The Multiple Benefits of Collaboration among the Community Education Venues.

COMMONALITY OF MISSION.

Community education venues, i.e., schools, theaters, museums, galleries and parks, all have an education mission. Entertainment, exercise and socialization are undoubtedly part of the picture and in some cases even primary. But the commonality of their shared missions leads to common participants, facilities, networks and funding sources. What if the distinct educational, cultural and recreational organizations coordinated their efforts and collaborated in a holistic manner?

CO-LOCATIONS.

At a minimum, every community educational organization should be searching for opportunities to co-locate facilities, possibly even share facilities. The savings are great, the cross-marketing opportunities are big and the collaboration on programming beneficial.