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Partnership models

There are many different forms of partnership. Research shows that they often break down because there is a lack of clarity and agreement by the different partners. So it is important to ask some basic questions such as:

  1. What type of partnership are we seeking?
  2. What do we bring?
  3. What do we seek?
  4. What can we achieve that we could not otherwise?
  5. Which partners ‘bring’ energy?
  6. Which partners ‘take’ energy?
  7. What do we need to do about it?


It can be useful to think about four types of partnership:

Type of partnership Description Elements

Networking

Sharing information

  1. Open
  2. Low commitment
  3. Low risk
  4. Separate

Coordination

Sharing information
And altering activities for mutual benefit

  1. Open
  2. Low commitment
  3. Low risk
  4. May be joint or separate

Cooperation

Sharing resources and information and altering activities for mutual benefit

  1. Open
  2. Higher commitment
  3. Work together

Collaboration

Sharing resources, information and altering activities to enhance the capacity of other partners for mutual benefit

  1. Open
  2. Very high commitment
  3. Work hand-in-hand
  4. Seek joint funding & jointly resourced services
 

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