BROKERING BETTER PARTNERSHIPS OUTLINE PROPOSAL AND COSTING FOR A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP Title and target audience Workshop BROKERING BETTER PARTNERSHIPS Target audience can include any or all of the following: Partnership practitioners (partners representing their organisations in the partnership and / or partnership project managers) Internal stakeholders others connected to the partnership from within organistions eg from – the: legal department, finance team, public relations / communications or decision-makers, line managers External stakeholders donors, project target groups, community leaders, government – representatives Typically these one-day workshops can either be set up as stand-alone open workshops or commissioned by a specific organisation. Either way it is seen as a way of generating discussion and building coherence for more systematically and effectively. The material can be tailored to some extent to different participant groups but on the we have – found this design to be quite suitable in very different contexts and sectors and there is something to be said for trying to build a global approach and language around brokering better partnerships. Workshop Objectives To understanding of multi-stakeholder collaboration (‘partnering’) To provide an opportunity to explore partnering challenges and good practice principles To consider what it takes to partner effectively To introduce a number of frameworks and concepts and share different views / experiences To introduce the concept of brokering’ ‘partnership Numbers and Logistics This workshop can be offered for any number between 16 and 30 (large enough to have a range of views and experiences in the room and small enough for active participation). Ideally the setting be away from the normal day-to-day environment so participants can full focus on the work and not be distracted. A large, flexible, quiet space with a lot of natural light and (preferably) nice views giving a sense of space’ and is ideal (though obviously not – ‘safe ‘retreat’ always possible). Outline Workshop Design Topic Activity Notes A participatory lecture designed to get Intention is to set the tone for an the group engaged by a number of open way of working where other questions asking them to reflect on their views and challenges to the What is own partnering practices and material are welcome ‘partnership’? experiences Introduction to this framework and Important at an early stage to discussion of why it is necessary and explain that this workshop is
BROKERING BETTER PARTNERSHIPS OUTLINE PROPOSAL AND COSTING FOR A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP Title and target audience Workshop BROKERING BETTER PARTNERSHIPS Target audience can include any or all of the following: Partnership practitioners (partners representing their organisations in the partnership and / or partnership project managers) Internal stakeholders – others connected to the partnership from within organistions eg from the: legal department, finance team, public relations / communications or decision-makers, line managers External stakeholders – donors, project target groups, community leaders, government representatives Typically these one-day workshops can either be set up as stand-alone open workshops or commissioned by a specific organisation. Either way it is seen as a way of generating discussion and building coherence for more systematically and effectively. The material can be tailored to some extent to different participant groups – but on the we have found this design to be quite suitable in very different contexts and sectors and there is something to be said for trying to build a global approach and language around brokering better partnerships. Workshop Objectives To understanding of multi-stakeholder collaboration (‘partnering’) To provide an opportunity to explore partnering challenges and good practice principles To consider what it takes to partner effectively To introduce a number of frameworks and concepts and share different views / experiences To introduce the concept of ‘partnership brokering’ Numbers and Logistics This workshop can be offered for any number between 16 and 30 (large enough to have a range of views and experiences in the room and small enough for active participation). Ideally the setting be away from the normal day-to-day environment so participants can full focus on the work and not be distracted. A large, flexible, quiet space with a lot of natural light and (preferably) nice views – giving a sense of ‘safe space’ and ‘retreat’ is ideal (though obviously not always possible). Outline Workshop Design Topic Activity Notes What is ‘partnership’? A participatory lecture designed to get the group engaged by a number of questions asking them to reflect on their own partnering practices and experiences Intention is to set the tone for an open way of working where other views and challenges to the material are welcome Introduction to this framework and discussion of why it is necessary and Important at an early stage to explain that this workshop is