Partnerships Best Practices

This 2-page resource provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA), is a partnership best practices guide. CCTA offers a series of National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education best practice guides. CCTA comprises five NSF ATE centers. CCTA was formed "in response to a Department of Labor request for technical assistance services to recipients of Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants."

This guide includes information on having successful partnerships for grant funded projects. The following sections are included: Develop Internal & External Partnerships For Successful Grants, Hallmarks Of Effective Partnerships, Craft An "Elevator" Speech, Steps For Starting With Potential Partners, Make Partnerships Personal, Begin Partnerships At Your Home Institution, Ways To Measure Partnership Outcomes, and A Sampling Of CCTA Collaborators' Partnerships.