“What is this thing we’re doing?”
Organizations with different networks and capacities may recognize the ability to expand their influence and reach new or larger audiences by coordinating certain activities. Some groups want advice, expertise, …
Tag: knowledge
Philanthropy and the New Economy: from Imagination to Action [WINGS]
The philanthropy of tomorrow cannot remain in a bubble, improving lives at the margins, limiting the negative externalities of the economic system. It can do much more than that, …
Partnership ≠ Collaboration
When faced with an opportunity, organizations will often say “we should partner!” or “we should collaborate!”. This is often true when the opportunity seems inaccessible to a single organization, …
The relation between motives and interpartner involvement in nonprofit–business partnerships [Nonprofit Management & Leadership journal]
This paper explores what motivates nonprofit and business managers to engage in nonprofit-business partnerships […] Using survey data collected from senior managers involved with nonprofit-business partnerships in the Netherlands, …
Finding the Right Messenger for Your Message [Stanford Social Innovation Review]
There are three parts to effective communications: the message, the messenger, and the distribution. While we tend to focus most on crafting the perfect message or pushing it out …