title: Practical Tips for Establishing Partnerships With Academic Researchers: A Resource Guide for Community-Based Organizations.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research exists on strategies for successful conduct of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Unfortunately, few published resources are available to advise community-based organizations (CBOs) on preparation for and engagement in CBPR.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to create a resource for CBOs that describes how an organization can prepare for and participate in CBPR.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a case study approach of one CBO with a decade-long history of collaboration with academic researchers. We identified lessons learned through a retrospective review of organizational records and the documentation of experiences by CBO leadership and research partners. The findings were then labeled according to CBPR Partnership Readiness Model dimensions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The review of CBO documents and key informant interviews yielded ten practical tips to increase organizational readiness for and engagement in CBPR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By understanding the best practices for organizational readiness for and participation in CPBR, CBOs will be better equipped to actively participate in community-academic partnerships.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darling
authors.forename: Florencia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Kristi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: Vanessa B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hurtado-de-Mendoza
authors.forename: Kara-Grace
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: Larisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caicedo
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*