Collaboration/partnership as a critical strategy to achieve social impact and health outcomes June 28, 2018

New Philanthropy Capital, 2018: Five components for building an impactful corporate-charity partnership

THET developed Principles of Partnership to support health partnerships and to improve the quality and effectiveness of what they do.

Collaboration The scale of the global challenges we face can be overwhelming, but by working together, positive change is possible– in our cities, countries, and world. The first step is admitting that we can’t do it alone, to be vulnerable enough to ask for help, and to take the time to find partners who also care about the problem we seek to address. http://newglobalcitizen.com/leadership/insights-on-cross- sector-collaboration-from-the-global-engagement- forum#sthash.BRhoHv6z.dpuf

Need for enabling group A limited-life, collaborative team of “honest brokers” who act as “collaborative glue” is in place to supervise and measure progress around refinement of the innovation, confirmation of its effectiveness, and integration of it into the larger system … https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transitional-philanthropy-leveraging- innovation-build-jeffrey-walker?trk=prof-post

Collaborative Glue A small group of focused individuals needs to come together to create and maintain the collaborative effort. This group is typically of limited duration (several years) and is tasked with convening meetings, sharing knowledge, gathering resources, tracking outcomes, and holding the key stakeholders accountable for their commitments until the shared goal is achieved. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141002025118-162708-solving-the-world- s-biggest-problems-takes-ensembles-not-soloists?trk=pulse_spock-articles