抄録
To date, there are little or no examples known of real integrative and sustainable partnerships between companies and voluntary organisations in the Netherlands. It is concluded that besides a Direct approach to these partnerships, a unique Dutch or Indirect approach is taken in which local mediators bring companies, voluntary organisations and the local government together. A set of common characteristics regarding partnering perspective, barriers and success factors, is introduced as a basis to interpret and compare both perspectives. It is stated that both a (lacking) definition and (lacking) success factors are at the basis of understanding and overcoming barriers to a partnerships’ evolution.
