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Issue-Based Community Impact“Community Impact”
The Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties, Inc.
Oct Breakout DiscussionOctober 14, 2014
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Discussion Purpose & Learning Objectives
• Begin the process of shifting to Community Impact Model– What is issue-based community impact?– What is the timeline for JLKD to make this shift?– How will membership be involved?
• To ensure the JLKD membership is knowledgeable on issue-based community impact and understand the timeline for shifting our League to the new model.
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2 Questions
• Why did you join the league?• What are 3 things you hope to gain from
your JLKD member experience?
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The Junior League’s Approach to Community Impact
What is issue-based community impact and why it is important?
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Our World has Changed…
Economic
Development
Organizations
Philanthropy-Based Organizations
Customized Volunteer Organizations
Leadership Organizations
Microlending Organizations
Cause / Issue-Based Organizations
The Workplace Higher Education Institutions
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Transformation Goal
A network of women, empowered as leaders creating community change
What we do best is develop the potential of women
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Why Are We Doing This?Our unique advantage of empowering women
and influencing the landscape for women's leadership in the 21st century
Impact communities at a time when we face some of the biggest and most
complex challenges in decades
Build a model for leadership that drives organizational change and a culture of
engagement across our communities
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Communities
League
League Members
IMPACT
Members’ community and civic leadership development
Meaningful and lasting community change
JL positioned as an engaged stakeholder with strong community networks
Community Impact
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Why Issue-based Community Impact
CivicEngagement
The League’s role and positioning in the community Focus on meaningful change and connectedness to the concerns and well-being of the community
Leadership development, through community partnerships, advocacy & direct serviceDeveloping leadership skills through engagement with community issues
Community collaborations on shared outcomesBuilding networks of relationships across and within the community and a deep knowledge of community issues
Member networks, learning & social
communitiesA vital pool of trained civic
leaders that proliferate into other sectors
Keeps the Mission Relevant
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TOPIC
ISSUE
FOCUS
IMPACT AREA
STRATEGIES
TACTICS
Identifies a particular interest area within the topic; typically defined as an aspect of the topic that is of interest.Example: prevention and treatment of child abuse
Community Impact:The terminology…..
Activities to support strategies articulated as part of a range of strategies
Detailed objectives of the impact areaExamples: increase number of teen parents who access parenting education & increase access to support services for teen mothers
Broadest definition of the outcomes desired. Example: teen parents have good parenting skills and support
A particular aspect of the issue selected for impact. Example: effective parenting
A topic is that which identifies a broad area of interest. Example: children & youth
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Impact
Focus
Issue
Topic
Community Impact:Visualizing Impact…..
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Community Impact:Visualizing Impact…..
Impact
Strategies
Tactics
• The impact stage is a decisive moment for articulating results
• At this stage, Program Development is the selection and development of strategies and tactics for impact
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CHILDREN & YOUTH
From Topic to Impact…TOPIC
ISSUE
FOCUS Effective Parenting
Prevention & Treatment of Child Abuse
Children in Foster Care
IMPACTTeen parents have
good parenting skills and support
Children are returned to a stable family
environment
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Impact to Tactics…
STRATEGIES
Teen parents have good parenting skills and
support
Children are returned to a stable family
environment
Increase the number of teen
parents who access parenting
education
Increase access to support services for
teen mothers
Ensure a secure & welcoming environment
for family visitation
Increase counseling services for children &
parents
IMPACT
TACTICS
Teen Parenting Support (Peer)
Groups
Home Visitation Project
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Program versus Project Defining terms • Projects yield outputs – 40 breakfast bags, 30 donated baskets• Programs support the achievement of desired outcomes
Program is a portfolio of multiple strategies and tactics:• A system of services, opportunities or projects, designed to
meet a (public or social) need– Advocacy– Direct Service– Community Partnerships
• A plan of action [comprising of a well considered portfolio of strategies and tactics] aimed at accomplishing a clear objective, with details on what work is to be done, by whom, when, and what resources will be used
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• Concentrated vs. diluted community impact• Top-quality, high-visibility programming• Heightened credibility (reputation)• A widened sphere of influence for the League• Membership sustainability (retention)• More opportunities for diverse learning and
leadership development experiences• Networking opportunities with a wider range of
organizations, funders, community influencers, and residents
Major Implications
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DISCUSSION• Currently we are in the process of considering
how will League functions change as a result of this work in all areas of JLKD.– Member Recruitment– Member Development– Finance– Fund Development – Communications– Community Activities
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Question
• What are 2 things you would like to see come out of this shift to the Community Impact Model?
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Timeline
• 2 Year Process – Development & Implementation
• 7 Modules this year• Opportunities for member participation• Q&A