TPI’s Certificate in Partnering Practice is now open for registration for participants who took part in the ‘Partners in Action’ training scheme which was run in collaboration with the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) between 2005 and 2008. The programme trained over 350 participants from around 40 UN agencies, as well as their partners […]
TPI at partnership conferences in 2012
The Partnering Initiative will be taking part in two conferences in 2012: Making a Difference – Enhancing the Impact of Partnerships for the social good 3rd International Symposium on Cross Sector Social Interactions 24-25 May 2012, University of Erasmus, Rotterdam The agenda will focus on assessing the impact of partnerships, and Stuart Reid, TPI Senior […]
TPI training launches in London 28-30 May
The 3 day training course ‘Essential Skills for Effective Partnering’ will be running 28-30th May this year in London. This 3 day course builds the skills and knowledge needed for effective multi-stakeholder collaboration and is for staff and consultants from all sectors. The course can optionally lead to participants gaining a Certificate in Partnering Practice. TPI runs a range […]
Partnership Brokers Association established
‘Partnership’ has been a buzzword in sustainable development for many years. Over time, however, it has become increasingly clear that these multi-stakeholder collaborations, while being energetically promoted, have been struggling to achieve their ambitious goals. Indeed, many struggle simply to become partnerships – in any meaningful sense of that word. The role key individuals play […]
Driving effective and systemic multi-sector collaboration
Nearly two decades ago, the UN’s Rio Declaration had the goal of “establishing a new and equitable global partnership through the creation of new levels of cooperation among States, key sectors of societies and people”. And then a decade ago, the major outcome of the Johannesburg follow-up Summit (Rio+10) was around the launching of 350 ‘partnerships for sustainable development’.