Voluntary and community sector organisations collaborate in many different ways. The benefits of successful collaboration include greater efficiency and use of resources, improved services, a stronger voice and influence and organisational sustainability.
Successful collaborative working does require investment of time and resources. Good preparation and an understanding of the processes involved will, no doubt, bring about a greater chance of success.
Below you can find some resources to help you along the path to collaboration:
- NCVO Guidance
- GOV.UK's guidance on working with other charities
- The Charity Commission's guidance on collaborative working and mergers
- Locality's guidance on collaboration for commissioning
- The Improvement and Development Agency's information on cross-sector partnership working
- The Institute for Voluntary Action Research's publication: Getting ready for collaboration: Learning from experience
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