Engage New Partners
At this stage, you no doubt have experience in attracting partner participation. The partner tips shared in the earlier stages of this toolkit are still relevant at any time. What’s different about engaging partners at this stage?
You can now:
- Leverage the broad partnership and reach of a recognized SWC.
- Seek out non-traditional partners who may be more likely to join an established group.
- Attract partners by touting demonstrated successes.
Read how other collaboratives engaged new partners:
SWC: National Source Water Collaborative (SWC) |
New Partner: National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Key: identifying common ground. NACD joined the Source Water Collaborative in 2013. Three elements contributed to a successful partnership: |
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SWC: Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) |
New Partner: Berks County Water and Sewer Association (BCWSA) Key: common concern for source water protection, overlapping membership. BCWSA members, already active with several SAN workgroups, saw the benefit of engaging the new BCWSA collaborative effort with the SAN. Value added to both efforts: |
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