In an era marked by unprecedented change, turbulence, and uncertainty, the challenges faced by social service agencies (SSAs) are increasingly complex and multidimensional. The imperative for transformation and collaboration has become undeniable, as it is through collective efforts that sustainable solutions can be forged to address the pressing social issues of our time.

Explore the transformative capacity in forging collaborative alliances and partnerships. This workshop is designed specifically for partnership implementers within SSAs, providing them with the platform to comprehend emerging challenges within the sector and explore innovative solutions through expanded partnerships. You will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your existing stakeholder relationships and explore advantages and challenges of collaborations and of including new partnerships and collaborations in alignment with your strategic priorities.

You will identify potential priority partners using a partnership matrix, and develop an action plan to design win-win collaborations and onboard them in the next 2 years. The action plan will include resources you require to actualise the plan, which you can use to secure resources from your leaders.

What will you Learn

At the end of the workshop partnership implementers will be:
– Empowered to excel in collaborative alliances and partnerships.
– Equipped to navigate future sector challenges through partnerships.
– Enabled to activate priority partnerships or develop in-house capacity for partnership development.

The course is taught across 16 hours, with lectures, videos, case studies, group discussions, checklists, *invited speaker(s). For 4 or more participants from the same organisation, 1-hour post-session coaching will be provided.​

*Invited speaker(s) may be pre-recorded.

Why attend?

Because navigating complexity requires more than good intentions—it demands strategic alliances.
The Key Stakeholder Analysis and Community Engagement Planning workshop is not just another course. It’s a tactical 2-day intervention designed specifically for partnership implementers and community engagement leads in non-profits who need to deliver results in a fast-changing environment.

Whether you’re tackling community outreach, managing donor relationships, or forging cross-sector collaborations, this workshop equips you with the tools, frameworks, and forward-looking strategy to:
– Identify and engage mission-critical stakeholders that align with your agency’s future direction.
– Build a clear, actionable 2-year partnership development roadmap—so your collaborations aren’t just reactive, but strategic.
– Leverage ecosystem mapping, partnership matrices, and capacity planning to drive impact, not just activity.

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for senior officers, managers, and implementers within non-profit organisations, charities, and social service agencies (SSAs) who are directly responsible for:
– Partnership Development
– Community Engagement
– Stakeholder Relations
– Donor or Volunteer Management
– Strategic Alliances and Collaborations
– Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or ESG initiatives within the non-profit context

It is particularly relevant for those who:
– Are tasked with identifying and onboarding new partners aligned with organisational strategy.
– Are preparing to scale collaborative impact across sectors.
– Want to build structured, win-win engagement plans with stakeholders and funders.
– Need to translate partnership intentions into executable, resource-backed action plans.

Whether you’re newly appointed to a partnerships role or looking to strengthen an existing portfolio, this course provides immediately applicable frameworks and sector-relevant insights to help you lead partnerships with clarity, credibility, and confidence.

Why Join?

Because partnerships are no longer optional—they’re mission-critical.
In today’s fragmented and fast-evolving social sector, no organisation can go it alone. This 2-day workshop is your opportunity to get ahead of the curve by learning how to identify, engage, and activate the right partners to multiply your impact.
Join this course if you want to:

• Strengthen your agency’s ability to collaborate across sectors, communities, and funding partners.
• Navigate emerging sector risks with confidence through collective strategies.
• Build a realistic 2-year partnership plan you can pitch to your leadership for support and resources.
• Move beyond ad-hoc engagement—create structured, measurable, and strategic alliances that actually deliver outcomes.
• Develop a stakeholder map tailored to your agency’s next phase, so you know where to focus and who to bring on board.

This isn’t just about “engagement.” It’s about building your agency’s future on the strength of the right relationships.
If you’re ready to stop managing partners and start leading partnerships—this workshop is built for you.

Course Fee and Funding

Standard Fee – $1,800 (before GST)
Early bird – $1,700 (before GST)
Group Discount (Early Bird Fee with 15%)
All prices stated exclude GST.

Grants available for Social Service Agencies and IPC registered Organisations (subject to approval)
*CCF – Up to 80% / *CCTG – up to 90%

About the Facilitator

Margaret Thevarakom is a dynamic and innovative consultant who advises, coaches and leads emerging leaders and teams in creating personal, professional and community transformations to make a difference in the world. Drawing on her 27-year leadership experience in managing people and community development programmes around the world, she offer custom consultancy services to develop people, programmes and organisational effectiveness across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

She have a strong track record in leading multicultural and multi-disciplinary teams across a broad spectrum of international development initiatives. Her particular interest is in enhancing the capacity of people and agencies working in Enhancing personal and professional leadership and effectiveness of individuals and teams employing mindfulness and complimentary mind-body-spirit approaches, Managing development collaborations with the public, private and people sectors in Singapore and Asia, Delivering innovative and impactful capacity building programmes in healthcare, education and community development and Building people-to-people collaborations between communities.