Nesta Partnership toolkit

Identifying potential partners is one thing, but actually building a successful partnership that achieves its potential is a totally different ball game. It takes skill, care and some degree of luck. But more than that, it takes good preparation.

This toolkit has been developed assuming that you have already identified potential partners and you may already have had some preliminary conversations. This is the part that organisations are usually pretty good at! The hard part is defining the partnership and getting to implementation. This toolkit is designed to support this work.

The toolkit has been designed to help you prepare for getting your partnership off the ground practically, as well as structuring your written partnership agreement. It should help to set you up for success throughout the partnership and help you and your organisation make the most of it.

This toolkit combines Nesta’s experience with the great work of organisations like The Partnering Initiative, WWF, Forum for the Future and Office of Deputy Prime Minister (now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) to get you started