Partners

Durable impact requires working with, not around, local institutions

Partnership is one of USAW's five core values. It is also the practical mechanism by which a new organization delivers at a scale its own size would not otherwise allow.

Timing

Why now is the useful moment

USAW is in Phase 1 of a three-phase implementation strategy. Eight of its ten programme pillars are still in design.

For a partner, that is the difference between joining a programme and shaping one. Phase 1 is when memoranda of understanding are established and initial interventions are piloted - which means partnership commitments made now determine which pillars move first. We prioritise pillars with existing partnership readiness, and we say so on our risk register.

Models

Four kinds of partnership

  • Institutional funders

    UN agencies, bilateral development agencies and multilateral climate funds. USAW’s programming is designed against the frameworks these funders score to, including the UNFCCC Gender Action Plan and the Beijing Platform for Action.

    • Gender-responsive programme design
    • Disaggregated indicator reporting
    • Governance and policy documentation for due diligence

  • Corporate and ESG partners

    Companies seeking measurable gender and environmental impact, with reporting that maps to recognised sustainability frameworks rather than a photograph and a thank-you.

    • Employee engagement through Community Chapters
    • Named programme sponsorship
    • Reporting aligned to your ESG disclosure

  • Academic and research partners

    Universities and research institutes supporting the Research, Policy and Advocacy pillar. USAW’s evidence value is a stated core value, and independent research is how it is met.

    • Joint baseline and evaluation research
    • Student placements and fieldwork
    • Co-authorship and open publication

  • Community and government partners

    Schools, local businesses, civic organizations and government agencies. USAW works with local institutions rather than around them - this is one of its five core values, not a preference.

    • Co-delivered programming
    • Memoranda of understanding
    • Alignment with national climate commitments

Due diligence

Quick facts

The fields a partner capacity assessment asks for, answered in advance - including where the answer is that something does not exist yet.

Legal nameUnited Sustainability Action for Women
Legal formNonprofit corporation, Louisiana Nonprofit Corporation Act
Country of registrationUnited States
Principal officeNew Orleans, LA, USA
EINNot yet issued
IRS determinationNot yet received
UEI / SAM.govNot yet registered
Audit statusCommitted once revenue and scale warrant it, per Bylaws Article IX
Most recent Form 990Not yet due - first filing follows the first full fiscal year
Safeguarding / PSEA policyIn development
Countries of operationUnited States (operating), Ghana (in establishment), Canada (planned)

Governance and transparency · Theory of change · Measurement framework

Start a conversation

Tell us what you are working on

Enquiries go to the Membership and Partnership Committee, which oversees the development of strategic partnerships. If your enquiry concerns funding, it is copied to the Finance and Resource Mobilization Committee.

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