1. 1 How to encourage the private sector to become involved in partnership working?  Involve representative organisations/intermediaries  Deliver short term demonstration projects  Give private sector partners a decision making role  Be stronger together-everyone benefits  Personal contact to identify areas of interest and opportunity

2. 2 Rigid roles and regulations do not encourage involvement and engagement in the FLAG  Work with the Managing Authority as a delivery partner  Apply common sense to avoid- use it as a learning process  Have an advocacy as well as administrative role  Be innovative, use solutions such as umbrella schemes to focus activity and bring in additional resources  The FLAG can be proactive in promoting and developing projects

3. 3 Creating a national network; important for FLAGs and partnership involvement  Self help; resolve straightforward technical question  Mechanism for bouncing ideas around  Learning visits and cooperation projects  Involve beneficiaries as well as FLAG members in visits and events  Have themed meetings that use FLAG members expertise and knowledge  The long term view, move forwards maintaining continuity into the next programme period

4. 4 Involving and working with the private sector  Trust Distrust Relationship building  Needs analysis  Resource limitation  Engagement Outreach  Managing expectations  Proportionality

5. 5 Project selection  How to select the best project? The criteria are found in your strategy Criteria vary according to FLAG’s needs There are no universal criteria  How to help the applicant? The task of the FLAG is to give technical assistance to the applicant  The best composition of the board? Consensus versus voting IT IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE