Strategies for the Development of Successful Partnerships

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-155
Author(s):  
Donald A. Rakow ◽  
Meghan Z. Gough ◽  
Sharon A. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Public Garden

This chapter distills the principal strategies that public gardens and their partner organizations can use to effectively leverage their collective power to create positive community change through the sharing of knowledge and resources. In particular, the chapter focuses on strategies that help public gardens, nonprofits, municipalities, and community organizations identify, select, and cultivate partnerships to create more sustainable, livable, and equitable communities. The strategies outlined in the chapter can be used by public gardens to assess their readiness for partnerships, to lay the groundwork for partnerships, or to further enhance an existing partnership. The strategies are likewise valuable for residents, community organizations, local governments, or other institutions that might benefit from partnering with a public garden. The recommendations and strategies outlined in this chapter draw on the information and experiences gleaned during the course of researching this book. The recommendations are not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to serve as models that public gardens and their partners can adapt based on their specific goals, community context, and assets. While the strategies appear to be sequential, the reader should recognize that building organizational relationships involves missteps, reiterations, and responses to changing circumstances.

Toward a Social Ecology of Community Coalitions

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Wandersman ◽  
Robert Valois ◽  
Leslie Ochs ◽  
David S. de la Cruz ◽  
Erica Adkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Ecology ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Community Coalitions ◽  
Contextual Variables ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
Relationship Of

This article is guided by several premises. First, community coalitions fit with a social ecology perspective of health promotion because they work with multiple domains and promote community change. Second, the community context affects the functioning of coalitions. Third, key leaders are an important part of the social fabric of a community and influence the social ecology of a community; therefore a coalition should include key leaders and influence them and their organizations. The purpose of this article is to advance an understanding of the social ecology of coalitions by describing concepts, variables and results from two national studies and by providing anecdotal evidence and a measure of key leaders from our own work. After briefly defining and describing community coalitions, we: (1) review literature on contextual variables and community coalitions, (2) provide examples of contextual variables influencing community coalition development, and (3) discuss the relationship of key leaders in multiple domains and community coalitions. The article concludes with a discussion of the need for a framework of contextual variables and a promising next step.

Political CSR and legitimation via corporate foundation: a public management program

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Souza Bittar-Godinho ◽  
Gilmar Masiero
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Management Program ◽  
The Political ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Csr ◽  
Governance Challenges

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the political involvement of a corporate foundation (CF) though CSR under two perspectives: CF managers and the sponsor firm managers. Design/methodology/approach A single case with a Brazilian CF was conducted. Interviews with sponsor firms and foundations managers were combined with firms’ sustainability reports data and CF’s website information. Findings It was found that CF acts as an ambassador and can be a source of political legitimacy for their sponsor firm. They intermediate in governance challenges as the goals and working style of the CF, firms and municipalities can be sometimes antagonistic. Research limitations/implications The authors could not reach the municipalities officials and their perception of the Public Management Program (PMP). Practical implications The PMP creates personal and organizational relationships with public officials, a resource that can be employed to impact the political strategies of the sponsor firm. Social implications The authors also show how CF’s may help managers to deal with the typical Brazilian peculiarity of policy discontinuity in local governments. Originality/value This case study sheds light a new phenomenon: CF’s support on public management. It adds to the CSR and corporate political activities literature, the role of foundations as ambassadors of the relationship between the firm, government and society. They are not only filling gaps left by the State but are also dealing with local governments administrative deficiencies.

Urban Renewal Policy and Community Change

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Baber
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Federal State ◽  
American Business ◽  
Market Values ◽  
State And Local

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s federal, state, and local governments worked together to implement policies that expanded the nation's highway systems, encouraged suburban expansion, and funded wholesale clearance projects in so-called slum and depressed inner city areas. These policies created programs that directly affected African Americans in cities all over the United States by targeting older neighborhoods, eliminating affordable (though substandard) housing, dislocating families and extended networks, and replacing what existed with highway overpasses, widened city streets, massive sewer projects, parks, and public housing. The residents of the affected neighborhoods were not involved in the planning, much of which took place years before the programs were implemented, and their voices were not well represented at public hearings. Absentee land owners, who leased properties to African Americans, capitalized on Urban Renewal opportunities, selling their holdings or allowing them to be claimed by condemnation or eminent domain for "fair market values." Those who were displaced had few options for relocation and resettled in other areas where they could find affordable housing, creating new low-income neighborhoods where they were once again tenants of absentee landlords. Traditional services—beauty and barber shops, medical offices and other businesses—were dispersed and people found it harder to conduct business with their friends and neighbors. Streets were broken up by highways, and people without transportation could no longer walk to the traditional business areas. Consumer activity was dispersed to new areas in cities, weakening the African American business foundation and causing many businesses to fail.

scholarly journals Endowment Strategies for the University of Delaware Botanic Garden through Case Study Analysis

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Stephens ◽  
Aaron Steil ◽  
Melody Gray ◽  
Abby Hird ◽  
Sonya Lepper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Of Delaware ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Public Horticulture ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Future Success ◽  
Public Garden ◽  
The University ◽  
Volunteer Group

The University of Delaware Botanic Garden (UDBG), located in Newark, is in transition, moving from its initial founding as a public garden by dedicated faculty and a volunteer group to an organized and efficient entity with widely recognized achievements and reputation. To make this leap, UDBG is faced with the particular need for an endowment to fund its operations, staff, and collections to continue future success. An endowment will provide a steady source of monetary support to operate and maintain UDBG. This study was conducted to discover the best endowment strategies based on the experience of four other public gardens associated with universities. These interviews were compiled and compared. The resulting recommendations for UDBG are based on the following five areas: organizational structure, planning, current strategies, the endowment, and the donor. The insights into how all five of these areas affect endowments may also be beneficial to other university public horticulture entities seeking to build an endowment.

scholarly journals Current Status of Children’s Gardens Within Public Gardens in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 671-680
Author(s):  
Min Hyeong Kwon ◽  
Changwan Seo ◽  
Jongyun Kim ◽  
Moonil Kim ◽  
Chun Ho Pak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Garden ◽  
Near Future

The purpose of this study was to identify the current status and future development of children’s gardens within public gardens in the United States and to examine their roles as places for children to explore natural environments. This study identified 776 public gardens and examined 163 of those gardens using a comprehensive online survey. The sampled public gardens were widely distributed throughout the United States, although they were located primarily in the eastern and western regions of the United States. We found that 55% of the 163 public gardens that we investigated included a children’s garden at the time of data collection, and 26.4% planned to add a children’s garden in the near future. Children’s gardens found within public gardens were typically in a botanical garden and were added after the public gardens were formed. Most of the children’s gardens had a stated purpose of providing children with environmental education by allowing them to experience the natural environment through play. Most children’s gardens occupied a small proportion, less than 1 acre, of the overall size of a public garden. We also found that demographic and socioeconomic factors influenced the development of children’s gardens within public gardens and public gardens in general.

scholarly journals Pretesting Public Garden Exhibits Enhances Their Educational Value for People with Diverse Abilities

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-722
Author(s):  
Jean M. Larson ◽  
Emily Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Botanical Gardens ◽  
Public Garden ◽  
The University

Formative evaluation (pretesting) can lead to better working exhibits in public gardens. While many botanical gardens and arboreta will attest to the importance of using formative evaluation, it has not been used to develop exhibits for consumers with diverse disabilities. At the Clotilde Irvine Sensory Garden of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (Chanhassen, Minn.) we are interested in developing exhibits that meet the needs of audiences with disabilities. To that end in 2000, four comprehensive interpretive exhibits were pretested before the final exhibits were installed within the Clotilde Irvine Sensory Garden to determine the exhibits ability to teach concepts to all regardless of disability. The evaluation indicated these exhibits were physically accessible, but needed attention in specific areas to enhance their inclusiveness.

scholarly journals Visits to Public Gardens: Its Meaning for Avid Gardeners

HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 591A-591
Author(s):  
Susan Wilson Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal History ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Public Garden ◽  
Integral Role

This study examined how avid gardeners experience a public garden. Phenomenological interviewing was the qualitative research method used to collect data from six avid gardeners who frequently visited a public garden. Data about the gardener's beliefs and actions regarding their gardening history, gardening practices, and involvement with public gardens were gathered. From an inductive analysis, a conceptual model of a gardener's world was delineated. This study found that a gardener's world is composed of four dimensions that include: 1) personal history, 2) social connections, 3) human well-being, and 4) learning experiences. The dimensions of a gardener's world are the personal learning constructs through which gardeners experience their plant world. It is through these dimensions that the avid gardeners in this study experienced a public garden. Each of the four dimensions of an avid gardener's composition influenced how participants experienced a public garden. Participants used a public garden to socially interact with others, enhance their human well-being, strengthen their gardening background, and extend their gardening knowledge and skill. Several categories of activities and events emerged within the four dimensions of an avid gardener's world to inform us how gardening plays an integral role in gardeners' lives.

scholarly journals Integrating the Built and Social Environment into Health Assessments for Maternal and Child Health: Creating a Planning-Friendly Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Wang ◽  
Jennifer Whittaker ◽  
Katherine Kellom ◽  
Stephanie Garcia ◽  
Deanna Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Needs Assessments ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
And Child Health

Environmental and community context earliest in the life course have a profound effect on life-long health outcomes. Yet, standard needs assessments for maternal and child health (MCH) programs often overlook the full range of influences affecting health in-utero and early childhood. To address this, we developed a methodology for assessing community risk in MCH based on six domains integrating 66 indicators across community, environment, socioeconomic indicators, and MCH outcomes. We pilot this methodology in Pennsylvania, and share examples of how local governments, planners, and public health officials across the geographic spectrum can integrate this data into community planning for improved maternal and child health.

scholarly journals The Perceptions and Needs of Volunteers at a University- affiliated Public Garden

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 552-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Haynes ◽  
Cary J. Trexler
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Group Format ◽  
Public Garden ◽  
Tangible Rewards ◽  
Material Benefits ◽  
Volunteer Motives ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Rewards

University-affiliated gardens enhance the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the university. Attracting and retaining volunteers is challenging but important for the success of most public gardens. The objective of this case study was to determine the perceptions and needs of volunteers at a university-affiliated public garden. In a focus group format, participants' responses were analyzed to determine the benefits of volunteering to both the participants and the university. Benefits were categorized into three groups: material, solidarity, and purposive. Material benefits are tangible rewards that are equated with monetary or resource gain. Solidarity benefits are social rewards from being in a group. Purposive benefits are rewards from achieving a goal or mission. This study documents the shift of volunteer motives from deriving purposive to solidarity benefits as the garden grew and expanded. Concomitantly, the goals of the university-affiliated garden shifted from purposive to material benefits. Our results confirm that garden volunteers are like other groups of volunteers in that they expect specific benefits for their participation, and their needs may fluctuate over time. Thus, a public garden may need to adjust reward systems to maximize the positive impact of volunteers. The university would benefit from an efficient support system to help volunteers meet their desire for helping the organization. To retain volunteers the university needs better training programs, a more flexible volunteer work schedule, and more recognition ceremonies. This study has implications for any institution that uses volunteer support to accomplish its mission.

scholarly journals IoT based Automation of Public Garden and Botanical Garden

2021 ◽  
Vol 2089 (1) ◽  
pp. 012062
Author(s):  
B H Pithadiya ◽  
H N Parikh ◽  
H N Pandya ◽  
D Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Public Gardens ◽  
Temperature And Humidity ◽  
Public Garden ◽  
And Control

Abstract People in urban areas appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature as carefully manicured grass and flowers in public gardens. Senior citizens find this place best for their social networking, while children enjoy their recreational activities here. Botanical garden generally refers to a place where, variety of flora species are planted and grown for the purpose of scientific study. Maintaining a garden or botanical garden takes lot of maintenance effort along with monitoring various parameters such as moisture and light; ambient factors like temperature and humidity of air are also important factors. The focus of this paper is to demonstrate and implement a cost-effective way to monitor and control soil moisture, ambient air temperature and humidity in such gardens by means of controlling drip irrigation pumps and water sprinklers.

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