Partnership Documentation

Introduction:

Organization name:

Organization type:

Contact information:

Level of Commitment: *

Library staff contact(s) project lead:

Time commitment (if applicable):

*See Akron’s levels of partnerships to see the difference between sponsor, sponsorship, collaborative partner, and collaborative partnership.

Supporting Narrative:

Here, insert a few paragraphs explaining everything in the table above.

Mission and Goals

Partnering Organization Mission:

Overlap with library’s mission:

How this partnership fits with the library’s strategic plan:

Goals of partnership: *

The library’s role: **

The partner’s role: **

*There should be at least 4 measurable goals.

**Be specific: what actions will take place?

Supporting Narrative:

Explain everything in the table in a narrative.

Program Budget:

Costs include staff time, material costs (e.g., fliers and other advertising), space use, etc. You can alter the table below as needed; this is a starting point.

Costs
	Staffing/Project Oversight:*
	How many staff?How many hours in meetings?Travel time?Research time?
	Direct Expenses
	Travel for any speakers?Meetings/other travel costs?Travel for consultants?Etc. – any other people needed?
	Advertising costs
	PrintingStaff time or outsourcing?Social media, etc.?
Income
	Grant from Foundation/Friends
	Federal/State grant:
	Interns/practicum students:
	In-kind contributions (outreach/donations):

Budget Narrative:

Here explain the costs and income above.

Summary:

Costs to library:

Costs to partner:

Project Evaluation

Goal	Method(s) of measurement
Goal 1:
Goal 2:
Goal 3:
Goal 4:

Evaluation Narrative:

Here explain why you made the choices about your method(s) of measuring each goal.