Objective:
To mentor organisations, schools, government departments, and community institutions in designing, managing, and sustaining high-impact partnerships using SayPro’s proven strategic frameworks and toolkits.
🧭 Programme Overview:
The SayPro Strategic Partnership Mentorship Programme is a structured 3–6 month mentorship process that equips mentees with practical skills, digital tools, and advisory support to:
- Identify partnership opportunities aligned to development goals
- Develop MOUs and joint workplans
- Build cross-sector collaborations (public-private, school-community, NGO-government)
- Monitor and measure partnership outcomes using SayPro indicators
- Institutionalize partnership governance practices
📚 Key Mentorship Modules:
- Foundations of Strategic Partnerships
- Understanding the SayPro model of transformation
- Types of partnerships (Education, Infrastructure, Compliance, Youth Development)
- Partnership Mapping and Engagement
- Stakeholder analysis
- Designing value-aligned proposals
- Outreach communication and stakeholder briefings
- Formalisation and Governance
- Developing MOUs, TORs, and Joint Implementation Plans
- Risk and compliance alignment
- Partnership governance templates and protocols
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
- Setting KPIs and indicators of success
- Using the SayPro Dashboard to track and report impact
- Adjusting strategies based on data and stakeholder input
- Sustainability and Expansion
- Resource mobilization strategies
- Co-branding, media engagement, and visibility
- Scaling local models into district or provincial partnerships
🛠️ Resources & Tools Provided:
- SayPro Strategic Partnership Toolkit
- Sample MOUs and Joint Work Plan Templates
- Partnership Evaluation Matrix
- Case studies of successful SayPro-led partnerships
- Access to SayPro’s Online Mentorship Forum
- Monthly virtual clinics and 1-on-1 check-ins
👥 Target Mentees:
- School Leaders (Combined Schools, ECD Centres)
- Community-Based Organisations (CBOs, NGOs)
- District/Provincial Department Officials
- Youth Programmes and Infrastructure Partners
- Private Sector CSR or ESG Leads
- Development Practitioners
📆 Mentorship Format:
| Component | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Virtual Workshops | Monthly |
| 1-on-1 Mentorship Calls | Bi-Weekly |
| Digital Resource Access | Continuous (1 Year) |
| Peer Sharing Sessions | Quarterly |
| Partnership Review Days | End of Each Phase |
🎯 Expected Outcomes:
- At least 10 active partnerships developed or strengthened per mentee
- Mentees equipped to lead partnerships independently
- Increased SayPro-aligned programmes rolled out through partner networks
- Documented case studies for national advocacy and replication
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