NPO CONVERSATION SERIES

Nonprofit collaboration starts with shared dreams and a lot of flexibility.  Funders included.

Collaborating for greater impact begins with nonprofit leaders who develop wide-reaching social networks, communicate clearly about their mission and objectives, and are flexible about how those objectives are met.  Funders are uniquely positioned to recognize these leaders and create greater impact together.

This age-old concept of collaboration, working together, is worth revisiting, particularly when social change seems to have stalled.  And so, seven nonprofit leaders came to GMA Foundations recently to talk about collaboration at one of our series of lunchtime NPO Conversations.

We were excited and energized by their stories of strategic collaborations.  No formulaic approaches here.  Organic.  Open.  Personal.   We want to run back to our clients – private foundations – and talk about how certain grantees might love working together, how certain organizations might see improved outcomes by linking their services.  But we resist.  How do we know if they’re right for each other? Continue Reading »