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Partnership standards

A partnership should be useful, explainable and responsibly governed.

These standards help distinguish a credible member-value relationship from a promotional arrangement that creates more risk than benefit.

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Use this page as practical guidance and consult formal policy pages when they apply.

Partnership strategy

A partnership should have a clear beneficiary, a defined contribution and terms that can be explained accurately.

GOB can work with companies, universities, foundations, service providers, experts, institutions and other organizations when the relationship creates practical value and fits the project’s institutional standards.

What GOB can offer partners

GOB can provide a structured route to engage eligible Moroccan and African organizations, diaspora networks and thematic communities. Depending on the relationship, this can support training, knowledge exchange, digital access, member benefits, research or programme collaboration.

What GOB expects from partners

Partners should have an identifiable institutional or legal basis, a credible reason to engage the network, responsible conduct and willingness to describe the relationship accurately. Review can be proportionate to the scale and risk of the proposed cooperation.

Possible partnership models

Models can include member benefit partnerships, technology and digital support, university and knowledge collaboration, programme partnerships, pro bono expertise, research, event cooperation or broader institutional relationships.

Commercial clarity

A company partnership does not mean GOB endorses every product or service of that company. Any member offer should explain material pricing, eligibility, territory, duration, renewal and redemption conditions clearly enough for users to make an informed decision.

Brand and representation

Use of GOB or MYCDIC names, logos, quotes or institutional relationships requires authorization. A partner must not imply governmental endorsement, diplomatic status or a broader relationship than the agreed scope supports.

Review, complaints and exit

GOB can review, suspend or end an arrangement when terms change materially, delivery is weak, serious complaints arise, reputational risk increases or the partnership no longer provides meaningful value to the intended beneficiaries.

Partnership test

If the relationship cannot be described in one clear paragraph without exaggeration, it is not ready to be promoted as an official partnership.

Practical application

GOB Partnership Standards

These notes explain how the principles on this page should translate into everyday decisions and responsible participation in the GOB network.

Due diligence is proportionate

A simple one-session expert contribution does not require the same process as a large commercial or strategic relationship. Review should scale with access, brand exposure, data, financial value and institutional risk.

Member data is not a marketing list

A partnership does not automatically give an external organization the right to contact members, receive application data or use participant information for unrelated promotion. Any data use should have a defined purpose and appropriate safeguards.

Co-branding needs discipline

Logos and institutional wording should reflect the actual relationship. GOB can approve specific materials or uses without granting unrestricted permission to present the project or MYCDIC as endorsing everything a partner does.

Partnerships should be reviewable

Material partnerships benefit from a clear duration, responsible contact, review point and exit route so the relationship can change when delivery, risk or strategic relevance changes.

GOB Partnership Standards in the wider GOB operating model.

This section adds operational context so the page explains not only what the subject is, but how it connects to membership, programmes, continental coordination, partnerships and institutional trust.

Partnership with a purpose

GOB partnerships should begin with a defined member or programme need and identify what each side will contribute. A relationship that exists only as an announcement should not be treated as strategic value.

Due diligence

Before public promotion, the project should understand partner identity, proposed contribution, material terms and relevant risks.

Member benefits

Commercial benefits should state real eligibility, duration and exclusions. A permanent discount percentage should not be advertised without an active agreement supporting it.

Review and renewal

Relationships should be reviewed by usefulness, programme delivery, member uptake and continued institutional fit.

Institutional standard

Public information should remain accurate to current appointments, approved members, active programmes and signed agreements. Future ambition is presented as direction, not completed impact.

What GOB expects before a partnership becomes public

A partnership should create a defined form of value and a clear allocation of responsibility. These standards are intended to reduce ceremonial agreements, unclear benefit claims and the reputational risk that can arise when a logo is treated as evidence of a functioning relationship.

Defined purpose and counterpart

Before publication, the proposed relationship should identify the parties, the intended area of cooperation and a responsible contact on each side. Where a partner is a company, university, foundation or network, GOB should be able to verify that the person negotiating the relationship has an appropriate connection to that institution.

Benefits must be describable

If a partnership is presented as providing a member benefit, the eligible users, material conditions and current availability should be documented. GOB should not promote a permanent discount, grant, internship, certificate or other advantage unless the underlying arrangement actually supports that claim.

Brand and communications discipline

Use of names, logos, photographs and public statements should follow the approved cooperation terms. A partner should not imply endorsement by MYCDIC, GOB or member organizations beyond what has been agreed. Likewise, GOB should not imply that a partner supports every activity of the network.

Review, suspension and exit

Partnerships should be reviewable when conditions change. Misrepresentation, safeguarding concerns, non-delivery, reputational risk, unlawful activity or material conflict with project standards can justify suspension of public references or termination of the relationship, subject to the applicable agreement and review process.

This section describes the operating framework of GOB. Specific programmes, offers, appointments and partnerships remain subject to their published terms and current institutional status.

Institutional frameworkMoroccan Youth Council for Diplomatic and International Cooperation identity

GOB is a strategic project of MYCDIC.

The Global Organization of Bridges develops within the institutional framework of the Moroccan Youth Council for Diplomatic and International Cooperation. The relationship provides GOB with its institutional home while the project focuses on structured cooperation, organizational development, network building and international engagement. Partnership and general enquiries can be directed to gob@mycdic.org.

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