PARTNERSHIP IS NOT

• Cutting a check to get a fundraiser off your back.
• Simply being generous or charitable to others.
• Taking flight when it gets emotionally difficult.
• Blaming others for "the problem."
• Jumping from one "trendy" project to the next.
• Contributing only when the group's directions and choices match what you think.
• Only starting and funding your own projects.
• Keeping your worlds separate.

WHAT PARTNERSHIP IS

• Putting something of yourself on the line.
• Expanding your sense of self and identity to embrace a wider community.
• Persisting when conflict or painful emotions arise.
• Expecting conflict and bringing emotional slack, vision, and a high level of commitment and skills.
• Staying involved over time.
• Supporting the organization's founders and constituents' goals.
• Working in collaboration.
• Organizing among your class/constituency to leverage more support.

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