Mission, money + partnership

MISSION, MONEY + PARTNERSHIP

1) Resilience

2) Partnership, collaboration and merger

3) Bang for buck

4) The Obama effect

5) Internationalisation

6) Jobs and skills

7) Mobiles

8) Niches

9) Realism

10) Investment + funding

Forthcoming trends

1) Resilience

2) Partnership, collaboration and merger

3) Bang for buck

4) The Obama effect

5) Internationalisation

6) Jobs and skills

7) Mobiles

8) Niches

9) Realism

10) Investment + funding

Forthcoming trends

• Distinguishes social entrepreneurs in absence of purely financial motive

• Crucial first step for planning / evaluating

• Communication to people (internal / external)

• Aid decision-making / avoid drift

Why does mission matter?

• Distinguishes social entrepreneurs in absence of purely financial motive

• Crucial first step for planning / evaluating

• Communication to people (internal / external)

• Aid decision-making / avoid drift

Why does mission matter?

Sustainability

Funding types

• Government: local, regional, national, EU• Lottery: BLF, HLF, Awards for All• Trusts & Foundations: UK + international• Corporate Support: CSR, pro bono• Individual Giving: donations, philanthropy• Earning: contracting, procurement• Trading: selling, retail, trading

+ other resources: in-kind, volunteering....

Mission-Money Matrix

majority activity

stay out! proceed with caution

prime target

on mission

off mission

more moneyless money

Recession Matrix?

minority activity?

stay out (where possible)

proceed with (less) caution

dreamland

on mission

off mission

more moneyless money

Partnership: key questions

• What is the purpose?

• What form should it take?

• Are the shared aims realistic?

• Who should be involved?

• How formal should it be?

Partnership continuum

cooperation coordination mergercollaboration

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more less complexity and intensity

Sharing info for mutual benefit

Referrals

Informal support

Separate goals, resources, structures

Partnership continuum

cooperation coordination mergercollaboration

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more less complexity and intensity

Sharing info for mutual benefit

Referrals

Informal support

Separate goals, resources, structures

Event / short-term project

Some planning/division of roles

Some shared resources, risks & reward

Individual identities maintained

Partnership continuum

cooperation coordination mergercollaboration

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more less complexity and intensity

Sharing info for mutual benefit

Referrals

Informal support

Separate goals, resources, structures

Event / short-term project

Some planning/division of roles

Some shared resources, risks & reward

Individual identities maintained

New structure with common goals

All partners contribute resources + gain rewards

Longer commitment + durable partnerships

Partnership continuum

cooperation coordination mergercollaboration

Ty

pe

s o

f a

ctiv

ity

more less complexity and intensity

Sharing info for mutual benefit

Referrals

Informal support

Separate goals, resources, structures

Event / short-term project

Some planning/division of roles

Some shared resources, risks & reward

Individual identities maintained

New structure with common goals

All partners contribute resources + gain rewards

Longer commitment + durable partnerships

Most complex

Complete integration

Most difficult to achieve

Least common

Multiple variables

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