Strategic collaborations, joint programming, and mergers are becoming more and more important to the nonprofit sector every day and understanding your options for working collaboratively to achieve mission-critical impact is a must for today’s nonprofit leaders.

A free class, developed in partnership with La Piana Consulting, will walk you through the basics of collaboration and provide you with:

• an understanding of why nonprofits are choosing collaboration
• knowledge on the range of collaboration options available
• a framework for the basic process steps in forging successful collaborative relationships
• action steps for further exploration
• access to model collaborations

Including an introduction to the Nonprofit Collaboration Database, featuring resources that can put your organization on the path to successful collaborative partnerships.

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