Collaborations and Partnerships Articles
Building and Maintaining Partnerships
The first in a series of articles, we begin a discussion on partnerships. There may be no other issue that calls for a depth in skills and understanding more than the building and maintaining of partnerships. Yet, more and more, the competition for funding and the coordination of services is demanding that organizations develop ways to work together.
This article provides a basic overview on establishing and working with a successful partnership.
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Building and Maintaining Partnerships Tool Kit, Developed by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The Took Kit starts with people getting involved and using better information. Each of the tools drives home a critical message learned about partnerships. Success takes time and commitment–picking the right tools, sharpening them with experience and eventually learning how to master the tools.
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Changing Roles, Changing Relationships: New Challenges for Business, Nonprofit Organizations, and Government
This pivotal study of key national leaders identified the following factors in successful multi-sector collaborations.
- A common goal;
- A convener;
- A structure to organize and manage the core talents of each participant;
- Awareness of the geological dimensions: national, state, and local instructions working on global, regional, or neighborhood problems;
- Effective managing agent;
- Periodic assessment for establishing accountability and generating information;
- Trust and confidence.
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Six Great Ways to Build Winning Collaborations
As an Independent Sector report points out, collaboration between businesses, nonprofits, and government will be successful when:
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