--- title: Communities Ending Poverty Coaching Library | Collaborative Governance Plan description: This coaching library provides you with tools, templates and examples to help you achieve each milestone towards developing a collaborative governance plan. --- ## Developing a Collaborative Governance Plan   This coaching library provides you with tools, templates and examples to help reflect on each major aspect of creating or updating your governance and leadership approach.   | **Objective** | **Resource(s)** | | --- | --- | | **Making Connections** | [Large Group Mural](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1630345893108/259673048e5712f3e89022726ec47450ba48bd6c?sender=u2b01760b94b8e3799a9f0373) | | **MODULE 1: INVESTING IN LEADERSHIP THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE ** | | | **Module 1 PowerPoint** | [Investing in Leadership That Makes a Difference](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Session%201-%20Investing%20in%20Leadership%20that%20Makes%20a%20Difference%20%20%5BAutosaved%5D.pdf?hsLang=en) | | **What we are learning about collaborative governance** | [Tool \| The Collaboration Spectrum](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Collaboration%20Spectrum%20Tool%20July%202017%20fillable.pdf?hsLang=en) [Collaborate for Social Change, Forms and Features of Collaboration: A synthesis for the Collaboration for Wellbeing and Health](http://wordpress.collaboratei.com/wp-content/uploads/Forms-and-features-of-collaborations.pdf)​ [Paper \| The Collaboration Spectrum Revisited](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/the-collaborative-spectrum-revisited?hsLang=en) | | **Investing in a different approach: Collective Impact leadership** | [Tool \| The Cynefin Framework](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/The%20Cynefin%20Framework%20Fillable.pdf?hsLang=en) [Book \| TEN: Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/ten-2019?hsLang=en) [The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbook](https://www.amazon.ca/Collaborative-Leadership-Fieldbook-David-Chrislip/dp/0787957194) | | **Navigating leadership dynamics** | [Culture Design Canvas](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Culture%20design%20canvas%20fillable.pdf?hsLang=en) [Getting to the Collaborative Mindset](https://www.cio.com/article/3228866/getting-to-the-collaborative-mindset.html) [Strategies for Building Trust/Trust-related tool (Paper \| Turf, Trust, Co-Creation & Collective Impact)](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/turf-trust-co-creation-collective-impact?hsLang=en) [How to Navigate a Turf War at Work](https://hbr.org/2017/09/how-to-navigate-a-turf-war-at-work) [Broken Trust](https://www.brokentrust.com/facts-about-trust/) | | **Sustaining collaborative efforts** | [TOOL \| Collaborative Leadership: Self-Assessment Questionnaires](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Culture%20design%20canvas%20fillable-1.pdf?hsLang=en) [Leadership Pizza](https://www.sessionlab.com/methods/leadership-pizza) [15% Solutions](https://www.liberatingstructures.com/7-15-solutions/) [Solving the Puzzle of Collaborative Leadership](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/solving-the-puzzle-of-collaborative-governance?hsLang=en) | | **Homework: Types of Problems** | [Tool \| The Cynefin Framework](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/The%20Cynefin%20Framework%20Fillable.pdf?hsLang=en) - Find the Cynefin Framework exercise in Mural - [Group 1: Chatham-Kent](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632268846608/55b162e218ecb34a48cd890fd71f4247fd1740fb?wid=0-1632269644982&outline=open) - [Group 2: Chippewas of the Thames](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282195202/9bf334c8c4724bf11c3da9a3466665ddf33eefaf?wid=0-1632269644982&outline=open) - [Group 3: Grande Prairie](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282357084/62430482678e762718beaa669108359cd039e144?wid=0-1632269644982&outline=open) - [Group 4: Sudbury](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282451116/2d1600c866de04651bdf4af483b01d17fd6a0ee2?wid=0-1632269644982&outline=open) - [Group 5: Oxford County](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282552936/b01bf4af97e6fb06b771d1dcac614fc9adfde78e?wid=0-1632269644982&outline=open) - [Group 6: Whitehorse](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282626233/01fdcf8cbcecc66c664dd6539385df212be9fcbb?wid=0-1632269644982&outline=open) | | **Homework: Recruitment tools** | [Tool \| Top 100 Partners Exercise](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/top-100-partners-exercise?hsLang=en) [Tool \| Community Reference System](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Tool%20Community%20Reference%20System%20fillable.pdf?hsLang=en) | | MODULE 2: GOVERNANCE ROLES AND STRUCTURES - CREATING THE RIGHT BALANCE | | | **Module 2 PowerPoint** | [Governance Roles and Structures](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Session%202%20-%20Governance%20Roles%20and%20Structures%20.pdf?hsLang=en) | | **Collaborative governance structure** | [Tool \| The Collaboration Spectrum](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/collaboration-spectrum-tool?hsLang=en) [Collaborate for Social Change, Forms and Features of Collaboration: A synthesis for the Collaboration for Wellbeing and Health](http://wordpress.collaboratei.com/wp-content/uploads/Forms-and-features-of-collaborations.pdf)​ [Paper \| The Collaboration Spectrum Revisited](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/the-collaborative-spectrum-revisited?hsLang=en) [Double Diamond Framework for Innovation](https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/news-opinion/what-framework-innovation-design-councils-evolved-double-diamond) Core Governance Documents: 1. [Governance structure](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Resources/Tools/Tool%20-%20Collaborative%20Governance%20Framework.pdf) 2. [Principles for working together](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/establishing-values-and-principles-for-working-together-tool?hsLang=en) 3. [Decision-making strategy](https://www.pleus.net/download/agiledecisions.pdf) 4. [Plan on a page](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-collective-impact-tool-building-a-plan-on-a-page?hsLang=en) 5. [Key milestone report](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/key-milestone-report-tool?hsLang=en) 6. [Regular or annual progress update](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/tracking-change-through-an-outcomes-diary?hsLang=en) Samples: [Kahnawá:ke, Quebec - Governance Structure](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/khanawake%20plan%20on%20a%20page.png?hsLang=en) [GEEARS - S](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/GEEARS%20plan%20on%20a%20page.png?hsLang=en)trategic Framework [Living Saint John - Terms of Reference](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Sample%20Governance%20Structure%20and%20Terms%20of%20Reference.docx?hsLang=en) [CBYF Yukon Plan-on-a-Page](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/CBYF_Yukon_poster_16x9.pdf?hsLang=en) [Future North Plan-on-a-Page](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/future%20north%20plan%20on%20a%20page.png?hsLang=en) and [Decision-Making Map](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Future-North-Decision-Making%20Map.pdf?hsLang=en) | | **Homework: Defining Responsibilities and accountabilities** | [Accountability Framework](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Accountability%20Framework.pdf?hsLang=en) Find the Accountability Framework exercise in Mural - [Group 1: Chatham-Kent](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632268846608/55b162e218ecb34a48cd890fd71f4247fd1740fb?wid=0-1631281923848&outline=open) - [Group 2: Chippewas of the Thames](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282195202/9bf334c8c4724bf11c3da9a3466665ddf33eefaf?wid=0-1631281923848&outline=open) - [Group 3: Grande Prairie](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282357084/62430482678e762718beaa669108359cd039e144?wid=0-1631281923848&outline=open) - [Group 4: Sudbury](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282451116/2d1600c866de04651bdf4af483b01d17fd6a0ee2?wid=0-1631281923848&outline=open) - [Group 5: Oxford County](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282552936/b01bf4af97e6fb06b771d1dcac614fc9adfde78e?wid=0-1631281923848&outline=open) - [Group 6: Whitehorse](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282626233/01fdcf8cbcecc66c664dd6539385df212be9fcbb?wid=0-1631281923848&outline=open) | | MODULE 3: NAVIGATING COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP FROM START-UP TO SUSTAINABILITY | | | Module 3 PowerPoint | [Navigating Collaborative Leadership from Start-Up to Sustainability](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Session%203%20-%20Navigating%20Collaboration%20from%20start%20up%20to%20sustainability%20-2.pdf) | | Phases of Collective Impact - Self-Assessment | [Collective Impact Self-Assessment and Planning Tool](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/CI%203.0/Workshop%20Resources/Collective%20Impact%205%20Phase%20Self%20Assessment%20Tool.pdf?t=1497966218264) | | Conceptualize: build the culture of Collective Impact | The Innovation Curve | | **Effective onboarding** | 1. [Governance structure](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Resources/Tools/Tool%20-%20Collaborative%20Governance%20Framework.pdf) 2. [Principles for working together](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/establishing-values-and-principles-for-working-together-tool?hsLang=en) 3. [Decision-making strategy](https://www.pleus.net/download/agiledecisions.pdf) 4. [Plan on a page](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/a-collective-impact-tool-building-a-plan-on-a-page?hsLang=en) 5. [Key milestone report](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/key-milestone-report-tool?hsLang=en) 6. [Regular or annual progress update](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/tracking-change-through-an-outcomes-diary?hsLang=en) | | **Decision-making roles** | [Future North's Decision Authority Matrix (Sudbury)](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Decision%20Authority%20Matrix.V%205_docx%20(2).pdf?hsLang=en) [The Art of Powerful Questions](https://www.sparc.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/the-art-of-powerful-questions.pdf) | | **Homework: Planning for sustainability** | [Collective Impact Self-Assessment and Planning Tool](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/CI%203.0/Workshop%20Resources/Collective%20Impact%205%20Phase%20Self%20Assessment%20Tool.pdf?t=1497966218264) | | MODULE 4: EVALUATING THE COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE | | | **Module 4 PowerPoint** | [Evaluating the Collaborative Leadership Experience](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Session%204%20-%20Evaluating%20the%20Collaborative%20Leadership%20Experience%20.pdf?hsLang=en) | | **Collaborative Cycle** | [Ecocycle Planning](https://www.liberatingstructures.com/31-ecocycle-planning/) | | **Collaborative leadership** | [PAPER \| Making Sense of the Multiple Faces of Leadership](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/making-sense-of-the-multiple-faces-of-leadership?hsLang=en) [The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory](https://www.wilder.org/sites/default/files/imports/Wilder%20Collaboration%20Factors%20Inventory_3rd%20edition_8-18.pdf) [Collaborative Leadership: Self Assessment Questionnaires](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Tamarack_New_Website/Collababorative_Leader_self-assessments.pdf?__hstc=163327267.a42979714b599887c4b4f3750cf35b2d.1617713314092.1622205944020.1622471149373.87&__hssc=163327267.6.1622471149373&__hsfp=2484257095&hsCtaTracking=d84d7132-c02d-47de-a4ea-dbefce12e067%7C97470b06-36a8-4972-992d-3b27b520e603&hsLang=en) | | **Trust** | [How to Build Trust on Your Virtual Team](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYqKaRSW1CI) (Youtube) | | **Navigating transitions** | [TRIZ](https://www.liberatingstructures.com/6-making-space-with-triz/)  [The Community Canvas Guidebook](https://community-canvas.org)  | | **Track progress** | [TOOL \| Outcomes Diary](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/tracking-change-through-an-outcomes-diary?hsLang=en) | | **Homework: Leadership and Community Assessment Tools** | [TOOL \| Sustaining Collective Impact Efforts](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Events/CI%203.0/Workshop%20Resources/Sustaining%20CI%20-%20Tool%20.pdf?t=1497903311895)  Find the Sustainability Self-Assessment exercise in Mural - [Group 1: Chatham-Kent](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632268846608/55b162e218ecb34a48cd890fd71f4247fd1740fb?wid=0-1631288956403&outline=open) - [Group 2: Chippewas of the Thames](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282195202/9bf334c8c4724bf11c3da9a3466665ddf33eefaf?wid=0-1631288956403&outline=open) - [Group 3: Grande Prairie](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282357084/62430482678e762718beaa669108359cd039e144?wid=0-1631288956403&outline=open) - [Group 4: Sudbury](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282451116/2d1600c866de04651bdf4af483b01d17fd6a0ee2?wid=0-1631288956403&outline=open) - [Group 5: Oxford County](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282552936/b01bf4af97e6fb06b771d1dcac614fc9adfde78e?wid=0-1631288956403&outline=open) - [Group 6: Whitehorse](https://app.mural.co/t/tamarackmural4359/m/tamarackmural4359/1632282626233/01fdcf8cbcecc66c664dd6539385df212be9fcbb?wid=0-1631288956403&outline=open) | | **MODULE 5: BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE ACTION PLAN** | | | **Module 5 PowerPoint** | [Building a Collaborative Governance Action Plan](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Session%205-%20Building%20a%20Collaborative%20Governance%20Action%20Plan%20-1.pdf) | | **Homework: Collaborative Governance Action Plan** | [Collaborative Governance Action Plan Canvas](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Collaborative%20Governance%20Planning%20Canvas%20.pdf?hsLang=en) |       [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=3401&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en) ### Tamarack [Home](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en) [Latest](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest?hsLang=en) [Events](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/eventlisting?hsLang=en) [Donate](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/donate?hsLang=en) [About](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/whoweare?hsLang=en) ### Follow Us [** ** ](https://www.facebook.com/TamarackInstitute) [** ** ](https://twitter.com/Tamarack_Inst) [** ** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tamarack-institute-for-community-engagement)   In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth we honour and acknowledge that our work occurs across Turtle Island (North America), which has been home since time immemorial to the ancestors of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples. ### Subscribe Be in the know. 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