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Learning Histories

Do you want to Dance?
(Forming a Strategic Partnership.)
Part 1 of 7

Choosing your Dance Partner
(Selection Criteria for Strategic Partnerships.)
Part 2 of 7

Learning the Dance Steps
(The Step-by-Step Process for Developing and Maintaining the Partnership.)
Part 3 of 7

How to avoid stepping on each other's toes while dancing
(Critical lessons learned & recommendations.)
Part 4 of 7

Evaluating the dance performance
(Rating the effectiveness of the partnership.)
Part 5 of 7

Learn to Tango
(Experiment for better performance.)
Part 6 of 7

Let's Dance
(Find the right partner for your organization and then dance.)
Part 7 of 7

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Home Management Resources Partnership
Part 1 of 7

Do you want to dance? Forming a Strategic Partnership.

In 1998, five years into its learning experience with the Community Benefit Fund (Tithing) Memorial Hospital decided that short-term alliances with multiple organizations mostly yielded limited results. In order to have more impact, they decided that they would seek to develop long- term relationships with a few strategic partners. It was out of this shift in focus that the partnership between Memorial Hospital and Home Management Resources emerged.