[PDF] Community Development Toolkit - CommDev

Partnership Assessment4continuedPurposeTo enable you to assess the developmentcapacities and resources available withinthe region, anticipate future capacity needsand identify any critical gaps. Not allorganizations will be able to enter intopartnerships with all others, so it isimportant to undertake this assessmentbefore entering into any arrangements.The framework can help you to assess theneed for – or success of – capacity-buildinginitiatives to improve regional developmentperformance and partners to work with inachieving those goals. It is used to assess:• existing and future partnership capacityneeds• anticipated benefits of the partnership toyour organization• appropriate programs or projects forpartnership• the sustainability of potential partnerorganizations.When to use this toolDuring exploration and feasibility when youmay not have the resources to implementprograms directly and you need to draw onthe skill set of partners already operating inthe region.During the construction phase, so thatpartnerships will be in place by the timecommunity development plans are madeand operations commence.During operations, when actively planningcommunity development programs, in orderto ascertain what other skills and capacitiesexist locally and avoid duplication of effort.Tri-partite partnerships can also be arequirement under licensing and royaltyconditions in some environments.For closure planning purposes, to ensurethat the partnerships invested in are likely tobe sustainable and to continue to benefit thelocal community after the mine has closed.RELATIONSHIPS TOOLSOver time, an institution may be consideredsustainable if it can fulfil its functions on apermanent basis with decreasing levels ofexternal support – specifically, if it is ableto secure necessary inputs and support,provide a continuing stream of developmentactivities and services that are valued by itsstakeholders, and survive for as long as itis needed.The Strategic Planning Framework (tool 6)should inform the partnership assessment.Community Development Toolkit65