Issue-Based Community Impact
“Community Impact”
The Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties, Inc.
Oct Breakout Discussion
October 14, 2014
Discussion Purpose
& Learning Objectives
• Begin the process of shifting to Community
Impact Model
– What is issue-based community impact?
– What is the timeline for JLKD to make this shift?
– How will membership be involved?
• To ensure the JLKD membership is
knowledgeable on issue-based community
impact and understand the timeline for
shifting our League to the new model.
2 Questions
• Why did you join the league?
• What are 3 things you hope to gain from
your JLKD member experience?
The Junior League’s Approach to
Community Impact
What is issue-based community
impact and why it is important?
Our World has Changed…
Transformation Goal
What we do best is develop the potential of women
Why Are We Doing This?
Our unique advantage of empowering women
and influencing the landscape for women's
leadership in the 21st century
Impact communities at a time when we
face some of the biggest and most
complex challenges in decades
Build a model for leadership that drives
organizational change and a culture of
engagement across our communities
Community Impact
Members’
community and
civic leadership
development
League
IMPACT
Members
League
Communities
Meaningful and lasting
community change
JL positioned
as an
engaged
stakeholder
with strong
community
networks
Why Issue-based Community Impact
Keeps the Mission Relevant
The League’s role and positioning
in the community Focus on
meaningful change and connectedness
to the concerns and well-being of the
community
Community
collaborations on shared
outcomes
Building networks of
relationships across and
within the community and a
deep knowledge of
community issues
Civic
Engagement
Leadership development,
through community
partnerships, advocacy &
direct service
Developing leadership skills
through engagement with
community issues
Member networks,
learning & social
communities
A vital pool of trained civic
leaders that proliferate
into other sectors
Community Impact:
The terminology…..
TOPIC
A topic is that which identifies a broad area of interest.
Example: children & youth
ISSUE
Identifies a particular interest area within the topic; typically defined as an
aspect of the topic that is of interest.
Example: prevention and treatment of child abuse
FOCUS
A particular aspect of the issue selected for impact.
Example: effective parenting
IMPACT AREA
Broadest definition of the outcomes desired.
Example: teen parents have good parenting skills and support
STRATEGIES
Detailed objectives of the impact area
Examples: increase number of teen parents who
access parenting education & increase access to
support services for teen mothers
TACTICS
Activities to support strategies
articulated as part of a range of
strategies
Community Impact:
Visualizing Impact…..
Topic
Issue
Focus
Impact
Community Impact:
Visualizing Impact…..
Impact
Strategies
Tactics
•The impact stage is a
decisive moment for
articulating results
• At this stage, Program
Development is the
selection and
development of
strategies and tactics
for impact
From Topic to Impact…
TOPIC
CHILDREN & YOUTH
ISSUE
Prevention & Treatment of Child Abuse
FOCUS
Effective Parenting
Children in Foster Care
IMPACT
Teen parents have
good parenting skills
and support
Children are returned
to a stable family
environment
Impact to Tactics…
IMPACT
Teen parents have good
parenting skills and
support
Children are returned
to a stable family
environment
STRATEGIES
Increase the
number of teen
parents who
access parenting
education
Increase access
to support
services for
teen mothers
TACTICS
Home
Visitation
Project
Teen Parenting
Support (Peer)
Groups
Ensure a secure
& welcoming
environment
for family
visitation
Increase
counseling
services for
children &
parents
Program versus Project
Defining terms
• Projects yield outputs – 40 breakfast bags, 30 donated baskets
• Programs support the achievement of desired outcomes
Program is a portfolio of multiple strategies and tactics:
• A system of services, opportunities or projects, designed to
meet a (public or social) need
– Advocacy
– Direct Service
– Community Partnerships
• A plan of action [comprising of a well considered portfolio of
strategies and tactics] aimed at accomplishing a clear objective,
with details on what work is to be done, by whom, when, and
what resources will be used
Major Implications
•
•
•
•
•
•
Concentrated vs. diluted community impact
Top-quality, high-visibility programming
Heightened credibility (reputation)
A widened sphere of influence for the League
Membership sustainability (retention)
More opportunities for diverse learning and
leadership development experiences
• Networking opportunities with a wider range of
organizations, funders, community influencers, and
residents
DISCUSSION
• Currently we are in the process of considering
how will League functions change as a result
of this work in all areas of JLKD.
– Member Recruitment
– Member Development
– Finance
– Fund Development
– Communications
– Community Activities
Question
• What are 2 things you would like to see come
out of this shift to the Community Impact
Model?
Timeline
• 2 Year Process
– Development & Implementation
• 7 Modules this year
• Opportunities for member participation
• Q&A