Business Case for Partnership:

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Business Case for Partnership Connecting on all
Levels
Kelly Lendsay President and CEO Aboriginal Human
Resource Development Council of Canada
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Partnership Success Factors

• 1. Business Case
• Design Features
• Partnership Principles
• The Ingredients
• LM Partnership Areas
• Benefits and Outcomes

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Building the Case for Partnerships

• Employment
• Recruitment and Retention Solutions
• Economic and Social Returns
• New Opportunities
• Performance and Productivity

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Important Design Features

• Capital Mix (social, knowledge, human,
  financial)
• Leverage
• Economies of Scale

• Coordinating S D (clients employers)
• Collaborative Model
• Results Based Outcomes

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PartnershipPrinciples

• Build a foundation of trust
• Respect and Honour histories and cultural
  protocols
• Develop healthy relationships
• Determine the power gradients
• Measurable and accountable outcomes
• Invest for the long term - sustain the commitment

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Collaborative, Multi-Party Framework
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L and M Partnership Areas
Employers Industry
Aboriginal Labour Market
Career Awareness Skills Forecasting Workforce
Productivity Skills Upgrading Triple Bottom Line
Career Development Skills Development Training
Mentoring Life-Long Learning Prosperity
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Key Benefits

• More Effective Investments and Outcomes
• Improved Client Services
• More Effective Employer and Partner Engagements