LIVE UNITED Mission United Orlando Backbone Support for Veteran - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER.

LIVE UNITED

Mission United Orlando

Backbone Support for Veteran Engagement

Presenter: Laura Whitfield - Mission United Director, Heart of Florida United Way

Improving Our Focus and Direction

• Supported by a collection of community
• rganizations, local businesses, volunteers, and

the Heart of Florida United Way

• Challenges in alignment and priority focus
• Course correction to ensure a solid foundation

for work and collaboration

• Reimagined vision, imperatives, goals and

enablers

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Collective Impact Forum Insights

Why Serving as a Backbone is Difficult: Austin’s Top Three Lessons

• Challenge One – Backbone Flexibility vs. Compliance
• Challenge Two – Funders Need Quantifiable Outcomes
• Challenge Three – Advancing a Common Agenda

There will be a push for advocacy at times; you may have to find others in the community to lobby on your behalf

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Incorporating the Lessons

• Stay focused –track work group progress
• Keep stakeholders engaged – reminder of the

collective vision

• Don’t let setbacks derail our results
• Celebrate the impact we are making in the lives of

veterans

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Questions? Thank You

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