Community partnerships empower charter schools by strengthening their capacity to serve the needs of students, families, and staff through deliberate partnerships with community-based entities. The autonomy that charter schools are afforded uniquely equips them with the flexibility to engage partners and even design schools for which one or more partnerships are a key design element--such as with traditional public schools/districts, industry partners, colleges, universities, or other educational or community institutions. This report is intended as a resource for charter school operators in any phase of school development in their design and implementation of community partnerships. The sections in the report: (1) explain what community partnerships are and how they can benefit charter schools; (2) provide snapshots of four charter schools' use of community partnerships; (3) summarize what makes successful community partnerships; and (4) articulate a process for designing and launching a community partnership, including resources for learning more.