What Are the Five Stages of Partnership Development?

1. Scoping and Partnership Strategy Development

2. Partnership Opportunity Mapping

3. Partnership Design and Facilitation

4. Adaptive Management and Implementation

5. Scaling and Sustaining Impact

Partnerships in oikos mean relating, collaborating and acting together for our shared values and mission. They evolve over time, and we accompany them from starting, to tending & ending. In order to make this happen, we created the groundwork for partnerships consisting of the partnership basics and the differentiation of three partnership types: friends, collaborators, and donors. This wiki outlines everything you, as a partnership host, should know about partnerships in oikos.

General Understanding

WHO is responsible for partnerships?

members of the oikos international team in their roles within a certain circle are partnership hosts and responsible for the interactions with and tending to the partner. The hosting is part of your role within the teal partnerships circle which is meant to support the activities with (monthly circles), administrative support, and infrastructure updates (see more below). In general, we follow the principle of ‘Host partnerships where they are most valuable to our work’

WHAT are partnership types in oikos?

Partnerships types are three different categories that distinguish the why, what and how between each relationship to a partner. The table outlines the different types of partnerships: friends, collaborators, and donors.

HOW do we tend to partnerships?

We form relationships through mutual, conversational agreements with our partners. The relationships are hosted by individuals from the international team who are responsible for the evolution of the partnership. Through check-ins with the partners, the hosts continuously evaluate the mutual value we bring to each other and make changes in partnership types if necessary. Value checks are meant to happen at least once a year or when a specific situation demands a reevaluation of the partnership to maintain a clear overview in the individual sub-teams.

Support Structure

The partnership infrastructure helps you as a partnership host navigate and tend to partnerships. It consists of the Airtable Database and partnership support circle.

• Monthly partnership meetings

The partnership circle meets every month with at least 1 rep from every circle. Here, we exchange updates, developments and opportunities and make space to explore synergies. At least twice a year, the partnership support team will host a short introduction to the topic of partnerships & partnerhsip hosting.

• Partnership Airtable

Airtable is used as a database for all current, old and potential partners in oikos. It shows you who is hosting which partnership and gives you access to the contact and overview of the network. See Airtable here. Each partnership host is in charge of updating the base at least twice a year.

• Partnership Support Team

The partnerships circle is stewarded by some supporting hands that are happy to support you as a host in starting, tending, and ending a partnership. Reach out for the following

Contact the partnership support team:

VP for partnerships: Elena Müller, elena.mueller@oikos-international.org or Discord

Co-president for partnerships: Sophie Charrois, sophie.charrois@oikos-international.org or Discord

If you are curious about the internal structure of the partnership circle, read the Field Guide here.

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