East Africa Dairy Project achieves more by working together

A recent blog post by Donna Stokes (Heifer International) interviews EADD Director Moses Nyabila on the importance of public-private partnerships.

He mentions 5 ways to attract partners to work together:

Use an incremental approach. Ask partners to provide one or two things for a project and provide them with full credit for their work. Small successes lead to larger partnerships.
Involve partners in the proposal from the start. Invite them to be part of the decision-making process.
Scale projects appropriately. You need to show partners that their money goes directly to the program. Offer transparency and be ready to demonstrate good use of the resources.
Use media intelligently. If potential partners see that the work you do is getting attention, then they will want to work with you.
Maintain credibility. You have to deliver results.