Call for Participation in the TETRA Project: Collaborating from Within – Organizational Conditions and Tools for Strong Networks

Do you work in the social-profit sector and want to build stronger inter-organisational networks? Join our learning network, where we explore the internal organisational factors that enable effective collaboration and develop practical tools to strengthen them.

Samenwerken van binnenuit - organisatievoorwaarden en tools voor sterke netwerken

Research theme: Together works

Field of interest: People and Society

Financing: VLAIO

About the project

Limited resources, high workloads, staff turnover (shortages and absenteeism), and evolving Flemish and federal policy frameworks and regulations present significant challenges for social-profit organisations striving to achieve their goals, mission, and vision.

In an increasingly diverse society facing ever more complex challenges, organisations are increasingly encouraged—or even required—to collaborate in integrated, cross-sectoral, and inclusive ways. However, the key to strong networks and resilient organisations lies not only in collaboration between organisations, but also in the internal organisational factors that determine whether organisations can collaborate effectively, sustainably, and with impact. We refer to this as an organisation’s collaborative capacity.

Understanding these internal conditions is essential for building, evaluating, and strengthening collaborative capacity, as well as for organising purposeful cooperation between organisations. Practical tools are needed to translate these insights into action.

Artevelde University of Applied Sciences – PRONET and Odisee University of Applied Sciences – RESOKIT Limited resources, high workloads, staff turnover (shortages and absenteeism), and evolving Flemish and federal policy frameworks and regulations present significant challenges for social-profit organisations striving to achieve their goals, mission, and vision.

In an increasingly diverse society facing ever more complex challenges, organisations are increasingly encouraged—or even required—to collaborate in integrated, cross-sectoral, and inclusive ways. However, the key to strong networks and resilient organisations lies not only in collaboration between organisations, but also in the internal organisational factors that determine whether organisations can collaborate effectively, sustainably, and with impact. We refer to this as an organisation’s collaborative capacity.

Understanding these internal conditions is essential for building, evaluating, and strengthening collaborative capacity, as well as for organising purposeful cooperation between organisations. Practical tools are needed to translate these insights into action.

Together, we will explore innovative insights, inspiring methodologies, and relevant models. Through a dynamic learning network, we will discuss, evaluate, and test these approaches in practice over a two-year period. The knowledge gained will be translated through living labs into concrete and practical tools that strengthen the collaborative capacity of social-profit organisations within networks.

In this way, organisations will be better equipped to increase their social impact while also improving efficiency.

Join our learning network!

We invite the following organisations and professionals to participate:

Social profit organizations

Small and medium-sized organisations active in welfare, socio-cultural work, youth work, family support, care, and related fields.
Seeking to strengthen their internal and sustainable collaborative capacity in order to increase impact.
Contribution: €500 as a member of the learning network.
Additional contribution of €1,000 when participating in a living lab.

Advisory and expert agencies (consultancy)

Professionals providing support to organisations, enterprises, or collaborative partnerships.
Access to project findings, insights, frameworks, and models.
Contribution: €500 as a member of the learning network.
Additional contribution of €1,000 when participating in a living lab.

Sector organizations:

Organisations representing and advocating for social-profit organisations and social enterprises.
Opportunity to gain knowledge of innovative insights, models, and approaches that can strengthen their members’ collaborative capacity, social impact, and operational efficiency.
Contribution: €500 as a member of the learning network.

Knowledge institutions:

Universities and universities of applied sciences with expertise in business models, organisational management, partnerships, social entrepreneurship, impact, and related domains.
Opportunity to contribute to and expand knowledge on strengthening the collaborative capacity of impact-driven organisations.
Contribution: €500 as a member of the learning network.