Principled partnering for impactful partnerships

We see that principled, intentional, multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral collaboration can create more just and sustainable change.

We promote and practise the skilled management of the partnering process and principled collaborative leadership as key enablers of transformational change.

Latest from PBA

  • Learning and Instructional Design Opportunity

    PBA is seeking experienced Learning and Instructional Designers in the field of Partnership Brokering to collaborate on the redesign and development of our suite of practice-based professional learning programmes. The assignment involves close collaboration with PBA’s global cohort of Authorised Practitioner Trainers, who collectively design and deliver PBA’s training programmes. Interested individuals or teams are invited to submit Expressions of Interest. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to submit a detailed proposal.

    EOI submission deadline: Midnight GMT, Sunday 27 July 2025.

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  • From Domination to Partnership: Pathways to Change in Turbulent Times

    In a world of growing division and uncertainty, could partnership be our most powerful tool for transformation?

    PBA hosted an inspiring conversation with Dr. Riane Eisler: visionary cultural historian, systems scientist, and author of groundbreaking works like “The Chalice and the Blade” and “Nurturing Our Humanity”.

    This powerful webinar offered a fresh perspective on leadership, relationships, and systems change. If you missed it, you can now watch the session.

    Watch the session

  • Future of Aid 2040: Pathways to Transformation

    We’re excited to announce that PBA is supporting the new Future of Aid 2040: Pathways to Transformation project. This will be a two-year exploration into the future of humanitarian aid led by the Interagency Research and Analysis Network (IARAN) and the Center for Humanitarian Leadership (CHL). Building on the widely influential Future of Aid: INGOs in 2030 report, this initiative aims to provide updated insights on humanitarian trends and guide sector transformation. First insights from this study are set for release in September 2025.

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Practical, experience-based guidance
and support to skilfully manage collaborative processes

We provide rigorous training that maximises deep learning; a wide range of support to help your partnership achieve its very best; advice from professional partnership brokers, to help your organisation to be a better partner; and rich resources that share what we have learned over the years.

Accreditation: a professional qualification for those on the partnering front line

PBA has established the international global standard for the new profession of ‘partnership broker’ through our specialist training courses and this formal qualification.

PBA invites applications to our online Accreditation Programme whether you are working ‘internally’ (from within a partner organisation) or ‘externally’ (as an independent specialist) or in one of the growing number of hybrid roles and intermediary organisations.

Tailored support for any and all sectors

We work in and across a range of sectors, cultures and socioeconomic contexts, to find the solutions most relevant and necessary to you, your partnership or organisation.

We seek to bridge boundaries and break down silos, wherever these may be: public administration, public health, finance, business, education, international assistance, international cooperation, community growth, social inclusion, peace-building, justice.

A global network of change-makers

Our world is facing huge, complex problems, largely a result of humans’ inhumanity and irresponsibility. But we are also a world rich in resources, full of resourceful people. We have the power and know-how to bring about change, but only by working together; only by seeking the wisdom of those suffering the worst of injustices, by being humble and open. But working together isn’t easy.

It takes hard graft, dogged attention, persistent effort to make sure that relationships and partnerships can really work well, to achieve the change and the good that is needed. That’s what PBA is uniquely good at, but only because it is constantly learning and evolving.

PBA is a Company Limited by Guarantee (UK Company No. 7814169).
As a not-for-profit company, any surplus income is reinvested for the ongoing development of the Partnership Brokering profession.