Partnership Best Practices

What can be learned from our past experience in forming these partnerships? What are best case examples of effective partnerships that could serve as models in the community?

Wikipedia Selection is a DVD selection of articles taken from Wikipedia. The dics were produced by SOS CHildren, and distribution occurred through partnerships with the Shuttleworth Foundation and the Hole in the Wall. These partnerships were successful and it would be worthwhile to learn from those experiences.

The Outer Southeast Community Project (OSECP) is a partnership involving nine organisations. The framework and formal partnership agreement includes: Clearly defined membership, Resource sharing, Linked service provision, Elimination of service duplication, Mutual accountability. The emphasis on mutual accountability and cooperation within OSCEP's agreement enables the partners to pursue levels of collaboration generally unheard of among community organizations. This partnership and collaboration is highly successful and can be used as a model.

An important part of the partnership building process is understanding and dealing with the many challenges: time demands commitment how to include new partners within existing partnerships