LIVE UNITED Mission United Orlando Backbone Support for Veteran - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED Mission United Orlando Backbone Support for Veteran Engagement Presenter: Laura Whitfield - Mission United Director, Heart of Florida United Way

Improving Our Focus and Direction • Supported by a collection of community organizations, local businesses, volunteers, and the Heart of Florida United Way • Challenges in alignment and priority focus • Course correction to ensure a solid foundation for work and collaboration • Reimagined vision, imperatives, goals and enablers GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED 2

Collective Impact Forum Insights Why Serving as a Backbone is Difficult: Austin’s Top Three Lessons • Challenge One – Backbone Flexibility vs. Compliance • Challenge Two – Funders Need Quantifiable Outcomes • Challenge Three – Advancing a Common Agenda There will be a push for advocacy at times; you may have to find others in the community to lobby on your behalf GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED 3

Incorporating the Lessons • Stay focused – track work group progress • Keep stakeholders engaged – reminder of the collective vision • Don’t let setbacks derail our results • Celebrate the impact we are making in the lives of veterans GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED 4

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