Types of collaborative working
Structures for collaborative working include:
Separate organisations maintain their independence, but work jointly on some activities or functions
Organisations with resources or expertise offer assistance to other organisations, e.g. a large national
Organisation working with a small local group
A new organisation to do joint work on some activities or functions
A group structure where a ‘parent’ organisation governs a group of ‘subsidiary’ organisations
Merger to form a new organisation working as one body on all activities.
Collaborative working can be used to:
Carry out charitable activities, e.g. service delivery, campaigning, policy work
Share premises or support functions, e.g. payroll, purchasing, fundraising
Improve strategic efficiency.