How To Keep It Going.

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#009966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>How To Keep It Going.</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why and How to Build Consensus."><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sense of Community What is a Commun"><U><B><IMG SRC="00e1b1d0.gif" border=0 width="27" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:crpetersen@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:crpetersen@yahoo.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="00f2c330.gif" border=0 width="44" height="51" ALT="Send E-Mail" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <div> In order for a collaborative effort to continue, it must continue to fulfill a purpose.</div> <bR> <div> Continually provide valuable new information to the participants.</div> <bR> <div> Create and maintain a process for feedback.</div> <bR> <div> Bring in people from outside the collaboration who can provide new information/training.</div> <bR> <div> Have the members of the collaboration participate in meetings.  Presentations should be made by many different individuals within the collaboration including as many of the members as possible.</div> <bR> <div> Continue to be open to change.  Over time, success may require a change of direction, emphasis, or focus.</div> <bR> <div> New goals need to be continuously set and achieved.    Celebrate Success!!</div> <bR> <div> New people often provide new energy.</div> <bR> <div> Sometimes collaborations outgrow their usefulness.  Sometimes we lose our passion for a particular issue.  Change can be good and revitalize.  Sometimes a collaboration is better served by merging with another.</div> <bR> <div> "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Attributed to Albert Einstein</div> <bR> <div> If it doesn't work, do something else.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ******************************************************</div> <div> Additional information on <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Sense of Community What is a Commun"><U>Effective Community Mobilization</U></A>, contained below.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>