Pool Resources for Success examines how pooling resources with a partner can lead to project success, showing eight steps to successful alliances, with tips on how to resolve conflict.

Continuum of Relationships describes a continuum of partnerships, from cooperation to collaboration, with examples of working relationships between organizations. Issues of power, resources, authority, and shared mission are discussed within each type of relationship.

Joint Action – A Word by Any Other Name is a glossary of terms used to describe joint efforts, i.e. alliance, coaliton, collaboration, confederation, among others. All describe different typologies of partnerships, depending on the level of intensity of the working relationships.

Nineteen Factors Influencing Successful Collaborations describes nineteen factors which will have an impact on organizations collaborating with each other, within the context of Environment, Membership Characteristics, Process/Structure, Communication, Purpose, and Resources.

Partnership Guidelines presents a framework of six categories: external factors, domain, partner characteristics, partnership characteristics, communication, and operations which impacts on partnership development. It is drawn from a study on generating substantive theory regarding the development of effective partnerships.

Working Together: Nonprofit Collaborations, Alliances, and Integrations describes two studies showing a range of partnerships which are getting good results. The focus of the studies are US-based non-profit social service organizations.

Process Approach to Collaboration offers a process approach to collaboration, outlining sixteen sequential steps/actions in developing a collaborative relationship

Four Stages of Collaboration reframes the Process Approach to Collaboration into four stages of collaboration – Envision Results by Working Individual-to-Individual; Empower Ourselves by Working Individual-to-Organizations; Ensure Success by Working Organization-to-Organization; Endow Continuity by Working Collaboration-to-Community.

Partnership Notes are brief notes on partnership lessons learned drawn from previous workshops.

Memorandum of Understanding Checklist provides an extensive checklist on items which should be considered in developing a Memorandum of Understanding between collaborating organizations. It is a must see for organizations engaged in partnership development.