Peak Partners - Partner Relationships ::

Action Plan: Partner Relationships

AREA OF WORK 4 – Develop an Effective and Trusting Relationship between Partners

Aim: To improve partners’ knowledge and understanding of each other’s activities and positions to develop mutually beneficial working relationships.

Objectives:

To promote joint working between partners.
To share information about partners’ own organisation and current work programmes, priorities and objectives.
To develop a trusting relationship between partners to share skills and explore strengths and weaknesses.
To share information about links with and the work of strategic agencies.
To share information about themed networks and partnerships.

Action	Aim to pitch for collective pieces of work via skills database.
Status	Ongoing - High priority - Now & long term - Small scale
How	Collate information about skills in Partner Organisations. Identify gaps. Using collective skill base to forward PPRA objectives & generate income. Agree a protocol for skill sharing / charging etc. Look at consortium data and develop at local level.
Who	Lead: RAD Who else: PPRA

Action	Use website to collect information about partners' activities. Need advice / training about use of website. Manage website. More pro-active approach. Leadership meeting will address this.
Status	Ongoing - High priority - Now - Medium scale
How	Aim/Objective - Keep content relevant. Review of website, encouraging up to date information and events. Training on uploading / adding content. CMS/website development session examine RSS feeds and blog.
Who	HPCVS lead.

Action	Improve knowledge of what each partner is doing.
Status	Ongoing - Medium priority - Now - Medium scale
How	Set PPRA agendas to ensure that information sharing & support & problem solving / idea development is a key part of each meeting.
Who	HPCVS leads. All PPRA members.

Action	Pro-active agendas for PP meetings.
Status	Outstanding - Low priority - Now - Small scale
How	Set through the PPRA meetings, standing item on reporting back on meetings attended.
Who	HPCVS

Action	Peer review of partners' projects to get external view of progress amd support arguments for continuation. Share the outcomes of this evaluation work. Example of existing practice is DDCVS signposting project paid review by VCDD, RAD have carried out four peer reviews on quality standards.
Status	Outstanding - Low priority - Now - Small scale
How	VCDD volunteering development for Derbyshire Dales requires resources for review. ProHelp. Rural Retailers Support Programme. Discuss with DLDC resource needs. PPRA develop list of potential peer review projects.
Who	DDCVS Who else: VCDD and RAD