Navigating Partnerships and Collaborations:

A Panel Discussion & Workshop

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Navigating Partnerships and Collaborations: A Panel Discussion & Workshop

Thursday, March 12, 2015, 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m
Hamline Midway Library Community Meeting Room, 1558 W Minnehaha Avenue, St Paul, MN 55104
Facilitated by Rob Routhieaux of Hamline University

Well-managed partnerships and collaborations provide mutual benefits to participating organizations. Poorly managed partnerships and collaborations drain energy and resources from both. What should you think about when choosing partner organizations? And how can you plan for partnership success? 

Panelists:

Damon Runnals - The Southern Theater/ARTSHARE

Al Justiniano - Teatro del Pueblo/Pangea World Theater

Lorrie Link - Maple Grove Arts Center/Opus Corporation

Gwen Lerner - Women’s Writing Program/Ramsey County Correctional Facility/ The Saint Paul Public Library/ Advisory Task Force on Female Offenders

We’ve invited these panelists to share their experiences working with partner organizations. Attendees will learn about the mutual benefits that collaborations can bring—from the sharing of ideas and resources to long-term integration and coordination of programming--as well as what pitfalls to avoid. After hearing these real-life examples, Rob Routhieaux will delve deeper into thinking about how a partnership or collaboration can help your organization. You will learn best practices for developing and managing partnerships and leave with ideas and tools to ensure your partnerships and collaborations are mutually beneficial.

Rob Routhieaux is an Associate Professor of Management in the School of Business at Hamline University.  He currently serves as Director of Nonprofit Programs at Hamline – and teaches in both the Master of Nonprofit Management and Minor in Nonprofit Management programs.  He has over fifteen years of experience working with nonprofit arts organizations, serving on Boards and conducting workshops.  He has worked with many arts organizations in strategic planning, budgeting, governance, and organizational development.

 

The workshops are free, but we ask that you register in advance. Please click on the linked workshop date to register. A complete list of upcoming MRAC training events and the handouts from past presentations are available at www.mrac.org/workshops/artsmanagementtraining. Please contact us if you need special accommodations to attend a workshop. This session is presented in partnership with the Minnesota Theater Alliance.