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PARTNERSHIP CASE STUDIES<br />
chapter three<br />
PODER/PATCH is overcoming an agency-centered<br />
approach to delivering services rather<br />
than focusing on client needs. The lack <strong>of</strong> sufficient<br />
funding has caused some competition.<br />
At times, agencies have viewed the collaborative<br />
approach as encroachment and a zero-sum<br />
game in which sharing service responsibilities<br />
would result in lost revenue and market share.<br />
Keys to Success<br />
The NEWSED organization is communitygrounded<br />
and involves residents in its activities.<br />
Its experience and array <strong>of</strong> services provide<br />
a foundation for building a successful<br />
cross-sector partnership. The PODER/PATCH<br />
effort has undertaken a significant planning<br />
effort to identify constituency needs. It also<br />
has surveyed community assets and opportunities<br />
for addressing needs.<br />
A strong community orientation has contributed<br />
to a broad-based, stakeholder<br />
approach to this partnership. Numerous<br />
organizations and people from the public,<br />
nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, business, and civic sectors are active.<br />
64 Powering the Future: <strong>High</strong>-<strong>Performance</strong> <strong>Partnerships</strong>