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Is 2025 the Year of Collaboration? Maybe, it should be overall, but there are trends in the NPO world: 🫶 "Nearly Three-Quarters of Nonprofit Collaborations Were Successful Data from the Sustained Collaboration Network found that 73% of nonprofits that worked together attained measurable success, including expansions in service, increases in funding and improvements in program outcomes." Further information from the report corroborates what I've been hearing in the San Antonio are over the past year or so: 👉 After merging with a local peer, Rebuilding Exchange in Illinois secured over $1 million in state contracts, for which neither organization alone would have qualified. After doing so it was able to expand its workforce development program from 36 participants to 100. Link to the full article from NonProfit PRo dot com in the comments,

Cross-sector partnerships can unlock the potential for achieving community impact at scale by breaking down the barriers caused by fundraising and programming silos. A few months ago, we convened nonprofit leaders in Chicago to exchange transformative ideas. Learn about the themes that emerged and how they can inspire your work in this Orr Group article.

How can Nonprofit executives and boards determine how staff really feels about the quality of their jobs and working conditions? "The spotlight is on ReWork the Bay, an initiative of San Francisco Foundation, which amplifies the expertise of those most impacted by economic inequities inside organizations to design, pilot, and scale solutions that are responsive to current needs, while activating philanthropic partners to maximize their impact through transformative relationships. This statewide, multi-year project empowered nonprofit workers to lead participatory research and address job quality issues in their organizations across the state of California." #TalentJustice with David Cattivera our Board President.

In the latest issue of Realm, the journal for Queen City CEOs published by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and Cincinnati Magazine, Camilla Worrell, executive director of The Women's Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation , shares her team’s vision for The Women’s Fund as it enters its 30th year of working to promote the economic self-sufficiency of women in our region.

Here's what the Leading Edge team is learning about culture, executives, and boards this month. Dive into the latest CEP State of Nonprofits 2024 report, learn about the current expectations and experiences of Gen Z and Millennials in the workplace, discover how nonprofit CEOs are working to make their roles more manageable, explore ways for a board to create a culture of fundraising, and more. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebJkV_nD

Nonprofits play a vital role in the research landscape. In this week's 3-Minute Read, we dive into how nonprofits help fill funding gaps and how some, like SPARK NS, are using new approaches to support research and discovery. See the full 3-Minute Read: https://lnkd.in/eh_vRH9v

A racial equity strategy can help your nonprofits address systemic inequities that often impact your ability to achieve your mission. Join Roshawnda Washington, Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships at The Nonprofit Center at LaSalle University, on Nov. 20 at 12:00 p.m. for a virtual one-hour “lunch & learn” on Advancing Racial Equity. This learning opportunity will provide the core principles of racial equity and guide nonprofits through the first steps of creating a strategy to align with those principles.
  Participants will leave the session with tools to assess your organization’s current readiness to implement a racial equity strategy, language to help normalize conversations with stakeholders on why racial equity matters to the work of your organization, and actionable steps toward embedding racial equity into your programs, services, and mission. 
Whether your nonprofit is just beginning its journey or looking to refine existing efforts, this session will offer insights, practical tools, and strategies to move forward with intention and impact.

Sharing this opportunity with my network, taking place on May 2nd, 2024: "Nonprofit Bootcamp for Directors and Senior Professionals at Columbia Law School The environment for nonprofits has never been more challenging. While navigating a shifting legal and societal landscape, nonprofits grapple with a host of knotty problems stemming from economic inequality, growing social and political fragmentation, challenges to free speech, rapid technological change, climate change, and other existential threats on a global scale. To advance their missions in these challenging times, nonprofits depend on board members and senior professionals for effective leadership. Join us for an intensive training session on how to be more effective. This program is designed for new and veteran board members and senior professionals. Our experts will share insights, lead lively discussions, and introduce you to other distinguished nonprofit trustees and professionals. Key topics: What are the newest and most pressing challenges facing nonprofits? What are my and my institution's legal responsibilities? What landmines can lead to institutional or personal embarrassment or liability? How can I help allocate resources wisely, innovate, and cut costs? How can I help enhance my nonprofit’s fundraising? What is the right allocation of responsibilities between board members and professionals?" https://lnkd.in/e_mZ2dCm

Last day to register! As racial equity goes back to being a radical idea for some, the SDGs help show how we ALL want clean air and water, child and maternal health, freedom from hunger, shelter, jobs, and peace. Now what is needed to get us all there? ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities, CFLeads #sustainabledevelopmentgoals

Did you know I offer DEIB workshops to businesses, nonprofits, and educators? Of course, with my own twist! Project RED stands for Revolutionary Educational Diversity. It signifies a bold and proactive approach to dismantling barriers, promoting equity, and embracing the richness of diversity within corporate, nonprofit, and educational settings. It seeks to create transformative change that leads to a more just and inclusive society. The REDvolution is live y'all!