Examples of external partnerships
Finnish Schools on the Move (Finland)
Fit for Life Program funding local sport clubs (Finland)
Partnership with the Health Sector – Case Study (Germany)
Partnership with the Welfare Sector – Case Study (Germany)
Partnership Örebro County Sport Fed and Örebro County Council (Sweden)
Corporate Social Responsibility Partnership: Irish Life/GAA Healthy Clubs (Ireland)
Tool: Checklist successful partnership
Lessons from successful partnerships
- Determine your aims and expectations clearly before you pursue a partnership
- Search for suitable partners prudently and try to identify their potential to meet your expectations beforehand
- Try to identify how your association/club can support the aims of your potential partner
- Consider the shared or complementary goals and examine if a win-win situation for both partners will be possible
- Once in general agreement, develop concrete partnership agreement that outlines the goals, actions, and outcomes
- Appoint a contact in your organisation with responsibility for the partnership and ask the partner to do the same
- Ensure regular communication with your partner and ensure challenges are addressed in an agreed manner
- Agree regular meetings with your partner to evaluate the process and the outcomes
- Ensure a collaborative approach to public relations to promote the partnership