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MODULE 10

CREATING POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS



In the Creating Powerful Partnerships Module, we will learn strategies to concentrate resources and energy to tackle problems by working effectively with others. We will identify five steps that will help us create powerful partnerships: 1) identifying clear value from the potential partnership, 2) identifying and recruiting our potential partners, 3) articulating the mission and defining roles, 4) designing the type of partnership, and 5), articulating a theory of change

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The Intersector Toolkit

The Intersector Project (website)

Read the full article here.

THE SDG PARTNERSHIP GUIDEBOOK: A practical guide to building high-impact multi-stakeholder partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals

Darian Stibbe and Dave Prescott

The Partnering Initiative and UNDESA

2020

Read the full article here.

The Essential Skills of Cross Sector Leadership

David Smith and Jeanine Becker

Stanford Social Innovation Review

2018

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SELF-ASSESSMENT

QUESTION 1

Select the best answer:

To combat toxic arsenic levels in drinking water, the InnovationXChange partnered with Google for what?





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Incorrect. The two partnered on a prized-backed challenge to crowdsource potential solutions.

QUESTION 2

Select all that apply:

Which of these are strong motivations for forming powerful partnerships?





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Incorrect. A strong motivator like potential cost savings from collaboration or the need for complementary expertise is necessary to form a powerful partnership.

QUESTION 3

Select the best answer:

What is the primary criticism of the Central Park Conservancy?





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Incorrect. The primary criticism leveled against the Conservancy regards the gap in funding between parks in wealthier neighborhoods compared to those in needier neighborhoods.

QUESTION 4

True or False

Partnerships, including crowdsourcing, can help aid implementation and execution of a project in many cases.



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Incorrect.

QUESTION 5

True or False

Private companies hold a lot of useful data that is not available for public purposes.



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Incorrect

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QUESTION 6

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Which of these is NOT one of the examples given by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as results of powerful partnerships?





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Incorrect. Annan highlighted reductions in malaria deaths, increased access to finance for Africa’s poor, and improved agricultural productivity.

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QUESTION 7

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Which of these is NOT one of the five basic steps to creating an effective partnership?





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Incorrect. This is the fourth step in creating an effective partnership.

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QUESTION 8

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What potential limits might drive the need for effective partnerships?





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Incorrect. Potential driving constraints for effective partnerships include capital, expertise, legitimacy, risk, and scale, among others.

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QUESTION 9

True or False

Potential partners must be stakeholders in the issue.



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Incorrect. For example, philanthropies or media organizations might be useful partners, even if they are not directly impacted by the problem.

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QUESTION 10

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The management and governance of a partnership can be initially unclear because:




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Incorrect. Unlike traditional public sector organizations with hierarchical management structures, no one actor in a partnership has legitimate authority over the others, so a management structure must be agreed upon early.

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