The Intergenerational Partnership Spectrum provides clarity about an organization’s current structure for intergenerational partnership. The stages help identify patterns in how decisions are made, how responsibility is shared and how consistently collaboration is supported by systems and culture. Organizations may recognize themselves in more than one stage at the same time.
To help you evaluate your current practices and ensure the work advances with clarity and intention, the spectrum is broken down into 10 specific criteria.
A practical definition of the stage, with real-world examples of common pitfalls.
Priorities an organization must address before advancing further.
Administrative and cultural infrastructure — stable payment systems, dedicated staff time — needed to support youth-adult partnership.
Estimated financial resources needed to fund stipends, training and supporting resources.
Qualitative shifts and behaviors signaling values are becoming practice.
Quantifiable targets and embedded policies that sustain the partnership.
Early warning signs of superficial partnership, burnout or misalignment.
Staff roles — HR, executive leadership — that must actively support the work.
Guiding questions to help teams honestly assess alignment and capacity.
Expected level of information sharing, from meeting updates to full budgetary access.
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