Community college and funder relationships: a case study
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Community college and funder relationships: a case study
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This qualitative case study focused on the relationship between a community college and
philanthropic foundation that have a decades-long relationship in the community in which they both reside. While community colleges and funders in general regularly work together to create change in the communities they serve, when they share a hometown, the frequency with which they work together can be greatly increased. Sharing a hometown was found to contribute to a myriad of complications in this relationship, as well as providing some unique opportunities to increase their shared community impact. Better understanding this organizational relationship can inform grant work between these organizations and others like them; help ensure that investments are done wisely; and ensure that the goals these organizations share for community change effectively achieved. The goal of this study was to support community colleges and funders in maximizing the return on their joint community grant investments by illuminating practices contribute to success. This study included a broad analysis of documents and communications central to this relationship and in-depth interviews with staff of both organizations whose professional positions included responsibility for the grant work between the organizations. Four major themes emerged that were important to the larger organizational relationship over time: (1) the importance of individual relationships between staff at the organizations; (2) the unique nature of the community college as a fund grantee; (3) the impact of unseen and unstated organizational factors; and (4) the level of intent placed on defining the relationship’s parameters in terms of communication, transparency, trust, and mutual accountabilities. |
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Author (aut): Andrews-Bingham, Kimberlee
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170 pages
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Thesis (Ed.D. in Community College Leadership) -- Ferris State University, Community College Leadership Program, 2020.
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Community college and funder relationships: a case study
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