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What strategies should nonprofits implement for high-performing cross-sector collaboration?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit interest in cross-sector collaboration is ramping up due to evaporating resources and increased demand for services. The Bridgespan Group reminds leaders that “cross-sector collaboration is a complicated and time-consuming process, given the complexity of the issues and range of stakeholders involved.”

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

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. More likely to achieve their goals.

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Collaborating for New Solutions To Persistent Societal Challenges

Saleforce Nonprofit

Among other things, it requires new models of collaboration, which is why several leading organizations recently came together to rethink core assumptions about how to address global hunger, with the audacious goal of ending chronic hunger in our lifetimes. The approach just might serve as a model for other issues, as well.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Digital disruption : The rise of digital platforms and online advertising has disrupted traditional revenue models for local news, making it difficult for many outlets to adapt. Nonprofits are being asked to address these challenges and find sustainable models for local journalism.

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Research Friday: Ten Types of Collaboration (an alternate view)

ASU Lodestar Center

Models of Collaboration , by professor Mark Hager and Tyler Curry, identifies and describes types of nonprofit collaborations from an analysis of the 177 nominations submitted in 2009 for the prestigious Collaboration Prize. Issue Advocacy *. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit.

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Insights into Collaborative Benchmarking Survey for the Social Good Sector

Connection Cafe

In July 2019, The Opportunity of Collaborative Benchmarking whitepaper was released in partnership between Blackbaud, NetHope, and NTEN. It focused on answering the question, “How do we as a sector improve by collaboratively sharing our data?”. Insights into the Collaborative Benchmarking Survey Results. What can I do now?

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January 2022 equity update to the community

NTEN

2021 was an eventful year at NTEN as we continued to promote, work towards, and model equitable practices internally and externally. This post is part of our continued efforts to share updates about internal and external efforts and outcomes to more directly invite accountability and collaboration in this work. 2021 review highlights.