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Welcome
This blog is a space where we discuss collaboration in the nonprofit space, celebrate mergers and partnerships and honor those organizations who have decided to close their doors. Welcome, take a look around!
Webinar Recap: Managing (or Initiating) Rapid Growth
I got to record a session for Nonprofit Learning Lab on collaboration as a tool for managing growth in nonprofits. Here is a summary and details of how you can access the full recording.
Considering Closure: Shining a spotlight on nonprofit dissolution
In this special #dissolutionhalloffame entry, Kate Piatt-Eckert and I open the conversation about nonprofit closure in an article for National Council of Nonprofits.
The collaboration that wasn’t: Benefits Data Trust
Benefits Data Trust - a missed opportunity for collaboration
How did we get here?
It’s a new year! And we’re asking big questions. Let’s take a walk down memory lane and figure out how we got here in the first place - why do we have 1.8 million nonprofits? and what’s going to happen to them in this big shake up that’s making our sector question…everything?
So…What else could we do together?
Thinking about merging your nonprofit? Where do you start!?
Making merger work for your nonprofit
5 Tips to Get Started: So you’re thinking about merging with another nonprofit…
Why do nonprofits merge?
There are lots of reasons nonprofit leaders pursue mergers. It can be to solve a problem or seize an opportunity. Knowing what brought you to the negotiating table makes for better outcomes all around.
#DissolutionHallofFame
Do nonprofits ever actually put themselves out of business? Yes, they do! Here’s to those brave souls who closed their doors and left a legacy they can be proud of.
Organizational Symbiosis: Don’t be a barnacle when you can be an oxpecker
You might enjoy symbiotic relationships in your nonprofit collaborations - but are you an oxpecker or a barnacle?
Start your journey
Thinking about taking off on a collaboration adventure? Let’s talk.