In the current social policy climate increasing emphasis is placed on consortia, partnership and lead agency arrangements between organisations. These notes are from the Illawarra Forum seminar Consortia, Partnerships and Contracts presented by Janet Green in June 2006.
Community partnerships enable different stakeholders to come together and to work towards achieving common goals, using the strategies best suited to local needs. A guide to community partnerships has a step by step plan.
Local Partnerships, a guide is a practical manual for both the practitioners and policy makers involved in partnerships. It provides information on very concrete aspects of partnership work, gathered from those with experience – both successful and otherwise.
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development LEED Programme (Local Economic and Employment Development )
Sharing Financial Administration, a feasibility study of potential models for small Non-Government Organisations. NCOSS Council of Social Service New South Wales 2007. While it is widely recognised that small NGOs excel at delivering services to communities, many such organisations struggle with their back office functions and particularly the financial administration and financial management aspects of supporting the delivery of their core services. This publication examines models such as partnerships and amalgamation.
Illawarra Forum Inc 