NEDC receives no benefit from its network to ensure its independence but invests deeply in cultivating its wide range of partnerships to serve clients and optimise their success.

This might range from mentioning a client to a board headhunter wishing to identify NED candidates, often years after the initial client work, facilitating an introduction to a relevant Chair, connecting clients to a board development firm or mentoring organisation, or informally to a mentor, Non-executive Director, or each other.