Preparing Your Inter-Local Cooperation Roadmap

Instructions for Activity 1.1. Under the column Deliverable, put the mark
Accomplished if your alliance has already adopted or undertaken the critical
ingredient in the first column. If the critical ingredient in the first column is NOT yet
accomplished by your alliance, fill in the columns for Deliverable, Responsible
Person/Office, Timeline, and Resources Needed as explained above.
Critical Ingredients

Phase 1: Consolidation
Legal Ingredients
1. The alliance is formed through a
binding legal instrument (MOA).
2. Each member LGU concurred to the
MOA.
3. The MOA underwent thorough review.
Institutional Ingredients
4. There is a champion who has been
trying to organize the prospective
member LGUs into an alliance.
5. The member-LGUs have explored the
potential of creating an inter-local
cooperation (shared ecosystem,
adjoining jurisdiction, related
services).
6. The member-LGUs have studied
related models and options of existing
alliances.
7. The member LGUs have agreed to
form an alliance (in terms of identified
common purpose, scope, programs
and projects, members, partners,
implementing structure, personnel).
8. The alliance has pilot tested a small
project to determine the members
capacity to work together.
Financial Ingredients
9. The member LGUs have signified their
commitment to support the estimated
funding for the alliance.
10. The alliance follows clear guidelines on
contributions from members.
11. Member LGUs remit their contributions
on time.
Phase 2: Institutionalization

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Critical Ingredients

Legal Ingredients
1. The Alliance has adopted joint
resolutions (for the plans, manual of
operations, guidelines, decisions)
2. Member LGUs ratified the alliance
resolutions/agreements/ decisions.
3. Member LGUs harmonized their local
policies to align them with the Alliance
policies.
Institutional Ingredients
4. The alliance has conducted an
assessment of its initial experiences of
working together.
5. The alliance has formulated a strategic
plan (environmental scan, refined
vision, three-year development
agenda).
6. The alliance has designated
specialized roles to member LGUs.
7. The alliance has formulated a Manual
of Operations.
Financial Ingredients
8. Member LGUs share monetary and
non-monetary resources according to
clear guidelines.
9. The alliance is able to show that there
are sufficient resources to accomplish
its goals.
10. The alliance accesses external sources
for additional funding.
11. The alliance follows a fund
management system with clear
accountabilities.
12. The alliance follows guidelines on
government fund utilization.
13. Alliance transactions are accessible to
stakeholders
Phase 3: Evolution
Legal Ingredients
1. The Alliance has put legal mechanisms
in place to address MOA
noncompliance
2. The Alliance has revisited its MOA to
determine necessary amendments in
relation to its purpose, expansion of

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ble

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Needed

Critical Ingredients

membership, diversification of service,

dissolution, etc.
3. The Alliance has adopted other joint
resolutions or further acted on policy
harmonization in response to program
challenges it has faced.
Institutional Ingredients
4. The alliance has conducted an
assessment of its accomplishments
and impact
5. The alliance has conducted a strategic
re-planning.
6. The alliance has considered expanding
its membership.
7. The alliance has considered
diversifying its services or programs.
Financial Ingredients
8. The alliance is able to raise its own
revenue.
9. The alliance follows a different set of
guidelines on fund utilization (SEC or
corporate rules).

Delivera
ble

Responsibl
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Person/Of
ce

Timeli
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Resourc
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Needed