Requesting a partnership

Requesting a partnership is the first step to establishing a relationship with another RescueGroups.org organization so that you both can share information (like animal information). Requesting a partnership allows the other organization to share their information with your organization.

Finding a partner organization

To search for organizations with whom you may want to partner:

1. Go to Features > Partnerships.
2. Click the Create a Partnership button.
   
   
3. Enter the Postal Code of the organization you would like to partner with, select a range (within miles), and click Search.

Sending a partnership request

1. If an organization is found in your search, click the organization name.
2. Enter comments for the recipient organization to see (an introduction or message for them).
3. Click Send Partnership Request.

When you send the Partnership Request the recipient organization will receive an email telling them that you would like to partner with them.  Your new request will have a status of Pending in your Partnership list until they respond.

Canceling your pending partnership request

If you request a partnership and later decide to cancel the request:

1. Go to the Partnerships page.
2. Click the *Partner (*organization name) for the pending request that you would like to cancel.
3. Click the Cancel this Partnership Request button.

When you click the Cancel this Partnership Request button your request will be canceled, and the recipient organization will receive an email stating that you canceled the request.

Managing incoming partnership requests

Please see below about how to accept and decline partnership requests, and how to block organizations from requesting a partnership with your organization.

Accepting a partnership request

Accepting a partnership request will allow your organization to share information with the requesting organization. 

To approve an incoming partnership request:

1. Go to the Partnerships page.
2. Click the *Partner (*organization name) for the pending request that you would like to approve.
3. Click the Accept button.

When you click the Accept button the partnership will activate and the requesting organization will receive an email stating that your partnership is now active.

Declining a partnership request

Declining a partnership request means that you do not want to share information with that organization.

To decline an incoming partnership request:

1. Go to the Partnerships page.
2. Click the Partner (organization name) for the pending request that you would like to decline.
3. Click the Decline button.

When you click the Decline button the partnership request will be deleted and the requesting organization will receive an email stating that your partnership request was declined.  The organization will be able to request a partnership again.

Blocking an organization from requesting a partnership

Blocking an organization allows you to prevent organizations from requesting a partnership with you. If you want to block an organization from requesting a partnership with your organization:

1. Go to the Partnerships page.
2. Click the Partner (organization name) for the organization you would like to block.
3. Click the Block Organization button.

When you click the Block Organization button the pending partnership will be ignored, and the requesting organization will not be able to send you new partnership requests.  The requesting organization will not receive notification that you have blocked their organization, and the partnership status will show as Pending.

Unblocking an organization

Unblocking an organization will allow the organization to request a partnership with you.  You can only unblock an organization that you have previously blocked.

To unblock an organization:

1. Go to the Partnerships page.
2. Click the Partner (organization name) for the partnership that you would like to unblock.
3. Follow the information in the sections above for how to Accept or Decline the partnership request.

Once you accept or decline the original partnership request the organization will be unblocked.

Canceling an established partnership

If you no longer want to share information with an organization, or you do not intent to access another organization's information you should cancel the partnership.

To cancel an established partnership:

1. Go to the Partnerships page.
2. Click the Partner (organization name) for the partnership that you would like to approve.
3. Click theCancel Partnership button.

When you click the Cancel Partnership button the partnership will deleted and the recipient organization will receive an email stating that you ended the partnership.