PARTNER is a social network analysis tool designed to measure and monitor collaboration among people/organizations over time. The tool is designed for use by members of a collaborative (that is, three or more partners) to demonstrate how members are connected, how resources are leveraged and exchanged, the levels of trust, and to link outcomes to the process of collaboration. The tool includes an online survey that you can administer to collect data and an analysis program that analyzes these data.

PARTNER is a free tool and demonstrations of how to use it are provided to help you get started. Various levels of consulting are available to help you collect and analyze data, report your findings, and strategize action steps for improvement.

To get started, register as a "Manager" here.


How it Works
  1. Evaluate how well your collaborative is working in terms of identifying the "right" partners, leveraging resources, and strategizing for how to improve the work of the collaborative.
  2. Demonstrate to partners, stakeholders, evaluators, and funders how your collaborative is progressing over time and why working together is making tangible change.
  3. Engage in strategic collaborative management to develop action steps and implement change to reap the benefits of social networking.
How it Works
  1. One person is designated as the "Manager". This person will identify who will be asked to participate in the survey and is responsible of for data managmenet.
  2. Members of the collaborative answer surveys online.
  3. The Manager stores the data and imports it into the PARTNER tool.
  4. Together, the Manager and members of the collaborative discuss results and next steps.

For more information on How It Works, please see the PARTNER Technical Manual.

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