Effective Strategies for Partnership Identification and Attraction

Partnership identification and attraction are crucial for the success of any project. Raphael Wahome and Xavier Michel emphasize the importance of bringing team members together, forming joint visions and objectives, and engaging various stakeholders. The process involves identifying potential partners, understanding their roles, and implementing strategic approaches to gain their buy-in. The key lies in engaging sectoral partners, alumni, and showing appreciation to create a strong and sustainable partnership network.

• Partnership strategies
• Team collaboration
• Stakeholder engagement
• Project success
• Strategic partnership

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1. Partnership identification, selection and attraction Raphael Wahome and Xavier Michel

2. The individual leaves are like individual team members that must be brought together into one head and enabled to remain so The team becomes like a well compacted cabbage: Joint Vision Joint Objectives Joint Targets There is need to bring them to a higher level of green and compaction, perhaps into a consortium that regularly thinks of ACE direction and sustainability Joint Activities Joint Results Joint Future There is also need to bring in leaves from other cabbages (administration, advisory committees (local, national and international ),faculties, departments, partner institutions, development partners).

3. Identification of potential ACE partners, their characteristics and role Identity of potential PartnerRelationship to the ACE Potential Role in the ACE Serve in the advisory board Participate in curricula development Provide internship/placement places Suggest research questions Support research implementation Use research results Employ graduates Participate in curricula development Provide internship/placement places Use research results Suggest research questions Support research implementation Disseminate research results Employ graduates Support research implementation Provide research facilities and materials Partner 1 Already a friend to the ACE Has contacts among ACE team Partner 2 Employer of ACE/Uni graduate Partner 3 Partner 4 Unrelated to the ACE

4. Strategy for identification of partners and buying-them into the project Level of interest (benefit/gains/ attraction High Potential Influence on the project Buy-in strategy High Inform and Maintain contact Partner 2 High Moderate Draw closer Partner 3 Low High Highlight common interests: maintain Contact Explain potential benefits /gains of belonging: Repeated visits: (A new income stream) Partner 4 Low High

5. Make Make it it happen Engage your sectoral partners Think of your alumni Show your appreciation Commit your University and your teams Be businesslike professional happen A sectoral leader and a team spirit + a plan + some resources

6. Think big, Start small Show your successes