What Makes a Partnership Successful? Lessons to be Learnt from Families First Partnership Edmonton

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  • Erin Gray Lakehead University, School of Social Work
  • Maria Mayan
  • Sanchia Lo

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This paper explores contributors of partnership synergy evident in the formation stage of the Families First Edmonton (FFE) Partnership, a large, multi-sectored collaborative partnership that was established to determine the best health and recreation service delivery model for families with low incomes. Partnership characteristics that influence synergy are examined through an analysis of qualitative interviews with partners that focused on the collaborative effort. This analysis is guided by the Determinants of Partnership Synergy framework developed by Lasker, Weiss, & Miller (2001). The analysis explores how some of these determinants of synergy are manifested in partners’ experiences of the partnership. The analysis reveals themes within four partnership characteristics that are relevant to the creation of partnership synergy. This research contributes to the understanding of the process of large, multi-sectored collaborative partnerships in the formation stage of development as it describes how the FFE partnership characteristics of leadership, administration and management, governance, and efficiency influenced partnership synergy.

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