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Everyone’s contribution need not be seen as a measure
of equitable input, but rather a confirmation that the project
or goal is – to some degree – important.
An agency or an agency’s partner(s) can create additional
partnerships with multiple organizations, companies, schools,
or other agencies. This is what makes the potential to accomplish
common projects or goals so high.
A collaborative process is fundamental to building good partnerships.
Information on collaboration can be found in Chapter
I and Chapter
II of the Partnership
Guide. You can learn
even more about collaboration through other sources.
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There are some common challenges
to working on Forest Service projects. Partnerships
may offer a means to expand capabilities beyond many
constraints, those of an agency or its partners. There
are always more projects than funding allows, and partners
are progressively examining how to expand their capabilities
and align priorities to reach their goals. A key to
success is to examine what goals each other has and
how they match-up, identify potential partners, expand
the number of partners when needed, and examine how
to work most effectively together. This is a very dynamic,
exciting, and challenging process. It can be incredibly
rewarding. There are also opportunities to create off-shoots,
some extremely beneficial and some that are dead-ends.
Discovering how to make the right calls is sometimes
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