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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. But COVID reinforced that lesson. 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. Sponsorships are the model that we’re all most familiar with.

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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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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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But, it also means using the disruption to identify opportunities for innovation and growth and applying lessons learned to develop future initiatives. CEOs must be role models for their teams. But COVID reinforced that lesson. Learn Through Challenge Resilience goes beyond successfully recovering from a setback.

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How To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“Very few of us ever learned how to be present with another person, to ignore internal and external noise and distractions, and to connect and converse with others in useful or collaborative ways,” affirm the authors of the new book, Bridge The Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools To Transform Work Relationships From Challenging To Collaborative.

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3 Unexpected Lessons Nonprofits Learned from the Pandemic

Saleforce Nonprofit

Nonprofits have radically needed to change their business models in light of the pandemic. While many nonprofits remain on a curve of continual learning and adaptation, there have been some unanticipated lessons learned throughout this tumultuous time. Hybrid Work Emerged as a Staff Retention and Development Tool. In the U.K.,

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5 Fundraising Trends for 2021 and Beyond

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The entire social sector learned a valuable lesson in 2020: even the most rigorous planning can’t insulate us from the need to be flexible and adapt to the changing world around us. This is something Classy can speak to personally, as we made the decision to pivot our annual conference, the Collaborative, into a fully virtual event this year.

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Navigating the Conundrum of Auxiliaries

VQ Strategies

Of course, there are auxiliaries that are adaptable, responsive, and truly collaborative. Lessons from the Field. So, how are these institutions addressing the challenges while also leveraging the strengths of the model? Well, first and foremost, they are proceeding slowly, carefully, and collaboratively.