Collaboration & Strategic Alliances

Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations - Through Consultation and Technical Assistance

Editor: Patricia Stone Motes and Peg McCartt Hess
Collaborating with Community-Based Organizations Through Consultation and Technical Assistance

Collaborations: Ensuring A Fit with Your Partners and Your Plans.

From TTC Group (formerly The Conservation Company).
Collaborations

Confessions of a Nonprofit Consultant: What They Want You to Know

by Sumac Research. In this article, consultants dish about what frustrates them and offer four valuable pieces of advice on how you can get the most from the relationship and get the results you want for your organization.
http://www.sumac.com/confessions-of-a-non-profit-consultant

Craigslist Foundation

There are numerous resources that provide invaluable information, contacts and access to experts all dedicated to helping organizations like yours succeed.
http://www.craigslistfoundation.org/index.php?page=Nonprofit_Resources

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

Harvard Business Essentials Business Communication

Harvard Business School Press
Business Communication (Harvard Business Essentials)

Harvard Business Essentials Guide to Negotiation

Harvard Business School Press
Harvard Business Essentials Guide to Negotiation

Leaders to Leader

(formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management) with articles, books, resources, information on collaboration, self-assessment, conferences.

http://www.leadertoleader.org/knowledgecenter/index.html

Let's Have Lunch Together: How to Reach Out and Build More Powerful Relationships

by Marshall Howard
Let's Have Lunch Together (How to Reach Out and Build More Powerful Relationships)

Link to Expert Connecting Services

Empowering Executives by Leveraging Business Experts by Joanne Weiland of Link to Expert. JWeiland@LinktoExpert.com; 727 791-7338 or toll free 888 791-7338
http://www.linktoexpert.com

New Partnership Tool: Setting Expectations

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/setting-expectations/

Nonprofit Merger Studies

What do we know about nonprofit mergers? An increasing number of nonprofits are considering a strategic restructure or merger to leverage resources, enhance services, or become more cost effective. This report defines mergers and restructuring, outlines the three stages of a merger, and identifies 30 factors that affect its success. This report is published by MAP for Nonprofits and Wilder Research.

Nonprofit Merger Studies

Nonprofit Mergers: Is Your Organization Ready for the Road?

From The Grantsmanship Center Magazine.

http://www.tgci.com/magazine/01spring/road1.asp

Nonprofit National Resource Directory

This is a one-stop-shop for nonprofits looking for the resources you need to succeed. Here you will find a free directory of those who specialize in assisting the nonprofit sector to fulfill your mission. Please take a moment to check the listings to find the resources you need to succeed. There are 140+ consultants, coaches, vendors and specialists listed here who are dedicated to helping the nonprofit sector survive and thrive.
http://www.nonprofitnationalresourcedirectory.com

Partnership Evaluation

by Karen Eber Davis, Karen Eber Davis Consulting
http://www.kedconsult.com/articles-resources/partnership-evaluation/

Teamwork in the Marketing Field - Learn Skills for Collaborative Work

Help your team to function better with these tips and resources by SMS Marketing.
http://www.sms-marketing.us/teamwork-marketing.html

The Networked Nonprofit

by Jane Wei-Skillern and Sonia Marciano, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2008
http://bit.ly/3CliO

The Networked Nonprofit (pdf file)

Ventureneer - Tool for Nonprofit Leaders

Ventureneer is an online peer learning service which offers online learning tools, including interactive classes, free web events, blogs and articles, to support nonprofits, social enterprises, and small businesses so that leaders are able to make better strategic decisions for these organizations.
http://www.ventureneer.com/

WEDU's Be More Awards

The Be More Awards were created to pay tribute to the many unsung heroes in the community served by WEDU – the area’s leading PBS station and public media company. Each year, this multifaceted program celebrates the human spirit and showcases the best work by nonprofit organizations, the individuals that support them – and WEDU. For more than 52 years, WEDU’s focus on the local community has resulted in the station being regarded as a beacon of trust for men, women and children of every walk of life no matter their age, ethnicity or socio-economic status. WEDU is a treasured community resource; a window to the world for the homebound and a vital educational source for the youngest members of society. WEDU prides itself on its position in the Tampa Bay community as a leader, partner, informed citizen and a member of PBS, the most trusted institution in America.


http://www.wedu.org/

Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory

The Research Center of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation has identified 20 factors that can make or break any collaboration. Fill out their free, online inventory to better understand your group's strengths and challenges.

http://www.wilder.org/research/surveys/public_cfi/index.html