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Explore the importance and benefits of partnership working with Richard Caulfield, Chief Executive, as we delve into the various types of partnerships, keys to successful collaboration, and how to establish fruitful relationships to deliver for beneficiaries and achieve shared goals. Learn about the different partnership models, the do's and don'ts, and essential communication strategies in the collaborative process.
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Partnership Working Richard Caulfield Chief Executive
"partnership working is the temporary suspension of mutual loathing in pursuit of funding"
Why work in partnership? • ‘In it together’ & ‘More for less’ • Deliver for beneficiaries • Mutual benefits • Can’t do everything • Shared Values • Changing geographies • You are told to!
Types of partnership • Self Interested Partnerships • only put in place in pursuit of funding • Mutual Partnership • in pursuit of a single relatively narrow agenda that benefits both parties • Strategic Partnership • characterised by a wider and longer term context and relationship • Shared Destiny Partnership • close to a merger situation
The Passion Killers… • Forever and ever • Doesn’t have to be, have an exit strategy • Pulling rank • Needs to be ‘equality’ at the table • Mission creep • Be clear on remit at outset
Passion killers… • ‘only here for the cash’ • Clarity at outset! • Target – what target? • Know what you are aiming for! • Death by drudgery • Keep meetings focused! • Strictly a need-to-know basis… • Communication is vital!
So… • Start looking for potential partners • They may not be usual suspects • Look to private sector as well as VCS/Public Sector • Push for appropriate changes in commissioning structures • See public sector colleagues as part of the solution • Work collaboratively within the sector with mutual trust