How? How will the partnership be established, sustained and reviewed? Question Comments Actions Timeframe How will we establish the [decide whether an [if it is decided that [if actions are partnership? Will we MOU is going to be an MOU will be included, indicate enter a Memorandum of prepared, remembering prepared, determine a timeframe for Understanding (see that it is not a legally who is responsible completion] Template Memorandum binding document, but for drafting it or of Understanding) to rather a document reviewing and ensure we are clear which sets out the adapting an available about our understanding intentions and template] of the partnership? commitment of the organisations. Review the templates available online (including Health Justice Australia’s MOU Resource Kit)] How will the partnership [consider the best [if you come to a [if actions are be governed? framework for decision on the included, indicate Do we want to governing your appropriate a timeframe for establish a partnership – what is governance completion] steering most effective for your structure, consider committee or partnership might be who be responsible membership informed by your for establishing that group from organisational structure (including within our structures, capacity possibly the terms of organisations or consideration, the level reference for a externally to of formality in your steering committee guide the partnership] of advisory group) partnership? and ensuring If so, who are the participation of the best people to relevant individuals] ask? Who will ask them? How will we evaluate the [consider an evaluation [decide who will be [if actions are partnership? framework at the outset responsible for included, indicate What are we of the partnership. This developing an a timeframe for hoping to can be a simple outline evaluation completion] achieve? of the indicators for framework and any Is that aspiration success that you agree other agreed realistic and to for the partnership. It evaluation tools (e.g. capable of being might also include a client survey, data measured? shared understanding of collection summary)] How will we the type of data to be measure the collected and how it will indicators of be gathered AND/OR a success? (for short client survey to example, is there evaluate the assistance data we can provided to clients. gather? Will we Consider whether either
How? How will the partnership be established, sustained and reviewed? Question Comments Actions Timeframe How will we establish the partnership? Will we enter a Memorandum of Understanding (see Template Memorandum of Understanding) to ensure we are clear about our understanding of the partnership? [decide whether an MOU is going to be prepared, remembering that it is not a legally binding document, but rather a document which sets out the intentions and commitment of the organisations. Review the templates available online (including Health Justice Australia’s MOU Resource Kit)] [if it is decided that an MOU will be prepared, determine who is responsible for drafting it or reviewing and adapting an available template] [if actions are included, indicate a timeframe for completion] How will the partnership be governed? Do we want to establish a steering committee or membership group from within our organisations or externally to guide the partnership? If so, who are the best people to ask? Who will ask them? [consider the best framework for governing your partnership – what is most effective for your partnership might be informed by your organisational structures, capacity consideration, the level of formality in your partnership] [if you come to a decision on the appropriate governance structure, consider who be responsible for establishing that structure (including possibly the terms of reference for a steering committee of advisory group) and ensuring participation of the relevant individuals] [if actions are included, indicate a timeframe for completion] How will we evaluate the partnership? What are we hoping to achieve? Is that aspiration realistic and capable of being measured? How will we measure the indicators of success? (for example, is there data we can gather? Will we [consider an evaluation framework at the outset of the partnership. This can be a simple outline of the indicators for success that you agree to for the partnership. It might also include a shared understanding of the type of data to be collected and how it will be gathered AND/OR a short client survey to evaluate the assistance provided to clients. Consider whether either [decide who will be responsible for developing an evaluation framework and any other agreed evaluation tools (e.g. client survey, data collection summary)] [if actions are included, indicate a timeframe for completion]
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