Partner Endorsements

The organisation can add partners in the Network section (other organisations using OBF) to its network. After having added new partners, the organisation can endorse and/or ask them for endorsement. The organisation can also endorse partners’ badges or ask partners to endorse their own badges. In addition, partners can share badges (requires min. Premium service level from the organisation sharing the badge) and receive shared badges (Min. Basic service level for receiving shared badges.

It’s possible to order a notification e-mail about new endorsement requests by clicking the Send me e-mail notifications of new endorsement requests.

It’s possible to filter partners with ready-made tags. All searches all partners added to the organisation’s network. We endorse those searches for all those partners that the organisation has endorsed. They endorse us searches for all those partners that have endorsed the organisation. Mutual endorsement searches for all those partners that have endorsed the organisation and have been endorsed by the organisation.

Adding a partner to the network 

A new partner can be added to the network by clicking the Add new partner function. Pick a resource window, and it gives a list of all those OBF using organisations that have enabled to be searched for in Organisation details (Admin tools). Choose the country from the drop-down menu, click the name of the partner in the list and confirm the selection. The partner is visible in the Partner network page immediately. 

NB! A partner can be removed from the network at any time. To do this, click on the partner's name and use the ‘Remove Partner’ link. Removing a partner from the network automatically removes any endorsements given/received/mutual (except for badges that have already been issued).

Endorsing a partner

It’s possible to endorse a partner by clicking the name of the partner in the Partner network page. After this, click the Endorse this partner link when you can write the actual endorsement in the Compose your endorsement field. When the text is ready, click Endorse partner button. If the organisation has made endorsement templates (Network → Endorsement templates), the template can be used through the Pick template link. 

NB! When you endorse a partner in your network, you are actually submitting an endorsement proposal that the partner can accept or reject. An endorsement can be deleted at any time.

Requesting an endorsement from a partner 

It’s possible to ask a partner to endorse your organisation by clicking the name of the partner in the Partner network page and then Request endorsement from this partner link. Write a message to the partner where you ask for endorsement. It’s good to write what you want the partner to endorse and why. Once the message is ready, send the request. 

Examination and deletion of the endorsement 

Once a partner has endorsed your organisation and/or you have endorsed the partner, it’s possible to examine the texts by clicking the partner’s name in the Partner network page. If for some reason you want to delete the endorsement, it can be done by clicking the Remove link at the top right corner of the endorsement.