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Learning From a Decade of Collaborative Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Alison Powell , Chris Addy & Gayle Martin Collaborative giving has surged over the past 10 years. Indeed, nearly half of the 300-plus collaborative fundsentities that pool or channel resources from multiple donors to nonprofitsthat responded to Bridgespans annual survey of collaboratives were founded in the last decade.

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The Art of Communications Collaborations

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Like Herding Cats I can recall a few times in my nonprofit journey when coordinating a new marketing campaign across departments felt more like herding cats than orchestrating a symphony. It made it clear how vital a focus on collaboration is, especially when we’re all trying to do a lot with a little in the nonprofit world.

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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green

Collaborative Learning: Turn onboarding from a solo journey into a social experience through discussion forums, leaderboards, and cohort-based learning sessions. Consider these thoughtful ideas for making your new employees feel valued: Spotlight them in email newsletters and social media posts, along with their skills and hobbies.

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4 Steps to Work Through Collaboration Problems

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Under normal circumstances, communications directors need to collaborate with their coworkers and managers, and that’s even more true now. But collaboration is messy because people are messy! Don’t make the collaboration problem all about you and your needs. We’ll share advice on collaborating soon.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Bringing the discovery to market through a startup company is an exhilarating but intimidating prospect, as the scientist has no private sector experience. An entrepreneur hoping to market affordable solar finds it necessary to collaborate with architects, materials scientists, and roofing contractors.

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5 Ways to Build a Digital Community that will Transform Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Sarah Suarez , Founder and Social Media Strategist for The Social Puzzle – a boutique social media marketing agency which solely focuses on nonprofits so they can concentrate on what really matters, their mission. Reach out for collaboration. Collaborate with similar organizations or community leaders. Welcome new followers.

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How nonprofits can deepen corporate partnerships

Candid

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. Ask for skills-based volunteers to tackle key organizational challenges such as marketing or operational support, project management, translation, and tech services.