PKOUG partnerships and alliances connect the community with organisations that can contribute knowledge, access, venues, outreach, or other practical support. The relationship is collaborative and is recorded separately from financial sponsorship.
What a partnership is
A partnership describes an agreed way for PKOUG and another organisation to work together. Examples may include co-hosting educational activity, sharing expertise, widening community reach, supporting a venue, or collaborating on a programme that benefits practitioners.
The public Partners & Alliances page shows approved, published relationships and their category. It is not a list of every proposal ever submitted.
What a partnership is not
A partnership is not automatically a sponsorship, invoice, payment, or paid package. It does not gain sponsorship fields simply because an organisation is involved. When an organisation also becomes a sponsor, PKOUG records that as a separate relationship with its own commercial and payment states.
How to propose collaboration
- Review the current partners and alliances to understand the kinds of relationships represented.
- Open Propose a collaboration.
- Identify the organisation and a responsible contact person accurately.
- Describe the proposed category, purpose, and practical value for the PKOUG community.
- Explain what each side would contribute and what a successful outcome would look like.
- Submit the proposal for review; do not represent the relationship as approved before PKOUG confirms it.
Build a strong proposal
- Focus on a real community need rather than a broad marketing statement.
- Offer specific resources, expertise, access, or activity.
- Define a realistic scope and time frame.
- Be transparent about branding, audience, and communication expectations.
- Keep commercial sponsorship requests in the sponsorship workflow.
Why proposals require review
PKOUG must confirm that a proposed collaboration fits its mission, protects the community, and can be represented accurately. Review also lets both sides clarify responsibilities before a relationship becomes public. Approval and publication are separate: an accepted working relationship may still need complete public information before appearing on the site.
Good partnerships create usable outcomes
The best alliance is easy to explain through what it enables: a useful workshop, a venue for a chapter, expert participation, educational material, broader access, or a repeatable community programme. Clear outcomes make the relationship more valuable than a logo exchange.
If your organisation has a concrete collaboration idea, start with the partnership proposal form. For financial support and packages, use the sponsorship route instead.