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The Values Centered Performance Model (formerly the Strategic Alignment Model): A model for facilitating collaborative team effectiveness
The following article reviews the characteristics of effective teams and the elements of the Strategic Alignment Model and highlights ways in which the model has been used to facilitate effective teams.

NAVIGATING A NON-PROFIT MERGER: PARTICIPATORY TOOLS FOR SUCCESS, THE LIFEWORKS STORY
Non–profits that know how to leverage resources are ahead of the non-profit service curve. In Austin, Texas (USA), six social service agencies formed the Youth and Family Alliance (the “Alliance”) in 1996 in order to identify and discuss options for leveraging their resources and improve service delivery.

The Complete Guide to Facilitation: Enabling Groups to Succeed - Book Review by Lynda Lieberman Baker
There are certainly a number of resources for the searching facilitator to use to answer the questions raised in each of these scenarios. The library, the Internet, training courses and trusted colleagues all offer a wealth of information and support. The recently published book, The Complete Guide to Facilitation, is a one stop shop which addresses those questions and plenty more. In fact, it also includes training courses, web-sites, a hefty bibliography and professional associations.