INTEGRATING ACTIVITY

Answer the following questions.

1. Define Alliance Building - is the process of selecting the most effective members for the
team and bringing these members together. Alliance members may consist of
individuals, organizations, businesses, or other groups. Reasons for Forming Alliances.
People enter into formal alliances for a variety of reasons.

2. Explain Each Steps in Alliance Building

Step1: Coming Together – Before any alliance takes place one has to gave a good
understanding about the project, the rallying point. It is responsive to the needs identified by the
beneficiaries themselves.

Step2: Building and Strengthening:

a. Getting Potential Partners to Engage

a.1 Gather as much information about the prospective partner before meeting them.

a.2 Know the decision-makers and the key players in the organization.

a.3 Present the program in a simple, organized and understandable manner.

a.4 Show the potential mutual benefits that can be gained from collaborating.

a.5 Be attentive to the interests and cultural overtones of potential collaborators.

a.6 Be clear with the exploratory intentions of the first few meetings with potential partners.

b. Leveling off

b. 1 Self-interest

b.2 Sensitivity and responsibility

b.3 A shared vision ensures sustainability of collaboration

3. STRATEGIC PLANNING - This provides the framework for allied work; it is divided
into five (5) tasks:

tasks:

Formulation of the Mission Statement. The mission statement expresses the particular
of the general direction stated by the vision, the purposes, values and beliefs of the
alliance.
-It must describe what must be achieved

-It must define the coverage of task

-It must express the desired objectives which is related to the missions of individual or collective
partners but somehow unique from them.

-It must be clearly expressed for all partners to understand

Environmental and Capacity Assessment

-Environmental assessment looks into the threats and the opportunities external but affecting the
collaboration.

-Capacity assessment looks into internal strengths and weaknesses and confronts the
environment in the context of its perceived capabilities.

Goal Formulation. A goal is a specific statement of what alliance commits to do. This consists
of
the standard against which the progress of the alliance is to be measured. Goals that span for a
period of three years or more are called long term goals and those that are immediate are dubbed
as short-term goals.

-A goal states desired achievement

-It is realistic

-It is measurable

-It is specific

-It is expressed in a simple and easily understood statement

Strategy Selection. To achieve the goals, appropriate strategy should be selected.

-An appropriate strategy must lead to goal realization

-It must work within the bounds of available resources

-It must be consistent with the mission Statement.

Development of an Action Plan. Basing on the goals made, a plan of action is made. The
plan of action list down the steps to be undertaken. The plan may best be arranged into a
matrix for easy reference. The action plan consists of the following data:

-the activities to be undertaken

-the partners responsible to carry out the activity

-time frame for completion

-accountability indicators

-success indicators and

-anticipated costs

3. How do you get potential partners to engage?

-Gather as much information about the prospective partner before meeting them.

- Know the decision-makers and the key players in the organization.

- Present the program in a simple, organized and understandable manner.

-Show the potential mutual benefits that can be gained from collaborating.

-Be attentive to the interests and cultural overtones of potential collaborators.

-Be clear with the exploratory intentions of the first few meetings with potential partners.

4. What makes a good mission Statement for an Alliance?

-It must describe what must be achieved

-It must define the coverage of task

-It must express the desired objectives which is related to the missions of individual or collective
partners but somehow unique from them.

-It must be clearly expressed for all partners to understand

5. What makes a good Goal?

-A goal states desired achievement

-It is realistic

-It is measurable

-It is specific
-It is expressed in a simple and easily understood statement
6. What are the Data found in an Action Plan?
Briefly explain the benefits of Inter-Agency Collaboration.

-the activities to be undertaken

-the partners responsible to carry out the activity

-time frame for completion

-accountability indicators

-success indicators and

-anticipated costs