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Issue-Based Community Impact“Community Impact”
The Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties, Inc.
Oct Breakout DiscussionOctober 14, 2014
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.
2 Questions
• Why did you join the league?• What are 3 things you hope to gain from
your JLKD member experience?
The Junior League’s Approach to Community Impact
What is issue-based community impact and why it is important?
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
Transformation Goal
A network of women, empowered as leaders creating community change
What we do best is develop the potential of women
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
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
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
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
Impact
Focus
Issue
Topic
Community Impact:Visualizing Impact…..
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
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
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
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
• 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
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
Question
• What are 2 things you would like to see come out of this shift to the Community Impact Model?
Timeline
• 2 Year Process – Development & Implementation
• 7 Modules this year• Opportunities for member participation• Q&A