How can we move our community partnerships towards capacity building and collective impact? We will explore new directions and strategies for working with partnership networks, with a focus on building new community information resources. Learn about how New Jersey programs and campuses are setting up policy news and information hubs, as well as working with consortia of impact-oriented partners.
11. Need / Highly Need Occurring
47%
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92%
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24%
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28%
PARTNER SURVEY
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Direct Action (service)
Capacity Building
Convening
CBR
Policy News & Analysis
Community Info Hub
Need / Highly Need Occurring
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85%
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Capacity Building
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Policy News & Analysis
Community Info Hub
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Friday, July 12, 13
65. Wiki /
Website
Listserv /
Discussion
Board
Online
Hub
Google
Docs
Social
Media
Vision for
Community-Campus
Partnerships
Coordinating
Team
Education
Economic
Development
Health
Justice
Environment
Food
org
orgorg
collab
Early
Childhood
Elementary
College
Access
Community
Networking
Team
Organization
Capacity
Building
Volunteers
Community-
Based
Research
PolicyOptions
.org
Community
Research
Hub
Information
Archive on
Place/Issue
CBR Interns
Policy
Forums
Hunger
Nutrition
Education
Community
Gardens
Academic
Courses
orgorg
collab
Recycling
Program
Prisoner
Education
& Re-Entry
collab
org
org
Juvenile
Delinquency
Prevention
Immigrant
Rights &
Citizenship
org
collab
org
collab
org
collab
org
Job Skills
Training
org
Housing &
Community
Develop.
org
Community
Health
Clinic
org
Child
Obesity
org
collab
collab
Parks &
Open
Space
org
collab
org
Issue-Based
Concentrations
Direct
Service
Service-
Learning &
CBR
Courses
Blended
Courses
Volunteer
Management
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67. CAMPUS STAFFING MODEL
Maintain local
PolicyOptions.org website
Conduct
CBR & Issue Briefs
Research
Community-Based Research
Director
Work Study
& Bonner
Students
Students in
CBR/SL Courses
Graduate School
Students
Advisory/Editorial
Board
AmeriCorps
PolicyOptions
Coordinator
Friday, July 12, 13
68. NJ POLICYOPTIONS NETWORK
Camden
Statewide Director
Advisory/
Editorial
Board
AmeriCorps*VISTA
NJ PolicyOptions
Coordinator
Trenton New Brunswick Newark
Friday, July 12, 13
72. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
Friday, July 12, 13
73. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
‣ Director: Pat Donohue
Friday, July 12, 13
74. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
‣ Director: Pat Donohue
‣ Campus-wide Center with over 80 Bonner
Scholars
Friday, July 12, 13
75. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
‣ Director: Pat Donohue
‣ Campus-wide Center with over 80 Bonner
Scholars
✓Mobilize over 1,400 Freshman each year
Friday, July 12, 13
76. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
‣ Director: Pat Donohue
‣ Campus-wide Center with over 80 Bonner
Scholars
✓Mobilize over 1,400 Freshman each year
✓5 Bonner Academic Fellows
Friday, July 12, 13
77. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
‣ Director: Pat Donohue
‣ Campus-wide Center with over 80 Bonner
Scholars
✓Mobilize over 1,400 Freshman each year
✓5 Bonner Academic Fellows
✓FSP courses, CEL projects, CEL II courses
Friday, July 12, 13
78. TRENTON | OVERVIEW
• Local Coordinator: Madeline Bell
• Site: TNCJ Bonner Center for Civic and
Community Engagement
‣ Director: Pat Donohue
‣ Campus-wide Center with over 80 Bonner
Scholars
✓Mobilize over 1,400 Freshman each year
✓5 Bonner Academic Fellows
✓FSP courses, CEL projects, CEL II courses
✓Long-term community partners (e.g. Habitat)
Friday, July 12, 13
80. TRENTON | NEWS BUREAU
•Entries: 1,223
Friday, July 12, 13
81. TRENTON | NEWS BUREAU
•Entries: 1,223
•NJ & USA issues covered: Justice,
Economy & Jobs
Friday, July 12, 13
82. TRENTON | NEWS BUREAU
•Entries: 1,223
•NJ & USA issues covered: Justice,
Economy & Jobs
•Process:
Friday, July 12, 13
83. TRENTON | NEWS BUREAU
•Entries: 1,223
•NJ & USA issues covered: Justice,
Economy & Jobs
•Process:
✓Initially scanned news every day and entered
relevant content
Friday, July 12, 13
84. TRENTON | NEWS BUREAU
•Entries: 1,223
•NJ & USA issues covered: Justice,
Economy & Jobs
•Process:
✓Initially scanned news every day and entered
relevant content
✓Now important items are forwarded by
Bobby & Kamran
Friday, July 12, 13
85. TRENTON | NEWS BUREAU
•Entries: 1,223
•NJ & USA issues covered: Justice,
Economy & Jobs
•Process:
✓Initially scanned news every day and entered
relevant content
✓Now important items are forwarded by
Bobby & Kamran
✓Went from spending 15 hrs/wk to 5-6 hrs/
wk
Friday, July 12, 13
87. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
88. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
89. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
90. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
91. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
92. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts & community members
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
93. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts & community members
✓Over 50 people attended - diverse audience
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
94. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts & community members
✓Over 50 people attended - diverse audience
‣ Mercer County Reentry Task Force
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
95. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts & community members
✓Over 50 people attended - diverse audience
‣ Mercer County Reentry Task Force
✓Group of stakeholders in county.
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
96. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts & community members
✓Over 50 people attended - diverse audience
‣ Mercer County Reentry Task Force
✓Group of stakeholders in county.
✓My role - administrative support.
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
97. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Prisoner Education
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts, students & faculty
‣ Ex-Offender Employment
✓Student research to produce issue brief
✓Panel of experts & community members
✓Over 50 people attended - diverse audience
‣ Mercer County Reentry Task Force
✓Group of stakeholders in county.
✓My role - administrative support.
✓Developing document following forum.
Prisoner Education & Re-Entry
Friday, July 12, 13
99. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
100. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
✓Rider AmeriCorps member
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
101. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
✓Rider AmeriCorps member
✓Initial project on after-school meals
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
102. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
✓Rider AmeriCorps member
✓Initial project on after-school meals
‣ School Breakfast
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
103. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
✓Rider AmeriCorps member
✓Initial project on after-school meals
‣ School Breakfast
✓Working group formed to increase participation
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
104. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
✓Rider AmeriCorps member
✓Initial project on after-school meals
‣ School Breakfast
✓Working group formed to increase participation
✓Merging withTrenton Healthy Kids Network
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
105. TRENTON | RESEARCH
‣ Trenton After-School Network
✓Rider AmeriCorps member
✓Initial project on after-school meals
‣ School Breakfast
✓Working group formed to increase participation
✓Merging withTrenton Healthy Kids Network
✓Presentation planned to School Board
Education & Food Security
Friday, July 12, 13
107. •Grassroots collaborative initiative of the
Attorney General’s Office & the Bloustein School
TRENTON | RESEARCH
Trenton Prevention Policy Board
Friday, July 12, 13
108. •Grassroots collaborative initiative of the
Attorney General’s Office & the Bloustein School
•Goal: to develop recommendations to prevent
juvenile crime & promote positive
youth development.
TRENTON | RESEARCH
Trenton Prevention Policy Board
Friday, July 12, 13
109. •Grassroots collaborative initiative of the
Attorney General’s Office & the Bloustein School
•Goal: to develop recommendations to prevent
juvenile crime & promote positive
youth development.
✓My role: staff out Health Committee
TRENTON | RESEARCH
Trenton Prevention Policy Board
Friday, July 12, 13
110. •Grassroots collaborative initiative of the
Attorney General’s Office & the Bloustein School
•Goal: to develop recommendations to prevent
juvenile crime & promote positive
youth development.
✓My role: staff out Health Committee
✓Future: develop issue briefs based on research of
Bonner Academic Fellows
TRENTON | RESEARCH
Trenton Prevention Policy Board
Friday, July 12, 13
111. NEWARK | OVERVIEW
•Local coordinator: Chris Rzigalinski,
Graduate Student,American Studies at Rutgers-
Newark
•Housed at the Center for Migration and
the Global City (CMGC)
✓Creating collaborative partnerships between
universities and the communities they serve to
research the local causes and effects of contemporary
migration.
Friday, July 12, 13
112. •Topics:
✓ Citizenship & Government
✓ Arts, Culture & Media
•Hours spent on research per week:
•Number of posts:
NEWARK | NEWS
Friday, July 12, 13
113. •American Friends Service Committee (AFSC):
Immigration
•Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC):
Community Development; Economic Literacy,
Environmental Justice, etc.
• Center for Collaborative Change (CCC):
Statewide Needs Assessment, Community-Police
Relations Summit
•BaratYouth Initiative:Arts Education
NEWARK | RESEARCH
Friday, July 12, 13
114. •Recruited from School of Public Administration
and Affairs, Rutgers-Newark Honors College,
Writing Program
•Resume Evaluation, Interviews, Site Assignments
•Themed Monthly Group Meetings
•One-on-One Bi-Weekly Meetings
•Work Journals
NEWARK | INTERNS
Friday, July 12, 13
115. •Assigned Research Projects
•Film Screenings and Discussion Forums
•Events
•Conference Research Materials
NEWARK | INTERNS
Friday, July 12, 13
116. • Coordinator: Ioaki Sanchez, Rutgers-NB ’11
• Housed in Center for Community Leadership
✓ Led by Dr. Gloria Santiago, Director
✓ Center’s Programs include, LEAP Academy,
Academic Entrepreneurship and Service
Learning centers;Applied Research and
Dissemination; and Leadership and
Community Development
CAMDEN | OVERVIEW
Friday, July 12, 13
117. • Issues: Education and Health & Wellness
• Entries:
✓ Added 684 news items
✓ Added 121 Organizations
✓ Added 18 Programs
✓ Started as random news selection to focused
searching
CAMDEN | NEWS
Friday, July 12, 13
118. • What are the issues after-school programs in
Camden and statewide?
• What are the policies that after-school programs
follow?
• What are some examples of successful
programs?
• How is this information useful to others?
CAMDEN | RESEARCH
After-School Programs
Friday, July 12, 13
119. • What are the issues charter schools face in New
Jersey?
• What are the policies that charter schools
follow?
• What are some examples of successful charter
schools?
• How is this information useful to others?
CAMDEN | RESEARCH
Charter Schools
Friday, July 12, 13
120. • Housed at Civic Engagement and Service Education
Partnership Program
✓ Under the Office of Assoc.Vice President for
Academic & Public Partnerships in the Arts &
Humanities
✓ The Civic Engagement and Service Education
Partnerships (CESEP) Program supports service
learning and the civic mission of Rutgers University by
linking faculty and students to local, state, and national
community organizations.
NEW BRUNSWICK | OVERVIEW
Friday, July 12, 13
122. • Elijah’s Promise
- Various efforts with food insecurity awareness, nutrition and
community gardening
• New Brunswick Community Food Alliance
- Providing research and knowledge from PolicyOptions Issue
briefs for members of the New Brunswick community
• New Brunswick Community Garden
Coalition
- Aiding in designing sustainable gardening techniques to be
used in various community gardens within New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK | RESEARCH
Food Justice
Friday, July 12, 13
123. • New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition/SNAP
Alliance
- Developing a computer based tool to collect and track SNAP
application assistance efforts.
• George Street Co-op
- Developing a Point of Sale system to help GSC determine
food system utilization and help understand community food
needs.
NEW BRUNSWICK | RESEARCH
Food Justice
Friday, July 12, 13
124. • New Brunswick Partnership for Healthy Kids
- Aided in the New Brunswick Community Health Fair
• Citizenship Rutgers
- Developed a mobile passport photography station/kit for
participants to receive free passport quality photos to include
in their application for citizenship.
- Created CR Newsletter to provide partners/volunteers with
past information and statistics of Citizenship Drive results.
NEW BRUNSWICK | RESEARCH
Children,Youth & Families
Friday, July 12, 13
125. • IM/SOCIO
- collaborated with local high school students (SOCIO) and
Dr.Wansoo Im (Rutgers University) to do mapping projects
within the community of New Brunswick/Somerset.
• Raritan Valley YMCA (East Brunswick)
- helping to develop a summer athletic program for the RV
YMCA in collaboration with Rutgers University Athletes.
• 2nd Reformed Church of Highland Park
- Aiding church initiative to change the topic of immigration
reform within local area as well as nationally.
NEW BRUNSWICK | RESEARCH
Children,Youth & Families
Friday, July 12, 13
126. • New Brunswick Community Food Alliance
- Food education movie series with EP and other NBCFA
partners
• 2nd Reformed Church of Highland Park
- Poverty awareness summit for Middlesex County utilizing
PolicyOptions research and issue briefs
• Global Philanthropic Symposium
- Developed and presented two workshops on Social
Entrepreneurship within the Food Security issue.
NEW BRUNSWICK | RESEARCH
Poverty
Friday, July 12, 13