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Beyond Our Boundaries Beyond Our Boundaries A Report on the Baseline Inventory of the Smithsonian’s Active Strategic Partnerships with External Organizations Appendices Smithsonian Institution Office of Policy and Analysis February 2012 APPENDIX A: REFERENCES Smithsonian materials Clough, G. Wayne. 2011. “On the road in Arizona: The Secretary’s travel journal.” The Torch. March 28. __________. 2010. “Education, Technology and the Smithsonian’s Service to the Nation.” The Torch. September. __________. 2009. “Teaming Up: University partnerships are key to the success of the Smithsonian Institution’s education initiatives.” Smithsonian magazine. January. Henson, Pamela M. 2011. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Institutional History Division. Email. Mapel, Michelle. 2008. Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Undersecretary for Science. Smithsonian Institution: An Analysis of Partnerships in Corporate Social Responsibility. July 22. Smithsonian Institution. 2010. “Microsoft, the Smithsonian Institution and TakingITGlobal Announce Worldwide Program for Teachers and Students to Use Technology to Address Global Environmental Issues.” Press release. October 28. __________. 2010. “The Smithsonian and The George Washington University Partner to Further Scientific Research and Education.” Press release. July 16. __________. 2009. Memorandum of Understanding between the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Maryland. April 8. __________. 2009. Inspiring Generations Through Knowledge and Discovery. Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2010‐2015. __________. 2008. Update on Smithsonian‐EPA Activities since MOU (March 2007). Memorandum to Dr. Gregory Gray, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, EPA from Scott Miller, Smithsonian Institution; Steve Young, EPA; and Montira Pongsiri, EPA. March. Smithsonian Institution. International Museum Professional Education Office. n.d. Program description. A‐1 Smithsonian Institution. Office of the General Counsel. 2011. Matter Report – MOUs. February 4. Smithsonian Institution. Office of Policy and Analysis. 2009. Addressing Complexity: Fostering Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Science Research at the Smithsonian. Detailed findings with Addendum D: Smithsonian Partnerships, Networks, and Other Collaborations, Actual and Proposed. July. Smithsonian Leadership Development Program Inaugural Class. 2009. Improving Smithsonian Collaborations. April. Troubleyn, Michelle. 2011. Intern, Smithsonian Office of Policy and Analysis. Partnerships at the Smithsonian: An Assessment of the Rewards, Risks, and Challenges of Educational Partnerships. Master’s thesis as result of internship, Smithsonian Office of Policy and Analysis. Available from author. Vastag, Brian. 2011. “At the bottom of the world, a controversial search for cosmic leftovers.” The Washington Post. December 4. Books American Association of Museums. 1995. Museums in the Life of a City: Strategies for Community Partnerships. Austin, James E. 2000. The Collaboration Challenge: How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed Through Strategic Alliances. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass Publishers. Campbell, Andrew and Michael Goold. 2000. The Collaborative Enterprise: Why Links Between Business Units Often Fail and How to Make Them Work. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books. Crutchfield, Leslie R. and Heather McLeod Grant; Foreword by Steve Case. 2008. Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass Publishers. De la Mothe, John and Albert N. Link, eds. 2002. Networks, Alliances and Partnerships in the Innovation Process. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dent, Stephen M. 2004. Partnering Intelligence: Creating Value for Your Business by Building Strong Alliances. Palo Alto, CA: Davies‐Black Publishing. A‐2 Dent, Stephen M. and Sandra M. Naiman. 2002. Partnering Intelligence Fieldbook: Tools and Techniques for Building Strong Alliances for Your Business. Palo Alto, CA: Davies‐Black Publishing. Eisner, Michael D. and Aaron Cohen. 2010. Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed. New York: Harper Collins. Feeney, Suzanne C. “Governance Framework for Collaborations and Mergers.” In Connors, Tracy Daniel, ed. 2001. The Nonprofit Handbook: Management. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Third Edition. Geddes, Michael. 2005. Making Public Private Partnerships Work: Building Relationships and Understanding Cultures. Burlington, VT: Gower Publishing Co. Gray, Barbara. 1989, Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass Publishers. Grimsey, Darrin and Mervyn K. Lewis. 2004. Public Private Partnerships: the Worldwide Revolution in Infrastructure Provision and Project Finance. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. Jacoby, Barbara and Associates. 2003. Building Partnerships for Service‐Learning. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass Publishers. Kuglin, Fred A. and Jeff Hook. 2002. Building, Leading, and Managing Strategic Alliances: How to Work Effectively and Profitably with Partner Companies. New York: AMACOM. Osborne, Stephen P. 2000. Public‐Private Partnerships: Theory and Practice in International Perspective. New York: Routledge. Salamon, Lester M. 1995. Partners in Public Service: Government‐Nonprofit Relations in the Modern Welfare State. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Saltiel, Iris M., Angela Sgroi and Ralph G. Brockett, eds. 1998. The Power and Potential of Collaborative Learning Partnerships. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass Publishers. No. 79, Fall. Segil, Larraine. 2004. Measuring the Value of Partnering: How to Use Metrics to Plan, Develop, and Implement Successful Alliances. New York: AMACOM. Sitarz, Daniel. 2000. Small Business Start‐Up Kit: Partnerships. Carbondale, IL: Nova Publishing Company. A‐3 Wireman, Peggy. 1997. Partnerships for Prosperity: Museums and Economic Development. Washington, DC: American Association of Museums. Yescombe, E.R. 2007. Public‐Private Partnerships: Principles of Policy and Finance. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Ltd. Journal articles and other publications IBM Center for the Business of Government. 2010. “Leading the Global Partnership Initiative: Insights from Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley.” Spring. Reference for Business, Encyclopedia of Business, 2nd ed. n.d. Government‐University‐ Industry Partnerships U.S. Department of the Interior, Policy, Management and Budget Offices. n.d. Partnerships at Interior. Website. Accessed November 15, 2010. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 2003. Partnership Questions and Answers. August. U.S. General Accounting Office. 1999. Public Private Partnerships: Terms Related to Building and Facility Partnerships. April. Brechter, Charles and Oliver Wise. 2008. “Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Challenges in Managing Philanthropic Support for Public Services.” Public Administration Review. December. Brinkerhoff, Jennifer M. 2010. “How to become a strategic partner for development: Deepening your comparative advantages for strategic engagement.” Training material. February 16. __________. 2002a. “Assessing and improving partnership relationships and outcomes: a proposed framework.” Evaluation and Program Planning. No. 25, pp. 215–231. __________. 2002b. “Government‐Nonprofit Partnership: A Defining Framework.” Public Administration and Development. No. 22, pp. 19‐30. Brown, Carol A. 2004. “Characteristics of Successful Partnerships Between Libraries, Schools, and Community Agencies.” Library Philosophy and Practice. Vol. 6, No. 2, Spring. A‐4 Cross, Jennifer Eileen, Ellyn Dickmann, Rebecca Newman‐Gonchar and Jesse Michael Fagan. 2009. “Using Mixed‐Method Design and Network Analysis to Measure Development of Interagency Collaboration.” American Journal of Evaluation. Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 310‐329. Evans, James A. 2010. “Industry collaboration, scientific sharing, and the dissemination of knowledge.” Social Studies of Science. Vol. 40, No. 5, pp. 757‐791. October. Frey, Bruce B., Jill H. Lohmeier, Stephen W. Lee, and Nona Tollefson. 2006. “Measuring Collaboration Among Grant Partners.” American Journal of Evaluation. Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 383‐392. September. Friedman, Kathryn Bryk and Kathryn A. Foster. 2011. “Environmental Collaboration: Lessons Learned About Cross‐ Boundary Collaborations.” IBM Center for the Business of Government. Hibbert, Paul and Chris Huxham. 2010. “The Past in Play: Tradition in the Structures of Collaboration.” Organization Studies. Vol. 31, No., pp. 525‐554. May. Kamensky, John M. 2010. “Interagency Collaboration Practices.” www.businessofgovernment.org/blog. August 17. Mills, Russell W. 2010. “The Promise of Collaborative Voluntary Partnerships: Lessons from the Federal Aviation Administration.” IBM Center for the Business of Government. Murray, Sarah. 2008. “A fair division of charity’s spoils.” Financial Times. February 21. Thomson, Ann Marie, James L. Perry and Theodore K. Miller. 2007. “Conceptualizing and Measuring Collaboration.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. No. 19, pp 23‐56. Zorich, Diane M., Günter Waibel, and Ricky Erway. 20008. Beyond the Silos of the Lams: Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums. OCLC Research. A‐5 APPENDIX B: SECRETARY CLOUGH MEMO TO DIRECTORS Memorandum to All Unit Directors From G. Wayne Clough RE: Inventory of Smithsonian Strategic Partnerships with External Organizations Dear colleagues, I know we all agree that productive partnerships with other institutions are a key if we are to achieve our aspirations for the future. We have many of long
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