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A List of Recommended Resources

A List of Recommended Resources on Collaboration for Social Improvement and Related Topics.

Updated by the Ginger Group Collaborative, 2003

  • Arsenault, Jane, Forging Non-profit Alliances: A comprehensive guide to enhancing your mission through joint ventures and partnerships, management service organizations, parent corporations, and mergers, Jossey Bass, San Francisco, 1998.
  • Austin, James E, The Collaboration Challenge: How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed through Strategic Alliance, San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000
  • Austin, James E and Frances Hesselbein (2002) Meeting the Collaboration Challenge: Developing Strategic Alliances between non-profit Organizations and Businesses, The Drucker Foundation, San Francisco: Jossey Bass
  • Bardach, Eugene (1998) Getting Agencies to Work Together: The Practice and Theory of Managerial Craftsmanship, Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press.
  • Beck, Don Edward and, Christopher C. Cowan ,(1996)), Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership and Change, Malden MA, Blackwell Publications.
  • Brungradt, Curtis L (1999) Social Change Leadership Inventory: Self Assessment and Analysis (expanded 2nd edition), Rocky Mountain Press, a Division of the Rocky Mountain Institute for Leadership Advancement (http://www.rmleadership.com/)
  • Cameron, Kim S. and Robert E. Quinn (1999) Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework, Don Mills: Addison-Wesley
  • Cashman, Kevin (1999) Leadership from the Inside Out, Provo, UT: Executive Excellence Publishing
  • Child Care Partnership Project The Guide to Successful Partnerships for Child Care (http://www.nccic.org/ccpartnerships/)
  • Community Collaboration Guidebook Series, NCSI Clearinghouse (there are 14 or 15 different guides on different aspects of building community)(Family Support America, 20 N Wacker Dr. Chicago or Child and Family Policy Centre fax: 515-244-8997)
    • #3: Valuing Diversity and Practicing Inclusion: Core Aspects of Collaborative Work
    • #13: Learning from Doing: Continuous Evaluation and Quality Improvement evaluation of community collaborations
  • Cohen, Allan R, and David L. Bradford (1989, 1991) Influence without Authority, Toronto: John Wiley and sons, Inc.
  • Conner, J and I. McDermott, The Art of Systems Thinking. 1997, London: Harper Collins
  • CPRN, Research Series on Human Resources in the Non-Profit Sector. See No. 1, by Kathryn McMullen and Grant Schellenberg, "Mapping the Non-Profit Sector, Dec. 2002.
  • Edgeware Tools (http://www.plexusinstitute.com/edgeware/) is a site designed to acquaint health care leaders with complexity concepts and leadership principles, resources, and examples of the ideas in practice. Its development was supported by VHA Inc. and is now sponsored by Plexus Institute. Much of the content of Edgeplace.com is contained in the book Edgeware: Insights From Complexity Science for Health Care Leaders written by Brenda Zimmerman, Curt Lindberg and Paul Plsek.
  • Eisler, Rianne (2002) The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change your Life, New World Library
  • Eisler, Rianne (1993) From Power to Partnership: Creating the Future of Love, Work and Community, Harper, San Francisco
  • Ekos Research Associates (1998) Lessons Learned on partnerships Final Report, submitted to the Voluntary Sector Roundtable
  • Elder, Jerry O (1994) Collaborative Working Relationships: An Interactive Program to Prepare People for Successful Collaborative Efforts: participants' Handbook and Facilitator's Guide, Carlson Learning company , Minneapolis, Minnesota (PO Box 59159 Minneapolis 55459-8247)
  • Elliot, Charles, (1999) Locating the Energy for Change: An Introduction for Appreciative Inquiry, International Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Eoyang, Glenda H, and Edwin E. Olson (2001) Facilitating a Diverse Organization: lessons from Complexity Science, International Association of Facilitators Conference, 2001
  • Frank, Flo and Anne Smith (1997) The Partnership Handbook and The Partnership Handbook: A Facilitator's Guide, HRDC (http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/common/partnr.shtml)
  • Emerging, the newsletter of the Plexus Institute
  • Fletcher, Joyce (2001), Disappearing Acts, Gender, Power, and Relational Practice at Work, MIT Press.
  • Gray, Barbara (1989) Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multi-Party Problems, Jossey Bass
  • Gifford, Gayle L. (1999) Meaningful Participation: An Activists' Guide to Collaborative Policy-Making, Cause and Effect Inc.
  • Gozdz, Kazimierz (1995) Community Building: Renewing Spirit and Learning in Business San Francisco: New Leaders Press, Sterling and Stone Inc.
  • Hock, D. The Birth of the Chaordic Age. 1998, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler
  • Holman, Peggy and Tom Devane (eds) (1999) The Change Handbook: Group Methods for Shaping the Future, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
  • Hammond, Sue Annis, and Cathy Royale (ed) (revised, 2001) Lessons from the Field: Applying Appreciative Inquiry, Thin Books Publishing Company (http://www.thinbook.com/)
  • Hesselbein, Frances, et. al.(eds) (1999) Leading Beyond the Walls: How High-Performing Organizations Collaborate For Shared Success, The Drucker Foundation and Jossey Bass
  • Hibbert, Paul, (ed.), Co-creating Emergent Insight: Multi-organizational partnerships, alliances and networks, Graduate School of Business, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 2003. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Multi-Organizational Partnerships, Alliances and Networks, 2002.
  • Hogue, Theresa and Jeff Miller (2002) Effective Collaborations: Strategies for Pursuing Common Goals, 2nd Edition, Rocky Mountain Press, a Division of the Rocky Mountain Institute for Leadership Advancement (http://www.rmleadership.com/)
  • Integral Institute, "The Integral Approach"
  • IONS: Noetic Sciences Review: Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness, Institute of Noetic Sciences, March - May 2002 # 59
  • Isaacs, William (1999) Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together, Toronto: Currency
  • Johnson, Barry (1992, 1996) Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems, Amherst, MA: HRD Press, Inc.
  • Kearns, Kevin P. (2000) Private Sector Strategies for Social Sector Success, San Francisco: Jossey Bass
  • Kohm, Amelia, D.L.P., Heather Gowdy, Strategic Restructuring: Findings from a Study of Integrations and Alliances among Nonprofit Social Service and Cultural Organizations in the United States. Discussion Paper PS-24. 2000, Chicago: Chapin Hall Centre for Children.
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Lasker, Roz D and Elisa S Weiss "Broadening Participation in Community Problem Solving: A Multidisciplinary Model to Support Collaborative Practice and Research" Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine vol 80, #1, March 2003 The authors involved nine community partnerships in the Turning Point initiative in a process of learning from each other about what creates successful broadly participatory collaborative processes for improving urban health. The framework that was developed from this process includes 3 key elements: individual empowerment, bridging social ties and synergy.
  • La Piana, David (2000) The Non-Profit Mergers Work Book: The Leader's Guide to Considering, negotiating, and Executing a Merger, St. Paul MN: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
  • Lawrence, Randee Lipson, and Craig A. Mealman, "Collaborative ways of knowing: Storytelling, Metaphor and the Emergence of the Collaborative Self" presented at the 40th Annual Adult Education Research Conference Dekalb Il. 1999 (http://www.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Documents/ CollaborativeWays.html)
  • Leader to Leader (published quarterly by Drucker Foundation for Non-Profit Management) Summer 2002
  • Limerick, D. and B. Cunnington, Managing Networks: Nine Crucial Competencies, in Managing the New Organization: A blueprint for Networks and Strategic Alliances. 1993, Jossey Bass.
  • Linden, Russell M. (2002) Working across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government and non-Profit Organizations, San Francisco: Jossey Bass
  • Linzer, Richard and Annie Hansen (1996) The Collaboration Work Book
  • Macy, Joanna and Molly Young Brown (1998) Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World, Gabriola Island BC: New Society Publishers
  • Mattessich, P.W. and B.R. Monsey, Collaboration: What Makes it Work. 1992, Amherst Wilder Foundation: Minnesota.
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership journal has carried research reports on the impacts on non-profit organizations of government devolution, including some studies of partnerships and mergers. See for example, Martha Golensky and Gerald l. DeRuiter, "Merger as a Strategic Response to Government Contracting Pressures: a Case Study," in 10:2, winter 1999.
  • Oshrey, Barry (1999), Leading Systems: Lessons from the Power Lab, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.
  • Perkins, David (2003), King Arthur's Round Table: How Collaborative Conversations Create Smart Organizations, Hoboken NJ,, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  • Pitt, J., Community-based Collaboratives: A Study of Inter-organizational Cooperation at the Neighbourhood Level. Working Paper Series. 1998, Washington DC: The Aspen Institute, Non-profit sector research fund.
  • Purdue, D and Murray Stewart (2002) Understanding Collaboration: International Perspectives on Theory Method and Practice, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of West England, Bristol (Julie.triggle@uwe.ac.uk)
  • The Plexus Institute (2002) Plexus Institute... Emerging
  • Quinn, Robert E. (1996) Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within, Jossey Bass
  • Ray, Karen (2002) The Nimble Collaboration: Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, St. Paul Minnesota (http://www.wilder.org/)
  • Reflections, Society of Learning Journal on Knowledge Learning and Change, Summer 2002
  • Ross, Bernard and Clare Segal (2002) Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations: Creative Strategies for Extraordinary Results, San Francisco: Jossey Bass
  • Sanders, M.I. Partnerships and Joint Ventures Involving Tax-Exempt Organizations, Wiley, New York, 1994.
  • Schein, Edgar H (2002) "Models and Tools for Stability and Change in Human Systems" Reflections, Vol 4 #2
  • Schneekloth, Lynda H and Robert G Shirley (2000) "Implacing Architecture into the Practice of Placemaking", Journal of Architectural Education, pp 130-140
  • Scott, Katherine (2003), Funding Matters: the Impact of Canada's New Funding Regime on Non-profit and Voluntary Organizations, CCSD.
  • Secretan, Lance (1999) Inspirational Leadership: Destiny, Calling and Cause, Macmillan Canada
  • Senge, P., et al., The Dance of Change, 1999, New York: Doubleday
  • Spekman, Robert E. and Lynn A. Isabella with Thomas C. MacAvoy (2000) Alliance Competence: Maximizing the Value of Your Partnerships, Toronto: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
  • Scharmer, Claus Otto (2000), Presencing: Learning from the Future as it Emerges: on the Tacit Dimension of Leading Revolutionary Change, paper presented at the Conference on Knowledge and Innovation, May 25-26, 2000, Helsinki School of Economics and the MIT Sloan School of Management, October, 2000.
  • Special Education Branch, Alberta Education (1993) The Art of Working Together: A Guide to Inter-organizational Co-ordination in the Community, Edmonton Alberta
  • Stanfield, R. Brian (2000) The Courage to Lead: Transform Self, Transform Society, New Society Publishers, and Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs
  • Straus, David (2002), How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to build consensus, solve problems, and make decisions, Berret-Koehler.
  • Suchy, Serene (2000) Developing Leaders for the 21st Century: Engaging the Hearts of Others, Canadian Museums Association Intercom Conference: Achieving Excellence: Museum Leadership in the 21st Century, September 2000 (http://www.museums.ca/conferences/sherenesuchy.htm)
  • Sullivan, Helen and Chris Skelcher (2002) Working across Boundaries: Collaboration in Pubic Services, New York, NY, Palgrave-Macmillan
  • Taylor-Powell, E., Evaluating Collaboratives: Challenges and Practice. Harvard Family Research Project, 1999. V(2/3): p. 6-7
  • Terry, Robert (2001), Seven Zones for Leadership: Acting Authentically in Stability and Chaos, Davies/Black Publishing, California
  • Terry, Robert, Authentic Leadership: Courage in Action
  • The Non-Profit Quarterly
  • Townsend, Maya (2002) "Lessons from the Field: Applying Complex Adaptive Systems Theory to Organization Change" OD Practitioner, Vol 34, #3
  • Vaill, P.B., Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for Survival in a World of Permanent White Water. 1997, San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
  • Wheatley, M., A Simpler Way. Myron Kellner-Roger, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
  • Wheatley, M. (2002) Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
  • Wilber, Ken (1998) A Brief History of Everything, Boston: Shambhala Publications
  • Wilber, Ken (2001) No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth, Boston: Shambhala Publications
  • Wilber, Ken (2001) A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality, Boston: Shambhala Publications
  • Wild Rose Foundation Working in Partnership: Recipes for Success, Edmonton Alberta
  • Winer, M. and K. Ray, Collaboration Handbook: Creating, Sustaining and Enjoying the Journey. 1994, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation: Minnesota
  • Zadra, Dan (2001) Together We Can: Celebrating the Power Of a Team and a Dream, Lynnwood WA: Com.pen.di.um
  • http://www.partnershiptool.net/loginPartner.htm: A self-administered web-based partnership assessment tool developed by the Centre for Advancement in Collaborative Studies, NY, NY (Academy of Medicine). It includes questions on perceived effectiveness in taking action, leadership, efficiency, administration and management, non-financial resources, financial and other capital resources, decision-making, and enrolment (perceived benefits and drawbacks and partner satisfaction)
  • http://www.allianceonline.org/images/new_header.gif Non-Profit Alliance based in the U.S. has a resource centre
  • http://www.coworking.com/
  • http://www.dal.ca/~henson/nonprofit/ Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Henson College, Dalhousie University — some excellent links to non-profit resources
  • http://www.pew-partnership.org/ from the Pew Partnership, a civic leadership organization based in Virginia. Includes an article on collaborative leadership attributes and other links.
  • http://www.mnpl.org/ Seattle University's Non-Profit Leadership Executive Master's Program
  • http://www.slf-canada.org/ Strategic Leadership Forum sponsored by the Toronto Society for Strategic Management - great links to management resources
  • http://www.wilder.org/ The Amherst Wilder Foundation publishes a number of practical "how-to" guides for non-profits
  • http://www.wilder.org/research/surveys/public_cfi/ The On-Line Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory. Fill it out on-line and it gives you an immediate score on how your collaboration is doing.
  • http://www.wkkf.org/documents/cct/secd/cptoolkit/Introduction.html community partnerships tool kit
  • http://www1.uwex.edu/ces/pubs/pdf/ University of Wisconsin Extension Program Development and Evaluation Unit Evaluating Collaboratives
  • http://drucker.org/collaboration/ -- can download Meeting the Collaboration Challenge Workbook based on Leading Beyond the Walls by Hesselbein et. Al.
  • The System Change Primer: Path Planning Process
  • On Complex Adaptive Systems and Spiral Dynamics:
  • Zander, Rosamund Stone, and Benjamin Zander (2000), The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, Penguin.
  • Zimmerman, Brenda, Curt Lindberg and Paul Plsek, (1998), Edgeware: insights from complexity science, for health care leaders, VHA Inc, Irving Texas.
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