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Synergies can be powerful, but building productive partnerships is not easy,. The cases highlighted in Strong Together, as well as the broader research in this book, offer clear answers for those just beginning to build a partnership across cultures as well as new insights for those who have long been involved in such work, in foundations, non-profits, government departments, or international agencies. Through her research with social enterprises specifically, and international development more broadly, Dr Trice identifies the most damaging contributors to failure as well as what promotes success. What are the factors that make the difference between a partnership that thrives and is embraced by those it is intended to serve, and one that fails on a familiar pattern of misunderstanding and rejection? If a partnership does fail, why do such great efforts lead so often to misunderstandings and frustration for both parties, resulting in failed, stalled, or less than optimal enterprises? Drawing from interviews with 90 Majority World and American leaders working in the social enterprise space, Trice identifies the most common pitfalls that cause international cooperation to weaken and collapse. Here are fresh insights and compelling examples of what has failed, as well as of what works, offering practical steps and crucial insights that can move decolonization forward. Such insights include identification of the valuable assets often held by Majority World leaders which usually contrast with the valuable assets held by western leaders, and provide the potential for authentic connection and real synergies. So what can actually deliver such synergies? That is what this book is about.

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A timely, insightful, short, well-organized, and highly readable book. Highly relevant to the themes of decolonization and democratization of power facing our world today. --Jonathan Quick, MD, MPH, Managing Director, Pandemic Response, Preparedness, and Prevention, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation Understanding the values, goals, and assumptions of others is at the heart of building a better world together. This insightful, research-based book will help you think, speak, and act in ways which lead to true collaboration for the benefit of us all. --David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, The Elders Foundation A comprehensive, well-documented, insightful framework of how to re-think and tackle the tricky, entrenched challenge of partnering more wisely with the people we seek to help. She shows how to localize power where it really belongs, pointing the way to more sustainable impact and the lasting hope we all hunger for. --Randy Welsch, Co-Founder Jibu, Winner of the Financial Times Transformational Business Award How do we bridge the gulf between us and them? Many American entrepreneurs may not be aware that such a gulf even exists. This is an insightful and practical book for any social entrepreneur seeking to bring about change in a community or culture that is not their own. It's packed with great real-life examples and useful solutions. Before charging forth blindly with good intentions, I'd strongly recommend reading this book. --Reuben Coulter, Social Entrepreneur, Investor, and Fellow of the World Economic Forum

"""A timely, insightful, short, well-organized, and highly readable book. Highly relevant to the themes of decolonization and democratization of power facing our world today."" --Jonathan Quick, MD, MPH, Managing Director, Pandemic Response, Preparedness, and Prevention, Health Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation ""Understanding the values, goals, and assumptions of others is at the heart of building a better world together. This insightful, research-based book will help you think, speak, and act in ways which lead to true collaboration for the benefit of us all."" --David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, The Elders Foundation ""A comprehensive, well-documented, insightful framework of how to re-think and tackle the tricky, entrenched challenge of partnering more wisely with the people we seek to help. She shows how to localize power where it really belongs, pointing the way to more sustainable impact and the lasting hope we all hunger for."" --Randy Welsch, Co-Founder Jibu, Winner of the Financial Times Transformational Business Award ""How do we bridge the gulf between us and them? Many American entrepreneurs may not be aware that such a gulf even exists. This is an insightful and practical book for any social entrepreneur seeking to bring about change in a community or culture that is not their own. It's packed with great real-life examples and useful solutions. Before charging forth blindly with good intentions, I'd strongly recommend reading this book."" --Reuben Coulter, Social Entrepreneur, Investor, and Fellow of the World Economic Forum"

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A former member of Purdue University’s faculty, Andrea Nelson Trice holds a PhD from the University of Michigan, and is an independent scholar. However, her most valuable attributes for this book began to develop when she was a child living in the Peruvian rainforest – curiosity, a willingness to pause and listen to voices that are often muted, and a deep sensitivity to inequalities. Using that mix of experiences, Trice has published research on power dynamics and empowerment for more than two decades. She was a Senior Fellow of the Sagamore Institute, and is a Senior Associate of the Institute for Social Impact, working also as a consultant to non-profits and social enterprises operating in the USA and across the Majority World.

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