Video 8: Resources and Partnerships

This section describes the types of Resources and Partnerships you may need for project implementation beginning to incorporate value and cost to project design. Examples are provided.

Resources are assets needed for the development and implementation of a project, these may exist or need to be obtained once the project is funded. Partners are entities that are invested in the success of your project and can bring resources to the table. Internal partners (from your organization) and external partners (from other organizations) are valuable resources in project planning and implementation. Remember to think of prominent individuals such as elders, council members, aunties and culture bearers who may be needed along with any organizations. Asset Mapping and categorizing your resources are also provided in this section.

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Video 8 - Slides

Welcome to the ANA Project Planning and Development On-Demand Training series.
This is Video eight, resources and partnerships.
After you've developed your work plan and identified activities, you can look into what resources and partnerships will be needed for successful implementation. Resources are what will be needed for the project, and partners can work with and support your project in some capacity. This list illustrates some of the resources that may be needed for your project. You can also use your work plan to help identify resources. Here are some examples of what could be listed in an asset map.
Conducting an asset map as an activity you can easily do within your organization and will give you an opportunity to really think about all the partners that can support your project. This includes internal, community and external resources. Some communities may have limited resources, so this mapping exercise will help you identify those external resources. The easiest way to perform in-person asset mapping is to put this graphic on a wall and have participants use sticky notes to list resources they're aware of. When listing internal external community resources it may be a good idea to also indicate what your organization's relationship to them is. If you have little or no working relationship with them this could be something that you could work towards moving forward.
For activity seven, we will now create an asset map. Similar to the image in the previous slide, draw three concentric circles each within each other. The internal circle will be your internal resources. The middle circle will be your community resources, and the outer circle will be those external resources. Please list all in regards to your project and then assign their color based on the level of current relationship you have with them. This will help illustrate which partners you can currently depend on and those which could benefit from improving your relationship with them.
As you walk through your work plan activities, keep a running categorized list of each resource you identified, and note the benefit that each brings to the project. As an example, some resources for a native youth employment project might include job centers, training providers, or social service providers. Holding onto these lists can help other projects as well as informing your organization as to what potential partnerships could be worked on.
When securing partnerships, there are several different ways to do this depending on your partnership arrangement. A letter of commitment provides evidence of what the partner's willing to provide and should align with your project plan. Agreements come in the form of memorandums of agreement or MOAs or memorandums of understanding, which are MOUs. These are a formal handshake and outline the sharing of responsibilities, actions that will be needed to accomplish goals, and generally a mutual understanding. If your partnership involves the transfer of funds, a illegally binding contract will be required. Although letters of support can be included in your application, they do not show commitment from providers and are not a binding document. Most often, these documents will need to be signed and or written by your lead administrator.
Thank you for viewing video eight of the Project Planning and Development On-Demand Training series. If you have any questions regarding project development or the administration for Native Americans, please feel free to contact us at anaalaska.org.

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Training episodes

Video 1: ANA Funding Opportunities

Video 2: Community Led Planning

Video 3: Long Term Community Goal

Video 4: Identify the Condition

Video 5: Project Goal

Video 6: Objectives

Video 7: Data Metrics of Success

Video 8: Resources and Partnerships

Video 9: Approach and Workplan

Video 10: Contingency Planning

Video 11: Sustainability

Video 12: Developing a Project Budget

Video 13: Organizational Capacity

Video 14: Next Steps

Video 8: Resources and Partnerships