The document outlines the essentials of optimizing partnerships with NGOs, foundations, and governments, focusing on attributes such as trust, accountability, and shared vision. It emphasizes the importance of due diligence, pre-partnership assessment, and the elements of partnership agreements while discussing various levels of engagement. Additionally, it touches on challenges in partnerships and the need for effective communication and impact measurement.

1. Optimizing Leverage through Partnership

2. Context
Partnering with NGOs, foundations and Government
Attributes of partnership
Due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
Elements of partnership agreement
Partnership management

3. Context

4. Context

5. Context
Partnering with NGOs, foundations and Government
Attributes of partnership
Due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
Elements of partnership agreement
Partnership management

6. Types of engagement

7. Characteristics of engagements
Network Alliance Collaboration Partnership
Level of
involvement
Coordinatio
n
Cooperation Participation Co-ownership
Interdependence
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Formal structure
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Defined Process
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8. Context
Partnering with NGOs, foundations and Government
Attributes of partnership
Due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
Elements of partnership agreement
Partnership management

9. Attributes of partnership
Trust and confidentiality
Accountability
Shared vision and common interest
Mutual respect
Transparency
Empathy
Agreed upon realistic mandate and scope

10. Business responsibility perspective
NGO
Business
Governm
ent

11. Evolving motivation
Collaboration level
Impact level

12. Challenges for Business-NGO partnership

13. Challenges for Business-Govt. partnership

14. Challenges for Business-Business partnership

15. Categories of Business-NGO Partnership

16. Donor-recipient satisfaction

17. Donor feedback and communication

18. Impact measurement is important but difficult
and expensive

19. NGOs’ performance as perceived by HNWIs

20. Impact and effective communication to
determine donors’ choice

21. Donors believe there are several ways to
enhance impact

22. NGOs believe there are several ways to
enhance impact

23. Partnering ecosystem
Business NGO

24. Partnership development

25. Context
Partnering with NGOs, foundations and Government
Attributes of partnership
Due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
Elements of partnership agreement
Partnership management

26. Partner assessment

27. Partner assessment

28. Context
Partnering with NGOs, foundations and Government
Attributes of partnership
Due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
Elements of partnership agreement
Partnership management

29. Elements of partnership agreement

30. Elements of partnership agreement

31. Context
Partnering with NGOs, foundations and Government
Attributes of partnership
Due diligence and pre-partnership assessment
Elements of partnership agreement
Partnership management

32. Partnership management
Adapted from Partnering Toolbox, The Partnering Initiative

33. Partnership management

34. For further clarification / guidance, email
soumitra.ghosh@csopartners.org.in