Partnership Styles

PARTNERSHIP STYLES

JustHope supports and nurtures several styles of partnership. Each style has its own level of commitment and type of participation; but all of them begin with the recognition that although one’s partner may not be an “equal” in wealth, power, or access to opportunity, or may not be an “equal” in spiritual depth or the capacity for hope, they are of equal value and have equal rights to dignity, respect, and human flourishing. 

SERVICE LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS

Service Learning Partnerships are partnerships between JustHope and an individual or a group who  supports and/or participates in JustHope’s mission, projects, and/or PartnerTrips without making an ongoing commitment to a specific partner community. Support Partners are encouraged to participate in PartnerTrips, Support Trips, and JustHope programs as they are able, and are asked to make a commitment to a regular financial contribution toward JustHope partner and/or project support.

COVENANT PARTNERSHIPS

Covenant Partnerships are partnerships that are created when two communities—one in Nicaragua and one in the US—covenant together to a relationship grounded in (1) Solidarity, (2) Sustainability, (3) Mutuality, and (4) Collaboration

The Covenant includes:

• ·a good faith commitment from both partners to at least a five-year partnership,
• ·a commitment by the US partner to engage in face to face visits in the global partner,
• ·context at least annually; and to work collaboratively with JustHope to facilitate visits to the US from members of global partner communities,
• ·a commitment by the US partner to a significant, regular financial contribution toward, leadership development and infrastructure support of the Nicaraguan partner (the amount of the support will be decided in dialogue with JustHope and the partner community), and
• ·a commitment by the US partner to annual support of JustHope’s operating budget. This may happen as a special offering for JustHope, as a line-item in the budget, or as a fee added to participants’ trip costs.

SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS

Support Partnerships are partnerships between JustHope and an individual or a group who  supports and/or participates in JustHope’s mission, projects, and/or PartnerTrips without making an ongoing commitment to a specific partner community. Support Partners are encouraged to participate in PartnerTrips, Support Trips, and JustHope programs as they are able, and are asked to make a commitment to a regular financial contribution toward JustHope partner and/or project support.  

EXPLORING PARTNERSHIPS

Exploring Partnerships are temporary partnerships wherein a potential partner is in the process of exploring various options for partnerships, or of discerning together where and at what level God is calling them into global partnership. During this time, exploring partners participate fully in JustHope programming, including taking part in PartnerTrips, hosting visiting delegations, collaborating in various projects, and engaging in dialogue with other JustHope partners.