Collaboration Prize Nomination

Nominators were asked to complete a form and submit a letter of no more than four pages describing the following:

• Origins: What motivating factors led to this collaboration? When and how did it begin? What organizations were involved in the development of the collaboration? Were any other organizations added, and for what purpose?
• Structure: What is the organizational structure of the collaboration? Why was this structure chosen? How does this approach contribute to the success of the collaboration?
• Management: How is the collaboration managed? What operating efficiencies have been achieved? How have decisions concerning management and operation of the collaboration created greater impact?
• Impact: How has working in collaboration benefited the community—especially the constituency that is served? How has the collaboration's value to community been measured?
• Community response: How have others in the community responded to the collaboration?
• Sector model: In what ways is this collaboration a worthy model for others to learn from and/or emulate?
• Challenges along the way: What "bumps in the road" were encountered during the formation of the collaboration? How did were these challenges addressed?
• Summarize the financial and operating efficiencies that have been achieved by the collaboration. What methodologies has the collaboration used to track these changes? Over what period of time were these results obtained?

Click here to see the full nomination package, including the nomination form. For more details about the database coding process, please read the methodology.