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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

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When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment. These informal collaborations usually consist of two to six foundations but can encompass a dozen or more.

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How Grantmakers Can Improve Collaboration Through Empathy and Experimentation

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Also, most of the foundations I talked to found it difficult to collaborate with other foundations. From this learning, I was left with the question, “How can collaborations thrive when everyone feels that they are “unique”? The key, I’ve found, is approaching collaboration with empathy and testing your assumptions.

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Open Challenges Harness Local Knowledge for Local Change

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Since the first NetSquared challenge in 2006, TechSoup has continued to offer people and organizations opportunities to connect, share ideas, and collaborate; they work on solutions online and offline through events, meetups, and hackathons. It motivates and engages citizens across central and eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Turkey.

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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Passion plus knowledge is a powerful hook, making people who were about to swipe stay for a while. And our most ardent volunteers are typically people who love sharing knowledge. Filter your list by: Area of expertise—Does this person have the knowledge and experience you are seeking? For one compelling reason.

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Going Beyond the Dollar: The Community Leadership Role of Foundations

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Understanding Community Leadership Community leadership involves actively engaging with local stakeholders, identifying shared goals, and working collaboratively towards achieving them. It recognizes that leadership can emerge from anyone within a group and emphasizes collaboration, trust, and inclusivity.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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By embracing these principles of equity, fostering collaboration, and committing to meaningful action, philanthropic organizations can continue to be powerful catalysts for positive change. Foster Collaboration and Learning: Encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing among funders, nonprofits, and other stakeholders.

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Visibility and relationships: Effective fundraising for small nonprofits

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Grassroots organizations provide vital services to local communities, yet they struggle to compete for grants against large national nonprofits that can leverage robust development teams, considerable fundraising experience, and established relationships with grantmakers. Start by getting to know your organization’s work intimately.