Partnership Matters Journal

The Partnership Matters Journal explores a range of topics in cross-sector partnerships and drew on the work on those involved in the IBLF and University of Cambridge Programme for Industry Post-graduate Certificate in Cross-Sector Partnerships programme.

There are four issues of the journal available to download:

Issue 1: 2003

Introduction

• Partnership Futures (Simon Zadek)
• Partnering the State (David Runciman)

Final Project Summaries:

• Finding a Place for the Public Sector – a Study of Partnership in Akassa (Christiana Atako)
• The “Licence to Co-operate” – a Business Case for Engagement in Sustainability Reporting and Cross-Sector Partnerships (Joerg Hartmann )
• Partnership as Governance Reform: Negotiated Rule-Making in the New Economy (Kishan Khoday)
• A Global Partnership with a Mining Multinational: Exploring and Realising the Capacity for Strategic Biodiversity Conservation (Jonathan Stacey)
• The Purist’s Partnership: Debunking the Terminology of Partnerships (Ken Kaplan)

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Issue 2: 2004

Introduction:

• By Stuart Reid And Ros Tennyson

Keynote:

• Civil Governance and Partnerships (Simon Zadek)

Thinking In Progress…

• Donors as Partners (Susan Jupp)
• Falling Short of Utopia? UNDP in the Role of Partnership Broker (Magda Gunessee-Verdickt)
• Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: The Private Sector and Sustainable Provision (Brian Allum)
• Sweeter Partnerships? An NGO’s engagement in the sugar sector (Richard Perkins)
• E-Learning: The solution to the partnership learning challenge? (Bérangère Magarinos)
• Findings from a Learning Partnership (Adrian Godfrey, Katie Huane, Luan Liying, Benoît Witchalls, Egbert Yambayamba)
• Learning from a Failed Partnership (Leda Stott)

Viewpoint:

• When is a ‘Partnership’ not a Partnership? (Steve Bloomfield)

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Issue 3: 2005

Introduction:

• By Leda Stott

Keynote:

• Imagination Confiscated: Partnership-Building Vs Business Speak? (Donald Reeves With Ros Tennyson)

Thinking In Progress:

• Cross-Sector Partnership In Action: A Framework For Knowledge Management (Gisela Velasco)
• Transcending Boundaries: How Partnering Can Promote Individual And Organisational Change (Gilles Goepfert)
• Employee Engagement Partnerships: Can They Contribute To The Development Of An Integrated Csr Culture? (Kerri Hancock)
• Reflections On Leadership And Its Significance In Cross-Sector Partnerships (Basheer Habib)
• Empowerment Through Cross-Sector Partnerships: A Role For Participatory Action Research? (Stefanie Koch)
• The Challenge Of Corporate-Community Engagement: A Case Study (Olagoke Macaulay)
• Dancing The Cultural Tango: A Partnership Practitioner’s Dilemma (Sean Ansett)
• Flexibility In Institution-Building: A Condition For Partnership Success? (Elena Korf)
• Findings From A Learning Partnership (Andrew Bone, Andrew Donnelly, Cynthia Goytia, Krzysztof Kwatera, Irene Mutalima, Salma Sadikha)

Updates From Cohort One (of Partnership Brokers Training)

• With contributions from: Maria Bobenrieth, Mounir Kleibo, Karolina Myzk, Jonathan Stacey, Clare Verberne

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Issue 4: 2006

Introduction:

• By Eva Halper and Ros Tennyson

Editorial:

• By Leda Stott

Leading Thoughts:

• Creating Space For Innovation: Understanding Enablers For Multi-Sector Partnerships (Ken Caplan)
• Partnerships And Civil Society: What Civil Society Are We Talking About? (Richard Holloway)
• The United Nations And Business: Global Partnership In Action (David F. Murphy)

Thinking In Progress:

• Back To Basics: Business And Ngo Approaches To Partnership Scoping (Saskia Merriman)
• The Missing Development Link? Social Capital And Partnerships In The Niger Delta (Bolarinwa Onaolapo)
• Enhancing The ‘Value Add’ In The Partnership Review Process (Karin Lorenzon)
• Co-Operation Under Control? The Dilemma Of Partnering With The State (Girma Ejere)
• Instructing The Partnership Animal: Lessons From A Learning Partnership (Rosemary Rop)

Developing ‘Reflective’ Practice:

• Introduction by Ros Tennyson & Michael Warner
• Capturing Partnership Learning: The Value Of Keeping A Record (Sharon Laws)
• Beyond A Shared Vision: Building Partnerships With The Private Sector (Renata Pereira)
• Insight From The Details: Team Spirit And The Logbook (Ernest Boucher)
• Acting On The Learning (Natalia Gonchar)

Leading Edge Practice:

• Brokering The Partnering Idea: A Case Study (Ros Tennyson & Rafal Serafin)
• Removing Barriers To Effective Partnerships: A Risk Management Tool (Julie Mundy)
• A Delicious Way To Do Business: Commercial And Ethical Success Through A Cocoa Fair Trade Partnership (Jacqui Macdonald)
• Business-Community Connections: Innovation In Water And Sanitation Services To The Urban Poor (Salma Sadikha)

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