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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. On the other hand, in Madison, where we didn’t have a Kitchen Cabinet, collaboration on reopening was much more challenging. Brent describes the organization this way. “We

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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We learned the importance of technology for communication and collaboration. Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently. Both participants must be aware of context, or unspoken emotional dynamics and backstory, that might influence the outcome.”

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8 Steps for Creating a Nonprofit Innovation Culture

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Collaboration: Working collaboratively is the only way to combine ideas and perspectives. Trust: A trusting environment ensures your team feels comfortable sharing their ideas and asking questions. You will be able to set goals and measure outcomes more effectively, propelling your nonprofit towards impactful innovation.

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. All too frequently, the grantmaker alone is determining, leading, and benefiting from MEL processes with no input or collaboration from the people, organizations or community impacted. But is this the right question?

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Mastering The Art Of Idea Generation And Sharing

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Strategies for effective and collaborative idea generation How can you ensure that your ideas not only get heard, but also gain traction within a brainstorming group? Taking a few minutes to establish these rules ensures a productive and respectful environment. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Even a verbal picture.

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How can diversity, equity and inclusion strategies help nonprofits stay relevant?

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Diversity highlights all the ways in which people differ; equity is the fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for all individuals; and inclusion is the act of creating environments where all individuals and groups can feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued to fully participate.

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Cross-Sector Collaboration: The train to community impact

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Proposition 22: The normal expectation ought to be that success will be very difficult to achieve in cross-sector collaborations.” - John Bryson, et al., "The The Design and Implementation of Cross-Sector Collaborations". Collaboration is emerging as a popular vehicle to solve complicated problems that our communities face.