issue and country-specific portals disseminating focused information and providing issue and region-specific networking and knowledge-exchange tools; a global showcase of all types of partnerships at all levels, showing what’s out there, what works, what doesn’t, and mapping the impact of partnerships onto international development goals; a resource of living, pedagogical examples of good practice and innovation; ‘how-to’ guides to building, managing and governing partnerships; a databank of partnership-friendly funding sources; a global directory of partnership specialists and brokers and partner matching and advisory services; a library of useful resources, links, relevant articles, news and events and information on governmental policies; a comprehensive database of links out to complementary activities.