,

3) integration and fulfillment of needs, and 4)

shared emotional connection.

“Sense of community: A definition and theory”,"

• “the stories people construct and tell about

themselves to define who they are for

themselves and for others” (McAdams,

Josselson, & Lieblich, 2006: 4).

Narrative Identity

• Is….“an individual’s positive psychological state

of development and is characterized by: (1)

having confidence (self-efficacy) to take on and

put in the necessary effort to succeed at

challenging tasks; (2) (optimism) about

succeeding now and in the future; (3) (hope) in

order to succeed; and (4) when beset by

problems and adversity, sustaining and bouncing

back and even beyond (resilience) to attain

success” (Luthans et al., 2007, p. 3)

Psychological Capital

• High quality connections create lasting

impressions.

• High quality connections allow the

expression of emotions (good and bad)

• Can endure tension, changes and

setbacks

• People are engaged and participating

High Quality Connections

Portes, A. (1998). Social Capital: its origins and applications in modern sociology Annual Review of Sociology, 24, 1-24.

Putnam, Robert. (2000), "Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community" (Simon and Schuster).

•Social capital is a sociological concept, which refers

to connections within and between social networks.

Just as a screwdriver (physical capital) or a college

education (human capital) can increase productivity

(both individual and collective), so do social contacts

affect the productivity of individuals and groups".

What is social capital?

The impact of social capital? Creating connections

According to Bowling Alone: The

Collapse and Revival of American

Community (2000), social capital

has been falling in the United

States. Putnam found that over the

past 25 years, attendance at club

meetings has fallen 58 percent,

family dinners are down 33 percent,

and having friends visit has fallen

45 percent.

• Identify your areas of influence and

recognize

– Strong ties

– Weak ties

– Bonding Social Capital

– Bridging Social Capital

Building Relationships Is Critical

• Using Asset Based Community

Development as a tool to evaluate:

– Associations

– Institutions

– Individuals

– Local Economy

Building Relationships Involves

Mapping Your Assets

• Generational Differences

– Traditionalists (born 1922-1943)

– Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964)

– Generation X (born 1965-1976)

– Generation Y (born 1979-1994)

Recognizing Diversity There is no cookie-cutter, one size fits all

• Lack of knowledge of community or issues

• Not sharing with your audience the goal

and the vision

• Lack of passion

• Not building a rapport with your audience

Possible Pitfalls

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