TPI’s flagship training, Building Effective Partnerships for Development, is running in Washington D.C. this year, from March 8th to 10th. The 2.5 day training programme will focus on skills, understanding and knowledge for effective cross-sector partnering, optionally leading to a Certificate in Partnering Practice. The course balances core knowledge with highly interactive, experiential learning through role play, ‘serious […]

The scale of the non-communicable disease challenge the world faces is staggering. Tackling the NCD crisis will require a significant shift in the way we live and  work. This can only be achieved through an ‘all-of-society’ approach, systematically combining the power and reach of all sectors. The Partnering Initiative (TPI), the Union for International Cancer […]

From 28th November to 1st December, the Global Effective Partnership for Development Cooperation (GPEDC) holds its second High Level Meeting, in Nairobi, Kenya. On the 29th of November, TPI is collaborating with Business Call to Action, Global Compact Local Network Kenya, ICC, KEPSA and the UN Global Compact, to convene a day-long multi-sector event around the role […]

In-country multi-stakeholder platforms: The missing ingredient to systematically drive collaboration for Agenda 2030 To achieve the ambitious targets of Agenda 2030 there will need to be far wider, and more effective, collaboration across societal sectors. Multi-stakeholder partnership platforms have an essential role to play: providing a systematic mechanism through which to engage business along with […]

On 1 January 2016, the clock started ticking on the world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs represent a fundamental shift in approach, naming all societal sectors as key development actors, and requiring a hitherto unprecedented level of cooperation and collaboration among civil society, business, government, NGOs, foundations and others. This is a heavy demand […]