Why Be a Partner Organization?
Partner Organization and Aligned Organization
PURPOSE – The purpose of this document is to define the roles, responsibilities, and rewards of organizations who have signed up as partners and those who are simply aligned.
Definitions
Partners – Partners are organizations who have completed and submitted the Partner Sign-up Form. Partners are aligned under Lancaster’s Common Agenda using the shared values and agree to the Rules of Conduct.
Definitions
Aligned Organizations – those who may work in collaboration with the Partners and/or its partner organizations, but have not yet – or are not able to – completed and submitted the Partner Sign-up Form.
EXPECTATIONS
Partner organizations are not required to pay fees or dues, however matching contributions and/or inclusion of backbone operations or fellow partner organizations in grants or philanthropic funding is encouraged. Partner organizations agree to the Rules of Conduct and Commitments.
‘OFFICIAL’ PARTNER BENEFITS
- First notice of network-wide announcements, e.g.:
- Grant opportunities
- Training and facilitation services
- Events
- Invitation to collaborate on grant opportunities
- Access to equipment for sign out:
- Sound system
- Retractable and watershed banners
- Included in Partners’ Promotions:
- Social media preference
- Newsletter placements priority
- Partners website with logo and link
- Access to shared language about the collaborative
- Guide the Common Agenda Implementation process
- Expert communications consultation from backbone staff
- Access to online GIS tools to further clean
- water work for watershed groups
- Access to new resources created and updated all the time!
- Everything available to aligned organizations
ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITS
- Semi-annual Full Partners Meeting invitation
- Subscription to monthly newsletter
- Access to Clean Water Conversations podcast
- Access to cutting-edge GIS and implementation funding via the Collaborative Mapping Tool
- Funding opportunities for projects of varying sizes
- Invitation to participate in 4 Action Teams
BECOME A PARTNER ORGANIZATION
If you share our vision of clean and clear water in Lancaster County by 2040, we want to hear from you!
JOIN OUR NETWORK MAP
Are you working on clean water initiatives in Lancaster? Want to connect with others in our network? Join the Lancaster Clean Water Partners network map.
