REVISED AND UPDATED:Includes The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory:
Expand your thinking about ways to help your project succeed
Gain background information before beginning a collaboration
Compare your situation with others
Determine if your plans include necessary ingredients
Uncover and resolve trouble spots
Choose between cooperation, coordination, and collaboration
This helpful resource also gives you... A working definition of collaboration; details of the twenty factors influencing successful collaborations; chart comparing the elements of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration; practical suggestions for using this research

PAUL W. MATTESSICH, Ph.D., is Executive Director of Wilder Research, which dedicates itself to improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities through applied research. Mattessich has assisted local, national, and international organizations with strategic planning, organizational improvement, and evaluation. He travels regularly to Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, where he learns from, and consults with, organizations addressing youth development, community development, and the promotion of peace and acceptance of diversity among groups from divided communities. Mattessich has been involved in applied social research since 1973 and is the author or coauthor of more than three hundred publications and reports. He has also served on a variety of task forces in government and the nonprofit sectors. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota, where he currently serves as an adjunct faculty in the School of Social Work.

About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Third Edition
What's New in the Third Edition?
Goals of This Book
Chapter 1: Collaboration: An Effective Way to Work
"Collective Impact" = or = Collaboration?
Addressing Key Questions
Working Definitions
A Theoretical Basis for Collaboration
How to Use This Book
Chapter 2: The Twenty-Two Success Factors
Factors Related to the ENVIRONMENT
Factors Related to MEMBERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
Factors Related to PROCESS AND STRUCTURE
Factors Related to COMMUNICATION
Factors Related to PURPOSE
Chapter 3: Understanding the Factors
Factors Related to the ENVIRONMENT
Factors Related to MEMBERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
Factors Related to PROCESS AND STRUCTURE
Factors Related to COMMUNICATION
Factors Related to PURPOSE
Factors Related to RESOURCES
Chapter 4: Putting the Factors to Work
Factors Related to RESOURCES
Factors Related to PURPOSE
Factors Related to COMMUNICATION
Factors Related to PROCESS and STRUCTURE
Factors Related to MEMBERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
Factors Related to the ENVIRONMENT
An Important Question: When Should Organizations Collaborate?
Chapter 5: Collaborating Across Difference
Understanding Culture
Navigating Power Dynamics
Avoiding Tokenism and Brownwashing
Equitably Collaborating Across Differences in Organizational Size
Collaborating Across Sectors
Chapter 6: Examining Your Own Collaborative Project
The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory
Suggested Uses for The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory
A Case Example: Using The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory
Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions
What We Have Learned
Using the Information
To the Future
Appendix A: Definition of Collaboration
Appendix B: Methodology
1. Identification and Assessment of Research Studies
2. Systematic Codification of Findings from Each Study
3. Synthesis of Findings from Individual Studies
Appendix C: Collaborating Across Difference¿Our Process
Appendix D: Author Factor Matrix
Appendix E: Reflection Questions
1. History of collaboration or cooperation in the community
2. Collaborative group seen as a legitimate leader in the community
3. Favorable political and social climate
4. Mutual respect, understanding, and trust
5. Appropriate cross section of members
6. Members see collaboration as being in their self-interest
7. Ability to compromise
8. Members share a stake in both process and outcome
9. Multiple layers of participation
10. Flexibility
11. Development of clear roles and guidelines
12. Adaptability to changing conditions
13. Appropriate pace of development
14. Evaluation and continuous learning
15. Open and frequent communication
16. Established informal relationships and communication links
17. Concrete, attainable goals and objectives
18. Shared vision
19. Unique purpose
20. Sufficient funds, staff, materials, and time
21. Skilled leadership
22. Engaged stakeholders
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