Use this tool early in the scoping phase to identify the organisations and individuals to be engaged with/ taken account of by a potential partnership project. The stakeholder mapping exercise provides a systematic approach to identifying all interested / interesting parties and begins to help to distinguish the roles each of these might take in relation […]

This diagram illustrates the journey typically taken to build an effective collaboration: a central journey for the partnership as a whole, and individual journeys for each of the partners. In the central journey, the vision, mission, objectives, activities and roles and responsibilities of the  partnership gradually become more and more specific and clear. Download the […]

This tool will help partners acknowledge, identify and explore sources of power and design appropriate mechanisms to address, and actions to mitigate, problematic power imbalances. Download the tool

A tool to use during the scoping and building phase, to assess the value, risks and implications of a particular partnership opportunity and inform a go/no-go decision. This tool is used to help organisations assess the value, risks and implications of a partnership in order that they can confidently go ahead, or understand what further information […]

From knowing your partners and identifying clear partnership objectives to ensuring strong communication and building in ongoing review, 12 key steps to support the success of your partnership. Download the tool