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Partnership Types
This matrix can be used to assess the level of partnership
engagement for any project partner. Work down through the list in
theleft hand column, then mark a 0 in the N column, depending on
whether the partner would or would not contribute this. A
Yesindicates a contribution of some kind, and will be reflected in
the numbers of the next columns. Then score in the L/M/Hcolumns
(low, medium, high) the level to which this partner might be able
to contribute. The final score will indicate the level
ofpartnership commitment which would be available to the
partnership.
N L M HPartnership Contribution0 1-3 4-6 7-9
Reasons for Partnership Agreement
1. offer interest and expertise to the project #2. communicate
about the project to third parties
and potential stakeholders#
3. contribute access to target groups as
projectbeneficiaries
* There may be issues of data protection, vulnerable
peopleprotection and permissions to work with somebeneficiaries
4. participate in strategic decision making * There may be
issues of permission (delegated powersfrom Trustees or other
managers) to make decisions onbehalf of organisations
5. participate in decisions about projectimplementation and
project activity delivery
* There may be issues about permissions to makeimplementation
decisions6. deliver activity directly to beneficiaries * There may
be issues about organisational and legalpermissions as well as
professional qualifications to
conduct activities
7. contribute resource to any of the projectactivities or
project management (provide in-kind funding)
* There may be issues of organisational permission
todivert/allocate resource to a project additional to
anorganisations work
8. receive project dedicated money forparticipation at any level
of the project(receive portions of project grant)
* There may be issues of accountability structures, thecapacity
to manage money, levels of money able to bereceived by
organisations
9. spend time to contribute to decision makingor to deliver
project activity
#
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10.engage in project management(administration, monitoring,
evaluation,reporting)
* There may be issues of organisational permission
todivert/allocate resource to a project additional to
anorganisations work
11.act as lead partner, working as project co-ordinator *
There may be issues of organisational permission to
divert/allocate resource to a significant projectadditional to
an organisations work
12.act as lead partner, working as project bank * There may be
issues of accountability structures, thecapacity to manage money,
levels of money able to bereceived by organisations, levels of
agreed organisational
riskColumn Totals
Final Partnership Score Agreement Needed? Y N
# Any partnership contribution with a hatch indicates the need
for a clear partnership document of understanding; if
thepartnership contribution also carries and asterisk, these
understandings will be included in the partnership agreement
* Any partnership contribution with an asterisk indicates the
need for a clear partnership agreement, appropriate to the level
ofcommitment and decision making within the partner
organisation
Elizabeth Gray-KingGray-King & Gray Ltd 2009
