Posts – Page 27 – The Partnering Initiative

March 20, 2015 By Julia Gilbert

How not to reinvent the wheel: learning from the International Partnering Landscape

What can the international partnering landscape tell us about cross-sector partnerships for sustainable development? When setting up a new initiative, understanding what has gone before is arguably as important as local context and future ambition.

March 12, 2015 By Julia Gilbert

10 Steps to Perfect (Enough) Partnership

In all but the simplest collaborations, problems, inefficiencies, issues to overcome will always arise. This is not surprising. The intricate dynamics of partnerships are constantly changing within a complex and often muddled set of influencing factors: the socio-economic-political context; the varying characteristics, needs and resources of the partners, donors and stakeholders; shifting partner priorities and commitment; and key people changing and therefore a need to rebuild relationships.

February 4, 2015 By Darian Stibbe

2015 -The year of partnership?

A TPI Retrospective of 2014 and Preview of 2015 Dear friends and colleagues, With their explicit inclusion within the post-2015 sustainable development goals to be announced in September, cross-sectoral partnerships have never been higher up both the international development agenda and the business sustainability agenda. In many ways, 2015 marks a turning point in the field: […]

November 21, 2014 By Julia Gilbert

Live Online Event – Building Disaster Management Partnerships

Private sector experiences in the Philippines and beyond 26 November 2014 Building more effective partnerships with private sector actors is an important part of improving disaster preparedness, response, and recovery in many contexts. Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) are hosting an interactive online discussion on this topic on 26 November, focusing on how […]

November 19, 2014 By Julia Gilbert

Partnering for Impact Report Launch – Dec 3, London

Report launch and panel discussion Time: December 3, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7pm Location: Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED Organized by The Partnering Initiative, Business Action for Africa and Harvard Kennedy School’s CSR Initiative With less than one year to go until the adoption of a new global development agenda, this event will focus on the […]