Outside the Box

Setting up partnerships

Sometimes it is good to work in partnerships with other people or organisations. But it can be hard to find a fair balance between the people and organisations involved. We have worked with groups where it helped to have someone who was not going to be part of the partnership.

• We can work with one group, to help you work out what you need to protect your values and what you want to achieve as you talk to another group about a partnership. This might be because the other group is bigger or more experienced at this sort of thing than you are.
• We can work with several groups as they come together.
• We can work with a big organisation - such as a local authority, part of the NHS or a voluntary organisation - when you are beginning to work with a group of people who use your services.