Calls to Action
The Foundation’s multi-stakeholder partnership framework is designed to address four Calls to Action.
Recognize power
by including community members early in the partnership process.
• Simplify partnership requirements.
• Conduct power and privilege analyses of partners to ensure equitable dynamics.
• Where imbalance exists, revise governance structures to share decision-making power with impacted communities.
Radically expand networks
by reducing hurdles for new partners and small organizations.
• Support a network “infrastructure” to map existing players in relevant ecosystems and identify opportunities where partners can collaborate and complement one another.
• Invest in building cross-sectoral leaders.
• Support the financial and operational capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs).
Make every dollar count
by alleviating funding burdens for community-based organizations (CBOs) partners.
• Provide general operating support.
• Actively encourage cooperation – rather than competition – among implementers.
• Incentivize increased private investment through catalytic capital, blended financing and pooled resources.
Be accountable
by being transparent on all aspects of our partnerships; including incentive structures, governance structures, costs and impact.
• Rigorously evaluate partnership models to assess impact (relative to non-partnership efforts).
• Enable community-led accountability of partnerships to ensure progress toward goals.
• Act on key learnings with agility; changing approach as needed to maximize inclusion and effectiveness.