Capacity Building: Collaboration and Non-Profits – A Continuum

Workshop Description

Now, more than ever, to create the impact our communities require, non-profit organizations need to get creative and open themselves to new ways of working together.

In this workshop, you will explore a continuum of ways that non-profits can collaborate, ranging from basic coordination of programs, through sharing of back-end systems, to full integration. Building on the work of Vantage Point’s Non-Profit Collaboration working group, this workshop aims to build openness and understanding of the transformative opportunities along the spectrum of collaboration.

Suggested Participants:

This workshop is ideal for Executive Directors or other senior staff, Board members, and Funders.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe the five types of collaboration on the continuum: communication, cooperation, coordinator, collaboration, and integration.
• Define mergers and amalgamations.
• Identify the level of collaboration that fits best for your non-profit organization.
• Describe key considerations when considering closer collaboration.
• Clarify reasons to explore greater integration.
• Identify your specific next steps and access relevant resources and tools to support your objectives to collaborate more deeply.