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Are you a nonprofit or social impact leader curious about how to make your collaborations more effective? This podcast mini-series, created by the Sustained Collaboration Network and the Network for Nonprofit and Social Impact at Northwestern University, highlights the stories of funders and leaders with impactful integrated organizations (e.g., mergers, asset transfers), shared projects, shared service agreements, and alliances/networks. The podcast builds on two reports, available at susta ...
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Philanthropy California is a 10-year-old alliance between Northern California Grantmakers (NCG), Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties (formerly Catalyst), and Southern California Grantmakers (SCG). In this episode, I speak with Karla Mercado, Director of Philanthropy California, Karen Freeman (now Chief Operating Officer at Southern California…
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In this episode of the Sustained Collaboration podcast, I talk with Nico Leone, President and CEO of KERA - North Texas Public Broadcasting, about Arts Access. Arts Access is a joint project of KERA and Dallas Morning News. The partnership not only allowed the two news organizations to cover equity in the arts but helped them secure funding from ne…
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In this episode, I talk with Margaret Black of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, Jennifer Price-Letscher of the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and Jessica Richards of the William Penn Foundation. Each of these foundations has committed to supporting the Sustained Collaboration Network through a shared fund. Learn more about why they support sustained collabo…
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In this episode, we talk about asset transfers. Asset transfers occur when a nonprofit gifts part or all of its assets to another organization. In this episode, we feature three conversations. The episode begins with a conversation with Laura Solomon, Founder of Laura Solomon & Associates. The conversation focuses on the legal aspects of an asset t…
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In this episode, I talk with Paige Flink, former CEO and board member of The Family Place, and Suzanne Smith of Social Impact Architects. They share the story of DVBeds and discuss how alliances can offer better-shared services to clients through coordination. DVBeds is a network of independent domestic violence shelters in Texas. Under a systems a…
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In this episode, we are talking about shared service collaboratives. Shared service collaboratives occur when organizations coordinate activities to create more efficient or higher-quality operations. This episode features a conversation with Marjorie Murat, CEO of Dallas Afterschool, and Errika Flood-Moultrie, founder and CE0 of Connections Multip…
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In this episode, we focus on mergers, an underutilized tool for social impact in the nonprofit sector. This episode features an interview with Aina Gutierrez, Executive Director of the Rebuilding Exchange, and Lauri Alpern, President of Open Door Advisors. They talk about the process and results of the merger they led between the Chicago Rebuilding…
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In this podcast episode, host Michelle Shumate talks to four initiative managers from the Sustained Collaboration Network: Nora Hannah - Arizona Together for Impact Kate Piatt-Eckert - Mission Sustainability Initiative Karen LaShelle - Austin Together Olivia Benson - Forbes Fund They talk about how Sustained Collaboration can be a tool for greater …
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