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Try the Partnership Wizards

Welcome to the Partnership Community Group Readiness Wizard

Welcome and thank you for taking part in the Community Business Partnership's Business Readiness Wizard. This five-minute self-analysis tool is designed to assist your community organisation in preparing and engaging with a suitable business to form a successful community business partnership. Even if you are involved in community business partnerships, this wizard will act as a checklist or tune-up.

Community Business Partnership's Community Group Readiness Wizard has three parts:

Part 1.    A survey to determine areas of strength and weakness in your own preparations for entering a community business partnership

Part 2.    A basic scorecard detailing where you stand on the level of preparedness.

Part 3.    A listing of all the Help Sheets and resources designed to either assist you in establishing a community business partnership or improve the one you are in already.

Note: This wizard and associated information is put together only as a guide. We recommend your organisation use the ideas as discussion points in planning a community business partnership. Each one is different and has its own characteristics. Take what is relevant to your business or organisation and tailor it to suit your circumstances.

The wizard is free and anonymous.

1. Where is your organisation based?
     postcode .
2. What is your group's primary area of operation?
    
Animal Welfare Arts & Culture
Children & Family Community Communication & Advocacy
Community Services Disability
Economic Development Education, Employment & Training
Emergency & Safety Environment Conservation & Heritage
Faith & Spirituality Health & Wellbeing
Indigenous International
Multicultural Older People
Rural & Regional Development Science & Technology
Sport & Recreation Women
Youth
3. How many volunteers/staff does your organisation have?
     Single operator
2-10 staff
11-19
20-49
50-99
100+
4. Are you currently
     involved in a community business partnership?
not involved in a community business partnership?
Please answer the following questions, rating your organisation's performance from "Excellent" through to "Poor": Excellent Good Fair Poor
5. Rate your level of understanding of what a community business partnership means and what is required of your organisation to make it successful:
6. Rate your awareness of successful business community partnerships currently operating in your local geographic or interest area?
7. Rate the amount of time your organisation has spent discussing your own group's values and mission and how they could be best promoted in collaboration with business:
8. Rate the qualities and strengths you have that would be attractive to a potential community group partner:
9. Rate the level of discussion with volunteers, staff and members over possible business partners that would be appropriate:
10. Rate the amount of time you have spent identifying possible benefits you could bring to the table of a potential business partner (e.g. networks, membership, influence, standing within the community):
11. Rate the amount of time you have spent identifying projects or goals in which business could work with you to improve your service within the community:
12. Rate your knowledge of the businesses that operate in your local geographic or interest area:
13. Rate the amount of time you have spent working out what type of business community partnership would best suit your organisation (e.g. volunteering, skill-sharing, in-kind support, facilities sharing, business as collection point):
14. Rate your knowledge of the businesses operating in your area that would share similar values or goals to your organisation or believe in the same objectives:
15. Rate your group's understanding of what you would expect from a business that you have joined in a community business partnership:
16. Rate your understanding of the level of commitment and action that you would be required to deliver in a community business partnership:

When you have answered all the questions, hit SUBMIT.

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