{"id":500,"date":"2018-12-03T12:40:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T17:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:44:09","slug":"finding-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/finding-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Finding Partners\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#establishing-partnership-goals\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Establishing Partnership Goals\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#engaging-partners-through-a-research-broker\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Engaging Partners Through a Research Broker\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#identifying-partnerships\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Identifying Partnerships\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#approaching-partnerships\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Approaching Partnerships\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"establishing-partnership-goals\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"PEstablishing\"><\/a>Establishing Partnership Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"what-do-we-want-to-accomplish-and-how-does-this-fit-with-our-overall-mission-and-vision\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we want to accomplish and how does this fit with our overall mission and vision?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conduct a needs assessment or an asset map to determine what gaps you want to fill before determining if a partnership is right for you. Meet with a consultant to brainstorm if your needs are well-suited to a research partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strengtheningnonprofits.org\/resources\/e-learning\/online\/partnerships\/Print.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Background on partnerships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.template.net\/business\/assessment\/needs-assessment-sample\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Needs assessment templates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hc-v6-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/media\/resources\/tmp\/Participatory_Asset_Mapping.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Participatory asset mapping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"engaging-partners-through-a-research-broker\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"PEngaging\"><\/a>Engaging Partners Through a Research Broker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"do-we-want-help-to-negotiate-and-engage-with-the-university-and-how-will-we-know-who-can-help-link-us-to-research-partners\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do we want help to negotiate and engage with the university, and how will we know who can help link us to research partners?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a working relationship with a university faculty member a broker can help you determine how and when to approach one. A broker can act like a translator to help you better understand where the university faculty and other research partners are coming from and to make sure you\u2019re on the same page. There are brokering agencies, individual brokers and brokering tools online. Brokers promote equity within the research partnership by helping partners to share resources and mediate conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some brokers are based in the community while others work out of a specific university. Brokering agencies that are intuition-based sometimes have community members who help to connect with resources outside the university. However, institution-based brokers tend to have a deeper understanding of the partnership opportunities of their particular institution while community-based brokers have a broad understanding of partnering across many institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/wp-content\/uploads\/CCE-Brokering_Tools_Pathways_EnviroScan_FINAL-BRANDED_Oct-312016_DOI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report on brokering with list of broker agencies and tools including websites and contact information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/2017\/plain-language-podcast-and-report-community-campus-engagement-cce-brokering-partnership-tools-and-student-pathways-to-engagement-an-environmental-scan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plain language podcast summary of brokering report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"identifying-partnerships\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"PIdentifying\"><\/a>Identifying Partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"who-would-be-a-good-fit-with-our-needs-and-interests-how-will-we-work-with-them-and-how-will-we-know-that-an-academic-partner-is-truly-community-first\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who would be a good fit with our needs and interests? How will we work with them and how will we know that an academic partner is truly community-first?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use your network, a broker, and\/or internet searches to identify a community-first academic partner\/institution. Academic partners to target could be ones who have published, presented, or taught courses in line with a community-first approach, are associated with community organizations, or have a history of working in the community or doing community-based research. Universities to target are ones that have research offices with a community focus or a community arm, a strong community service learning component, or host community-focused conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/tools-and-resources\/ensuring-community-comes-first-actions-cce-practitioners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ensuring Community Comes First: Actions for Community Campus Engagement Practitioners<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctb.ku.edu\/en\/table-of-contents\/participation\/encouraging-involvement\/key-influentials\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Involving Key Influentials in Your Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"approaching-partnerships\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a id=\"PApproaching\"><\/a>Approaching Partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-will-we-contact-a-research-partner-and-what-do-we-say-in-the-initial-contact-do-we-know-what-to-expect-from-our-communications-with-academic-partners\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will we contact a research partner, and what do we say in the initial contact? Do we know what to expect from our communications with academic partners?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the academic partner, your prior relationship, and your network, contacting the university partner could use different approaches. For example, you might want to send an email, approach them at an event, message them on social media, or ask a mutual acquaintance to introduce you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Determining how to approach the partner will be based on the contexts of your relationship and the work you want to do, but effective ways of approaching them are also determined by understanding who <em>they<\/em> are and what might be a persuasive way to get their attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cbrnet.pbworks.com\/w\/page\/6418798\/Principles%20or%20Ingredients%20of%20Successful%20Campus-Community%20CBR%20Partnerships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top tips for approaching a community campus engagement relationship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collectiveimpactforum.org\/sites\/default\/files\/povertyprimer_2nd_ed_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matrix \u2013 convening a multi-sectoral effort to realize a bold community vision<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.united-church.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/kitchen_table_conversation_kit-facilitators_manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Example of facilitators guide to kitchen table conversations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catie.ca\/en\/pif\/spring-2013\/what-ask-when-researchers-come-knocking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What to do when researchers come knocking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/partnerships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1741\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1.png\" alt=\"Back to Partnership Topics button\" class=\"wp-image-1909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1.png 1741w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1-160x42.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1-240x63.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1-400x105.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1-1536x401.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/navigation-button-partnership-topics-1-360x94.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1741px) 100vw, 1741px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/research-toolkit\/toolkit-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2349\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped.png\" alt=\"Leave us Feedback on our Research Toolkit button\" class=\"wp-image-1897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped.png 2349w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-160x31.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-240x46.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-768x149.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-1536x298.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-2048x397.png 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/LEAVE-US-FEEDBACK-cropped-360x70.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2349px) 100vw, 2349px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Establishing Partnership Goals What do we want to accomplish and how does this fit with our overall mission and vision? &nbsp; Conduct a needs assessment or an asset map to determine what gaps you want to fill before determining if a partnership is right for you. 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