The Power In Partnerships
“Partnerships and the Power behind them”
Today I am going to speak to you about partnerships. I am
going to speak on different types of partnership, I am also
going to speak to you about the benefits of establishing a
partnership that can/will have on the our kids, staff,
organization, and community.
Not only will I speak to you about the importance of a
partnership, I am going to give you some tools, tips and
techniques on how to establish a long lasting and effective
partnership (relationship).
“PARTNERSHIPS AND THE
POWER BEHIND THEM”
Webster Dictionary Defines
Partnership As
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Main Entry: part·ner·ship
Pronunciation: \-ˌship\
Function: noun
Date: 1576
1 : the state of being a partner : participation
2 a : a legal relation existing between two or more
persons contractually associated as joint principals in a
business b : the persons joined together in a partnership
3 : a relationship resembling a legal partnership and
usually involving close cooperation between parties
having specified and joint rights and responsibilities
Alfonso Montuori and Isabella Conti
State
 “Partnership” can mean much more than simply working
together. It can be a completely different way of
structuring human relations.
 The term “partnership” has many different meanings. It
refers to relationships with vendors, limited partnerships,
business alliances, the emphasis on team work, and a
new spirit of seeking out opportunities for collaboration
and networking. But, partnership is much more than a
fashionable new buzzword. It literally calls for a complete
shift in the way we view and, above all, create human
relationships.
Relationships with vendors
Wikipedia States
VRM, or Vendor Relationship
Management, is the reciprocal
of CRM or Customer
Relationship Management.
VRM describes a set of tools,
technologies and services that
help individuals go to market
and manage relationships with
vendors. In turn, vendors who
align themselves to these
tools, technologies and
services will have the
opportunity to build better
relationships with their
customers.
Limited Partnership
Wikipedia States
A limited partnership is a form
of partnership similar to a
general partnership, except
that in addition to one or more
general partners (GPs), there
are one or more limited
partners (LPs). It is a
partnership in which only one
partner is required to be a
general partner.[1]
Business Alliances
Wikipedia States
A business alliance is an agreement between businesses, usually
motivated by cost reduction and improved service for the
customer. Alliances are often bounded by a single agreement
with equitable risk and opportunity share for all parties involved
and are typically managed by an integrated project team. An
example of this is code sharing in airline alliances.
Team Work
Wikipedia States
• Teamwork is a joint action by
two or more people, in which
each person contributes with
different skills and express his
or her individual interests and
opinions to the unity and
efficiency of the group in order
to achieve common goals.
Collaboration
Wikipedia States
Collaboration is a recursive
process where two or more
people or organizations work
together in an intersection of
common goals
Networking
Wikipedia States
A social network is a social structure made of individuals (or
organizations) called "nodes," which are tied (connected)
by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as
friendship, kinship, financial exchange, dislike, or
relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige.
“Who should take PART
in raising our children?” ALL of us
In 1996 Hilary Clinton made famous the
ancient African Proverb "It takes a village
to raise a child." The proverb is from Igbo
and Yoruba regions of Nigeria and the
basic meaning is that raising a child is a
communal effort. It is to be taken to mean
that the responsibility lies not only with
the parents, but also with the extended
family and in some cases the community.
“Wise words being quoted”
 “You need to surround yourself with quality human beings
that are intelligent and have a vision.” -Vince McMahon
 “Life is easier when you are part of a network of friends
and family, a neighborhood.”
 “You start building a good neighborhood when you
yourself decide that you will be a good neighbor.”
 “It’s like we got away from the village, it’s time to go back
home and get back to the basics. How many more of our
young people must die before we realize we need each
other and Christ” -James E. Austin
No man is an island...
"All mankind is of one author, and is one
volume; when one man dies, one
chapter is not torn out of the book, but
translated into a better language; and
every chapter must be so
translated...As therefore the bell that
rings to a sermon, calls not upon the
preacher only, but upon the
congregation to come: so this bell calls
us all: but how much more me, who
am brought so near the door by this
sickness....No man is an island, entire
of itself...any man's death diminishes
me, because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to know for
whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
John Donne
Meditation XVII: No man is an island...
“When you come together you
create a partnership.”
WHAT???
What is it that I want?
What would I want to do, learn,
experience for myself, staff, and my kids?
 After all that thinking of what for my
organization…
I must think what can we offer the
potential partnering site.
 Although other sites may be willing to
partner, they may not see your vision
right away.
WHO???
First think about WHO you are as an
organization.
a. What are our values?
b. What do we believe in?
c. What are we trying to accomplish?
d. What age and population do we serve?
WHO is out there?
WHERE???
After the great layout of what, you need
to think about where…
Maybe when you thought about the
partnership, a site that has what you may
not have. (ex: gym, ball field, arcade
games.)
It would be lovely for us to always go to
there site, but that new partnership turns
into a friendship. And you know your
friends will want to visit you.
WHERE ??? (cont)
So where can I house them?
Can I house them?
Maybe we can go out for our where.
If they came to our house what can we
do?
You want to be a good host (even though
they have all that your kids want.)
Maybe you can meet at a park.
WHEN???
When is easy.
You must be flexible
Think about what you already do day to
day.
Remember some kids are comfortable
with what is solid, and change may be
difficult for them.
You will have to give them a heads up.
Allow them to go through the process
with you.
WHEN ??? (cont)
Tell the kids your idea, and ask them for
their ideas. (some kids may know people
at other site.)
Even if the partnership does not work,
this could be a learning experience or a
teachable moment.
WHY???
What they have to offer
 More Space
 They have a gym
 They have an arcade
 They have a pool
 They have a ball field
 They have a theater
 Bigger library
 Better Computers
 Cooler Looking
What we Have to offer
 Ideas
 Vision
 Friendship
 Fruits of the sprit (love,
kindness, peace,
patience, faithfulness,
goodness, gentleness,
self-control)
 Christ
WHY??? (cont)
Staff
 Learn
 Teach
 Establish relationship
 Give support
 Share ideas
 Brainstorm ideas
 Workshop
 Trainings
 Shoulder to lean on
Students
 Social interaction
 Social developments
 Cultural awareness
 Environment/community
awareness
 Decrease street wars,
crime, violence, killings,
rapes
WHY??? (cont)
Site/Organization
Community
 Strength
 Togetherness
 Unity
 Camaraderie
 Village
 Town peace
 Neighborhood community
focus
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Community relations
Community outreach
Witness
Learn
Teach
Establish relationship
Give support
Share ideas
Brainstorm ideas
Workshop
Trainings
Shoulder to lean on
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Social interaction
Social developments
Cultural awareness
Environment/community awareness
Decrease street wars, crime, violence, killings, rapes
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Strength
Togetherness
Unity
Camaraderie
Village
Town peace
Neighborhood community focus
HOW???
Take all that you have learned and write
it out.
a. Write out who you are.
b. What are we trying to accomplish?
c. Where can the partnership happen?
d. When can the partnership happen?
e. Why should the partnership happen?
Assist the other site in seeing your vision.
f. How do we get started?
HOW??? (cont)
You may need to check your license for
on and off ground approval visits to and
from other sites.
Research potential sites on the internet .
Make phone calls and visits.
Meet with other site directors and verbal
your ideas, see if they are interested.
Create a partnership letter. (I suggest
both parties contribute ideas in the letter.)
Have fun with it!!!
Thought’s from a Thinker
• “When you come together for a cause,
you create a partnership.
• When a healthy partnership is created
you will establish a relationship.
• When you establish a healthy
relationship you will create a friendship.
• When you create a healthy friendship you
will gain a brother or sister.
• And that is for a lifetime.”
Sources Will Be Sighted
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partnership
http://www.ciis.edu/faculty/articles/montuori/meaningofpartnership.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_Relationship_Management
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_partnership
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_alliance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teamwork
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
http://www.helium.com/items/803335-assessing-it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-child
http://isu.indstate.edu/ilnprof/ENG451/ISLAND/