CORE QUALITY CRITERIA: PARTICIPATION IN PARTNERSHIP
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QUALITY INDICATORS What might indicate quality in the partnership? |
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT INDICATORS What evidence is available to support the inclusion of the indicators? |
EXAMPLES FROM CASE STUDY: KAUNAS, LITHUANIA |
Relevant key stakeholders are actively engaged in the partnership/network
Definition: A stakeholder is any person or organization, who can be positively or negatively impacted by, or cause an impact on the actions of the partnership / network.
Types of stakeholders are:
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Stakeholders of public and private organisations - including civil society organisations and social partners - are represented in the partnership/network.
Stakeholders are engaged in the partnership with relevant roles and tasks.
Stakeholders assume responsibilities assigned and have initiatives within the partnership/network |
Inventories of stakeholders for specific areas (national, regional and local level).
Activity reports and other internal documents produced within the partnership/network.
Activity reports and other internal documents produced by individual stakeholders included in the partnership/network. |
Partnership networks in Kaunas City exist on the level of the city and its local communities and organizations. The community of the Old Town is especially active. It involves business, artistic and non-governmental organizations. Their inventories:
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Involves the wider public or community |
Strategy, approach and methods to reaching out and involve different target groups are in place
Means of feedback and interactive communication are in place and accessible to different target groups |
Website/database open to the public – interactive usage, frequency of visits to website/database
Regular use of social media
Growth of number of learners and contributions
Results gained from audit of outreach and awareness-building actions |
Online news resource
Positive changes in the number of members of Kaunas City and its local communities partnership networks (reports), growing number of students in higher education (reports of HE institutions), etc. |
Network is known and understood by general public |
Promotional activities are defined, conducted and followed up on a regular basis
Dissemination plan in accordance with different audiences' needs
Initiatives make their way into the popular media
In order to render transparent the network,
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Availability and number of items distributed, such as media, leaflets, posters, brochures
Analysis of informational needs of the different target groups
Review of dissemination activities in the light of the needs structures
Results gained from local media audit
Results gained from monitoring the degree of knowledge of the agreements and on the amount and type of resources allocated to the partnership
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Articles in newspapers, TV broadcasts, posters, brochures, etc. on the activity of Kaunas as a learning city networks and coordinating structures. |
Besides key stakeholders, primary and secondary stakeholdershave a chance to express their needs, are involved in decision-making (governance) and review of network interventions |
Feedback mechanisms are in place, which allow for
Governance principles and methods are established, ensuring that primary and secondary stakeholders' voice is heard |
People reached through feedback means, such as public consultation, public hearings etc. Number of people / organisations who use means of feedback, such as online forums, feedback forms, email contacts etc.
Number of inquiries, comments and suggestions received from actors / beneficiaries not directly associated with the local network |
Performance monitoring
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What dissemination strategies exist to inform constituents |
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Online news resource |