All demonstrate commitment to the partnership in tangible ways. Partners establish and agree on clearly understood and defined tasks, roles, responsibilities and other implementation details. Mechanisms and procedures for monitoring and evaluation and accountability are defined, agreed and implemented. A team of organizational representatives at a sufficiently high decision making level are established, committed and are active in the definition of the partnership, its implementation, the monitoring of progress, communications, etc. Partners have congruent interests, programs and priorities and complementary strengths and interests.
Partners are committed to sustaining programs and relationships.
Partners identify resources required and commitment and responsibilities for providing them. Partners have the flexibility to meet changing internal and external environments, assumptions and circumstances.