Describe your results in written products. Providers, partners, and participants want to put their hands on something of which they can be proud. Enough partners to engage new partners. Direct the energy of an enthusiastic new partner toward this effort. An activity that may require little work for a company may prove invaluable to sustaining and strengthening the overall partnership.
Data can compel both corporate and state partners to get involved.
Funders are analytical and want hard numbers. Collect, analyze, and report data as a means to support your mission. Cultivate the media. CCIP recognizes that success follows the documentation and sharing of results with the media and general public. The Partnership Project is providing a series of technical assistance resources and materials to support the development and strengthening of public-private partnerships to improve the quality and supply of child care.