- Partnering Objectives -
This is about you, your organization, and your community.
Do all the stakeholders want to increase access, inclusion, participation, and leadership in YOUR community?
No - It's okay, come back when you are ready or try a community engagement activity with our resources and expertise.
YES - Great! Let's take the next steps.
To ensure AAW efficiently and effectively reaches the community of those with disabilities of all ages and backgrounds including our veterans, AAW partners with organizations serving this demographic. These include nature centers, outdoor and conservation organizations, and sports clubs becoming part of the AAW Network and serving as local hosts for access to AAW equipment (all-terrain outdoor chairs, enclosed trailers, and more). These organizations assume responsibility for -
Examples include:
outreach and awareness about the importance of increased access to the outdoors and nature for the entire community;
implementing access to the outdoors;
accessibility for local outdoor programming; and
representing AAW in the community.
Only organizations and community groups that have collaborated with Access Ability Wisconsin's Team on at least one inclusive outdoor experience/activity/event can be considered for the AAW hosting program.
YOU want to increase participation and access in YOUR Community!
Processing Reservations:
Taking reservations at their locations for the community to use off-site and in some cases like nature centers on-site use may be available.
Ensuring the entire reservation process including completion of surveys and sharing media (pictures, video, new articles).
Outreach and Community Engagement:
Together we market availability and access to equipment.
Together we educate about access, inclusion, and assumptions.
Maintenance of AAW’s equipment:
AAW's responsibilities include
purchasing equipment,
training locations, and
reporting survey results and stories back to grantors.
AAW Network Partners help fund maintenance, repairs, and other related location costs.
Working together on this leads to success on two fronts. It extends AAW’s reach and allows even more people access to the great outdoors in YOUR community!
Stop - Read the following. You must follow the process in order. No steps will be skipped!
How to become a Network Partner?
a) Identify at least one inclusive outdoor experience/activity/event that your organization or community group has successfully collaborated with Access Ability Wisconsin's Team. Include that information in 1b) reviewing the application.
Review it
DISCUSS IT INTERNALLY
Include stakeholders from the executive director to those who will be doing equipment checkout and check-in
Identify events or activities in which your organization can reserve and check out AAW equipment to use for increasing outdoor access in your community/location. This will be considered a "Try Me" step.
SUBMIT Hosting Program Application to our Admin Staff (admin@accessabilitywi.org) and Business Manager.
AAW will confirm application acceptance prior to the next step.
Stop - Read the following. You must follow the process in order. No steps will be skipped!
2) Potential AAW Network Partner Questionnaire
After confirmation from AAW, submit the "Questionnaire".
A questionnaire review will happen with AAW staff.
Stop - Read the following. You must follow the process in order. No steps will be skipped!
3) *Try Me* and Collaboration
AAW staff or Business Manager will schedule a conference call/meeting to review the next steps:
Confirm "Try Me" event/activity, - NOTE: This is a requirement for all potential network partners / hosting program facilitators.
Review reservation process, AAW OA4A model (AAW resources, outreach, networking, policies, and procedures), and confirm equipment availability,
Debrief the "Try Me" activity/event with all parties, and
Address any concerns or limitations.
Stop - Read the following. You must follow the process in order. No steps will be skipped!
REVIEW AND DISCUSS IT INTERNALLY
Include stakeholders from the executive director to those who will be regularly involved in equipment checkout and check-in
Legal review if needed, and
Identify Marketing Opportunities.
SUBMIT signed MOA
Stop - Read the following. You must follow the process in order. No steps will be skipped!
5) AAW Board Review of all incoming MOAs and Applications
AAW internally discusses "Try Me" debriefs, potential hosts, and submitted MOAs at scheduled board meetings.
AAW Leadership identifies any gaps (and a legal review may be needed).
AAW staff or Business Manager schedules an update call if needed.
Stop - Read the following. You must follow the process in order. No steps will be skipped!
6) Partnership/Collaboration (Onboarding)
AAW staff or Business Manager will schedule a conference call/meeting to review the next steps:
Review reservation process, AAW resources, AAW policies and procedures;
See "Onboarding Process" below;
Finish press release, marketing, website/social media plans, updates with identified open house/ribbon cutting promotional event, (NOTE: this all happens prior to any equipment being allocated to the AAW Network Host),
Schedule training online and in-person (minimum 3 people), and
Address any concerns or limitations.
This is an ongoing relationship working on mutual goals and making an impact together!
Onboarding Process
Training and equipment pick-up are coordinated with resources and staffing across multiple organizations. This "Onboarding" diagram represents a subset of the steps needed for successful onboarding.
When do we get to pick up the equipment? This question is always asked.
The answer is, "It depends!"
Welcome new Network Partners facilitating AAW's Hosting Program.
These are required for monthly, quarterly, and annual communication. We want to review outcomes and discuss goals so that we are working together on mutual goals and making a positive impact.
The Annual MOA Review represents the steps we want to take together.
