This document discusses key frameworks for successful partnerships. It identifies six areas that are important for partnerships: 1) having a common understanding of roles, responsibilities, and approaches; 2) sharing a common vision, purpose, and decision-making processes; 3) sharing values and understanding differences; 4) promoting learning and development through evaluation and skills building; 5) having strong communication through feedback; and 6) demonstrating accountability and ownership through management practices.
This document discusses key frameworks for successful partnerships. It identifies six areas that are important for partnerships: 1) having a common understanding of roles, responsibilities, and approaches; 2) sharing a common vision, purpose, and decision-making processes; 3) sharing values and understanding differences; 4) promoting learning and development through evaluation and skills building; 5) having strong communication through feedback; and 6) demonstrating accountability and ownership through management practices.
This document discusses key frameworks for successful partnerships. It identifies six areas that are important for partnerships: 1) having a common understanding of roles, responsibilities, and approaches; 2) sharing a common vision, purpose, and decision-making processes; 3) sharing values and understanding differences; 4) promoting learning and development through evaluation and skills building; 5) having strong communication through feedback; and 6) demonstrating accountability and ownership through management practices.
This document discusses key frameworks for successful partnerships. It identifies six areas that are important for partnerships: 1) having a common understanding of roles, responsibilities, and approaches; 2) sharing a common vision, purpose, and decision-making processes; 3) sharing values and understanding differences; 4) promoting learning and development through evaluation and skills building; 5) having strong communication through feedback; and 6) demonstrating accountability and ownership through management practices.
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Frameworks For Partnerships
Retrieved from: Strengthening Nonprofits: A Capacity Builder’s Library (2010).
Partnerships: Frameworks for Working Together, Introduction and Overview. Common Understanding "A common understanding of the framework, culture, values, and approach of partner organizations needs to exist. Also important is a clear understanding of individual members’ roles and responsibilities regarding the division of labor."
Purpose "A shared common vision and purpose that builds
trust and openness and recognizes the value And contribution of all members also needs to exist. Additionally, shared and transparent Decision-making processes—extending the scope of influence over and involvement with other services and activities—will prove essential to your partnership. Shared goals and aims, understood and accepted as being important By each partner, lead to improved coordination of policies, programs, and service delivery, and, ultimately, better outcomes."
Culture and Values "Shared can-do values, understanding, and an
acceptance of differences (e.g., values, ways of working) are all key components of a successful partnership. Having respect for the contributions of all partners, combined with an absence of status barriers, will lead to the active involvement of members who are identified as being effective, representative, and capable of playing a valued role in the partnership."
Learning and development "A healthy partnership promotes an atmosphere
of learning. This may involve monitoring and Evaluation aimed at improving members’ performance. Investing in partner skills, knowledge, and competence needs to be highly valued within the partnership. This open mindset and spirit of facilitation creates opportunities to shape each other’s work and learn together. In this environment, members can more effectively reflect on both developmental successes and failures."
Communication "If a partnership is going to succeed in the area
of communication, strong feedback loops are Required. Effective communication at all levels within the partnership and within partner Organizations, sharing and accessing all knowledge and information, needs to exist."
Performance Management "Management practices and resources are
required to achieve the partnership goals and complement the intended purpose of the partnership. Specifically, members must demonstrate accountability for the actions they take and ownership of delivery of the objectives and targets for which they are responsible."