In only one more month, we will be hosting another Partnership Brokering Level 1 Course here in Calgary. There's still time to apply, be sure to read on for more information about how this course can make your partnerships more successful!This is the fourth level 1 course we have hosted here in Alberta and every time I am astonished by the diverse learnings that participants have. The material inspires excellent discussion and reflection on the partnership brokering process.
Math Minds: An Innovative Early Math Learning Partnership
This past April, I was proud to present at the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Conference with Laureen DuBois of Canadian Oil Sands and Mary Jane Moreau of JUMP Math. We shared the story of Math Minds and what we have learned along the way. Please check out the summary of the presentation, which can be accessed at the end of this article, and enjoy reading a brief case study of this unique three-way collective impact partnership for early math learning!
Partnership Series: Partnership Brokers Training in Calgary
As society’s problems and challenges become more complex and interconnected, it becomes clear that multi-sector partnerships are the only way forward.JS Daw & Associates is excited to officially announce that we will be hosting Partnership Brokers Training Level 1, in Calgary Canada, in collaboration with the internationally recognized Partnership Brokers Association.
Partnership Series: Partnership Brokers and the Brokering Cycle
As we discussed in our previous article, partnerships vary in complexity and depend heavily on establishing strong working relationships between people who work in different arenas and cultures. Developing partnerships and then managing them to deliver shared and individual goals is a delicate balancing act.Building partnerships can be both exciting and frustrating.
Partnership Series: The Spectrum of Partnerships
Partnerships…collaborations…collective impact… These words are being used interchangeably in terms of organizations coming together to address social issues. But what’s the difference? Which is most appropriate and when? Does one have greater value than another?Partnerships are growing as we recognize that complex social problems can no longer be solved by individual organizations alone.
Partnership Series: Cause Marketing versus Sponsorship – What’s the difference?
At JS Daw & Associates, multi-stakeholder partnerships are core to our business. Partnerships come in many different forms and can be applied across a wide range of situations. The relationships between partners can have varying degrees of depth and length. This is the beginning of a 4-part series that looks at different types of partnerships and the emerging profession of Partnership Brokering.
Cause Talk Radio Interview
It was a privilege to join cause gurus Joe Waters of Selfish Giving and Megan Strand of Cause Marketing Forum on Cause Talk Radio on Philanthropy Day. I am pleased to share the interview as I explore with Joe and Megan how the cause movement has grown in Canada. I identify key cause trends, including more partnerships among nonprofits and the hot new area of employee engagement.Joe's dubbed me the Canadian Cause Queen - Queen of snow, cold and cause!
Jocelyne Discusses Cause Marketing
Multiple Clients - Building Partnership Capacity
How “Fruit & Fiber” Cereal Changed My Life: My Cause Marketing Story
Recently I was asked, what book changed my life? I’m a reader, and a large number of books have influenced my thinking. But a single book alone hasn’t changed my life. Instead, it was reading “Filthy Rich and Other Nonprofit Fantasies” and the resulting cause marketing experience that did. This is the story of that transformation and what I learned along the way.