This document outlines principles of collaboration between organizations and sectors. It discusses defining collaboration as different organizations working together towards shared goals. The document explores benefits of collaboration like filling gaps, reducing duplication, and contributing to wellbeing goals, but also challenges like extra pressure, lack of clarity in roles, and differing values between sectors. It emphasizes that collaboration should focus on outcomes over sector boundaries and prioritize values like participation, transparency and independence.

1. Working together for wellbeing

2. Objectives
• To outline the principles of collaboration in line with WFGA
• To discuss the roles of individuals and Organisations in collaboration
• To explore the challenges faced when working cross sector in collaboration

3. Introduction
Owen Wilce
Programme Lead – A County that Serves​
Monmouthshire County Council Cyngor Sir Fynwy
County Hall, Rhadyr, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 1GA​
( 07973 559323
* owenwilce@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Facebook: Monmouthshire ACTS
Twitter: @OWilce
Clare Jones
Monmouthshire Volunteering Coordinator ​& Team Manager
GAVO
Ty Derwen, Church Road, Newport, NP19 7EJ
( 01633 241566
* clare.jones@gavowales.org.uk
Facebook: Monmouthshire Volunteer Centre
Twitter: @GVolunteering

4. Key Organisational Priorities
• To raise the profile of volunteering in Monmouthshire
• Provide support to help develop quality volunteering opportunities/placements
• Measure the impact of volunteering
• Increase the level of support, training and recognition for volunteers

5. Definition
Collaboration is the process of two or more people or organisations
working together to realise shared goals.

6. Principles of Collaboration
Participation
Collective
Transparency
Independence
Persistence
Emergence

7. Developing a shared purpose and the benefits
Quotes taken from Welsh Government Third Sector Scheme 2014:
 Welsh Government recognises that quality of life cannot be
delivered by the state alone & we need to capitalise & build on
community action & volunteering & help communities be resilient at
local neighbourhood level.
 Effective partnerships must be based on an appreciation of each
parties distinctive contribution
 Welsh Government are seeking collaborative solutions whereby
people & communities work with service providers to design, deliver,
monitor & evaluate the service – (Widely recognised as Co-Production)

8. Why collaborate towards a shared purpose?
Vision & Values base
CARROT
Required
STICK
Better outcomes for person & communities You have to collaborate
Pooling resources Forced or Required
Access different funding pots Unwilling
Share expertise Begrudged
Statutory duty
Tender requirements

9. Benefits
 Gap filling
 Recognising Need
 Joining up
 Reducing duplication of efforts and resources
 Contribution to the Wellbeing goals
 Added value that collaboration brings

10. How?
CHOOSE
Informal Collaboration Formal Collaboration
Verbal/Discussion
Communicate Ideas
Agree loose parameters
Outcome
Who?
How?
What?
Action Plan
MOU/Partnership
Agreement
Terms of Reference
Change?
Clarifying roles
Journey
Tasks
Actions & who is doing
what
Clear understanding of
roles & duties

11. OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES
Better Outcomes Extra Pressure
Reducing duplication & resources Value for public money
Filling gaps Language
Joining up Communication
Funding Access Lack of clarity of roles
Added value Trust issues
Sharing expertise Insecurity
Pooling resources Values
Identifying the individual against the
collective
EG. A Healthier Wales

12. We focus on outcomes and values, not sectors
Our work actively promotes services to the public that engage
government, business and civil society, blurring traditional
boundaries & prioritising outcomes over sector preconceptions