{"id":578,"date":"2020-09-30T10:57:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T10:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/axacus\/?page_id=578"},"modified":"2025-06-06T19:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T19:22:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainedcollab.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; tm_zindex=&#8221;2&#8243; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;76664450|colbreak_yes|||||80px||80px||colbreak_no|||||80px||80px||colbreak_no|||||80px||80px|||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708630115374{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 88px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1702311866581{padding-right: 48px !important;padding-bottom: 48px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"tm-element-heading-wrapper tm-heading-inner tm-element-align-left tm-seperator-none tm-heading-style-vertical  vc_custom_1709151311149\"><section class=\"tm-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_cta3 tm-cta3-only tm-vc_cta3-style-classic tm-vc_cta3-shape-rounded tm-vc_cta3-align-left tm-vc_cta3-color-transparent tm-vc_cta3-icon-size-md tm-vc_cta3-actions-no tm-cta3-without-desc\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content-header tm-wrap\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-headers tm-wrap-cell\"><h5 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >WHO<\/h5>\n<h2 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >Revolutionizing Nonprofit Impact Through Collaboration<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"heading-seperator\"><span><\/span><\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <!-- .tm-element-heading-wrapper container --> [vc_column_text]Our network of sustained collaboration funders is a nationwide movement with one goal in mind: Helping nonprofits, large and small, get the help and support they need to collaborate. We are dedicated to bringing technical support and funding to nonprofits. From acquisitions and mergers to strategic partnerships and collaboration &#8211; we walk you through the entire journey.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re forging a future where <b>joint efforts build nonprofit capacity.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nonprofit leaders face enormous challenges. We get it. At SCN, we\u2019ve seen organizations overcome obstacles by collaborating with other partners. It\u2019s a unique strategic lever that requires imagination, innovation, time, trust, strategic thinking, and a rigorous due diligence process.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what SCN brings to the table. We have access to targeted funding, field knowledge, and skilled advisors who can make an otherwise daunting strategic option seem accessible.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;24px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2457&#8243; img_size=&#8221;680&#215;920&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1709324522943{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 8px !important;padding-right: 8px !important;padding-bottom: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-color: rgba(146,208,219,0.4) !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: rgba(146,208,219,0.4) !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: rgba(146,208,219,0.4) !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(146,208,219,0.4) !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row tm_textcolor=&#8221;white&#8221; tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; break_in_responsive=&#8221;1200&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;76664450|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|||||45px||25px||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710974040758{margin-top: -80px !important;padding-bottom: 48px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/sustainedcollab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/section_bg1.jpg?id=2452) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;case&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710975431303{padding-top: 24px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Mission:<\/h3>\n<p>A national network committed to increasing philanthropic support of and investment in sustained collaboration as a meaningful form of nonprofit capacity building<\/p>\n<h3>Our Values:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Collaboration&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713541553370{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Network members not only commit to funding nonprofit collaboration, but also centering this value in their work as pooled funds and in their participation in the national SCN[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Nonprofit-Centered&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713547473623{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Network members put the nonprofit at the center of their work; collaborations must be driven by nonprofits and not prescribed by funders[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Impact First&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713547561729{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Sustained collaborations should increase impact in a community rather than just solving a financial issue[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Equity Lens&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713547607815{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]The Initiatives commit to centering equity in the work and being accountable for improving their practices with transparency[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Confidentiality&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713547662174{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Neutrality and confidentiality are crucial to allow honest explorations of issues[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Resourcing Efforts&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713547779976{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Initiatives support the costs of exploration and implementation as well as provide technical expertise and strategic thinking[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;Learning Orientation&#8221; style=&#8221;arrow&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1713547874112{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]Initiatives acknowledge that they don\u2019t have all the answers and are learning from the experience as much as the nonprofits they support[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row tm_textcolor=&#8221;white&#8221; tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; break_in_responsive=&#8221;1200&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;76664450|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|||||45px||25px||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715297653063{margin-top: -80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/sustainedcollab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/section_bg1.jpg?id=2452) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;case&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;4\/5&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710780470079{padding-top: 48px !important;padding-bottom: 48px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Mission:<\/h3>\n<p>A national network committed to increasing philanthropic support of and investment in sustained collaboration as a meaningful form of nonprofit capacity building<\/p>\n<h3>Our Values:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Collaboration:<\/strong> Network members not only commit to funding nonprofit collaboration, but also centering this value in their work as pooled funds and in their participation in the national SCN<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Nonprofit-Centered:<\/strong> Network members put the nonprofit at the center of their\u00a0 work; collaborations must be driven by nonprofits and not prescribed by funders<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Impact First:<\/strong> Sustained collaborations should increase impact in a community rather than just solving a financial issue<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Equity Lens:<\/strong> The Initiatives commit to centering equity in the work and being accountable for improving their practices with transparency<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Confidentiality:<\/strong> Neutrality and confidentiality are crucial to allow honest explorations of issues<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Resourcing Efforts:<\/strong> Initiatives support the costs of exploration and implementation as well as provide technical expertise and strategic thinking<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Learning Orientation:<\/strong> Initiatives acknowledge that they don\u2019t have all the answers and are learning from the experience as much as the nonprofits they support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; break_in_responsive=&#8221;1200&#8243; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;76664450|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|||||45px||25px||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715297814367{background-image: url(https:\/\/sustainedcollab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tmrowbg111.jpg?id=1480) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;case&#8221;]<div class=\"tm-element-heading-wrapper tm-heading-inner tm-element-align-left tm-seperator-none tm-heading-style-vertical \"><section class=\"tm-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_cta3 tm-cta3-only tm-vc_cta3-style-classic tm-vc_cta3-shape-rounded tm-vc_cta3-align-left tm-vc_cta3-color-transparent tm-vc_cta3-icon-size-md tm-vc_cta3-actions-no tm-cta3-with-desc\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content-header tm-wrap\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-headers tm-wrap-cell\"><h2 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >Meet Our Member Initiatives<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"heading-seperator\"><span><\/span><\/div><\/header><div class=\"tm-cta3-content-wrapper\"><p>The map below represents SCN-member funder collaboratives. In each of these regions, funders have come together to enable sustained collaboration as a strategic tool to strengthen capacity and maximize impact in the sector. 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class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> July 2019<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> Karen LaShelle<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 49 grants totaling $1.4 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 10 Private donors and family foundations<br><br>\nAn initiative created to support nonprofit organizations as they explore and commit to formal collaborations that increase the impact of their work in the Central Texas community.\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/austintogether.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='4' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;48.50&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;26.30&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-4' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-4'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-4'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-4'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-4' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-4' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  \n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>Dallas Better Together Fund<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> June 2017<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> The Dallas Foundation; Margaret Black: Lyda Hill Philanthropies<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 137 grants, totaling over $7 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 5 community, private, and family foundations<br><br>\nSupporting nonprofits that come together through formal collaboration to strengthen the nonprofit sector and maximize impact in North Texas.\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettertogetherfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='5' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;84.33&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;60.99&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-5' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-5'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-5'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-5'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-5' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-5' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>Greater Philadelphia Nonprofit Repositioning Fund<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> October 2015<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> Lindsay Kijewski: SeaChange<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 128 grants, totaling over $2.6 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 9 nonprofit, private, family and corporate foundations <br><br>\nSupports long-term, strategic alliances and collaborations to build organizational sustainability and improve program and service delivery across the five-county Greater Philadelphia region.<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/repositioningfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='6' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;86.46&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;65.50&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-6' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-6'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-6'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-6'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-6' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-6' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>New York Merger and Collaboration Fund<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> March 2012<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> Lindsay Kijewski:SeaChange<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 90 grants, totaling over $2.7 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 8 nonprofit, community, and private foundations<br><br>\nMakes grants to encourage and support programmatic alliances, mergers, joint ventures, and other types of formal, long-term collaborations between nonprofits predominantly serving New York City.<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/seachangecap.org\/for-funders\/#funds\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='7' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;79.30&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;62.43&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-7' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-7'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-7'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-7'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-7' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-7' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>Pittsburgh The Forbes Funds<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> February 2016<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> Fred Brown<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 203 grants, totaling $3.2 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 20 community, private, and family foundations<br><br>\nAn intermediary foundation that focuses on building the management capacity and strengthening the impact of community-based nonprofits individually and collectively.\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/forbesfunds.org\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='8' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;2.84&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;17.68&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-8' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-8'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-8'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-8'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-8' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-8' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>SeaChange-Lodestar Fund<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> 2009<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> Steph Gilmour: SeaChange<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 207 grants, totaling over $3.4 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 2 nonprofit and private foundations<br><br>\nEncourages and supports alliances, mergers, joint-ventures, and others types of formal, sustained long-term collaborations between nonprofits.<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/seachangecap.org\/for-funders\/#funds\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='9' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;3.02&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;6.94&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-9' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-9'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-9'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-9'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-9' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-9' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>Transformational Partnerships Fund<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> April 2021<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> John MacIntosh: SeaChange<br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 42 grants, totaling over $2.5 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 4 community, private, and family foundations<br><br>\nProvides colleges and universities support to explore student-centric partnerships that could meaningfully transform how they operate.\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredpartnerships.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n            <div data-id='10' data-always-show='0' data-json='{&quot;xPos&quot;:&quot;63.19&quot;,&quot;yPos&quot;:&quot;61.19&quot;,&quot;tWidth&quot;:&quot;1688.53&quot;,&quot;iconWidth&quot;:&quot;22.5&quot;}' class='imh-6310-drag imh-6310-point-2-10' style='display: none' >\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-point-icons imh-6310-point-icons-2-10'>\r\n                                            \r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-main-img imh-6310-blinking-2-10'><\/i>\r\n                <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt imh-6310-pin-hover-img imh-6310-blinking-hover-2-10'><\/i>              \r\n              \r\n               <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>  \r\n            \r\n         <div class='imh-6310-hover-content imh-6310-hover-content-2-10' \r\n            data-always-show='0' data-imh-6310-id='2-10' style='display:none;'>\r\n            <div class='imh-6310-template-01-hover-content'>\r\n               <div class='imh-6310-close-button imh-6310-close-button-mobile'><\/div>  \r\n               <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15\">\n  \n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-title\"><h5>Mission Sustainability Initiative at Forefront<\/h5><\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-description\">\n<b>Launch Date:<\/b> June 2016<br>\n<b>Initiative Manager:<\/b> <br>\n<b>Grants:<\/b> 71 grants, totaling over $1.6 million<br>\n<b>Funders:<\/b> 8 private and family foundations<br><br>\nDedicated to helping nonprofits thrive in Illinois by providing the resources for leaders to regularly and thoughtfully explore collaboration and partnership strategies.<\/div>\n  <div class=\"imh-6310-custom-temp-15-read-more\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/myforefront.org\/programs-services\/msi\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>   \r\n            <\/div>\r\n         <\/div>      <\/div>\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;76664450|colbreak_no|||||||||colbreak_no|||||45px||25px||colbreak_no||||||||||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1608887436287{padding-bottom: 7px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"tm-element-heading-wrapper tm-heading-inner tm-element-align-left tm-seperator-none tm-heading-style-vertical \"><section class=\"tm-vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_cta3 tm-cta3-only tm-vc_cta3-style-classic tm-vc_cta3-shape-rounded tm-vc_cta3-align-left tm-vc_cta3-color-transparent tm-vc_cta3-icon-size-md tm-vc_cta3-actions-no tm-cta3-without-desc\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"tm-vc_cta3-content-header tm-wrap\"><div class=\"tm-vc_cta3-headers tm-wrap-cell\"><h2 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >Looking for ways to support strategic alliances and restructuring in your community?<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"tm-custom-heading \" >Here is our advice:<\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"heading-seperator\"><span><\/span><\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> <!-- .tm-element-heading-wrapper container --> [vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;][vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;outline&#8221; color=&#8221;skincolor&#8221; no_fill=&#8221;&#8221; spacing=&#8221;10&#8243; c_icon=&#8221;chevron&#8221; active_section=&#8221;8888888888888888888888888888888888888&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Don\u2019t force it.&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1710777875382-ee759e1c-cca7&#8243;][vc_column_text]The best strategic partnerships are the ones where two or more organizations are coming together out of a sincere desire to work together. Use micro-grants to educate nonprofit leaders and boards about sustained collaboration.A small investment in education can help leaders understand their options rather than prescribing them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Rethink assumptions about cost savings.&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1710777875404-59b2db95-2e0b&#8221;][vc_column_text]Most collaborations require exploration and implementation funds, and most organizations do not experience major cost savings, at least in the short term. According to David LaPiana of LaPiana Consulting, \u201cDespite conventional wisdom, mergers themselves do not generate revenue or reduce expenses. In the short term, they actually require new money for one time transactional and integration costs. Even in the long term, the act of merging itself did not lead to substantial cost savings for the vast majority of the mergers my firm has facilitated. Merged nonprofits can roll together annual audits, combine insurance programs, and consolidate staffs and boards. But they are also bigger and more complex and require more and better management\u2014a cost that often exceeds the savings from combined operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe whole question of cost-savings is more nuanced than many people believe. In our experience, saving money is neither necessary nor sufficient motivation for collaboration.\u201d &#8211; John MacIntosh, SeaChange-Lodestar Fund for Nonprofit Collaboration<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Embrace the role of helping organizations build trust.&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1710778570577-63b8785e-0f51&#8243;][vc_column_text]Any strategic alliance or restructuring requires trust and familiarity between organizational leaders, so one of the most powerful things foundations and other funders can do is to help nonprofit organizations and their leaders get to know each other. Use exploratory or planning grants to fund exploration. Integrated organizations often use these grants to support due diligence or pre-merger joint ventures. Shared service\/programs used grants to fund feasibility analysis or low-risk pilot projects. In contrast, alliances\/networks used these feasibility grants to develop a shared vision and explore whether management tensions would hinder progress.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Provide flexible funding\u2026 and beyond.&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1710778620158-abd05a0e-3d1f&#8221;][vc_column_text]One of the best things a funder can do to support strategic alliances and restructuring is to provide flexible cash grants that support the leaders as they explore options for strategic partnerships. Commit to long-term sustained collaboration. Integrated organizations require at least two rounds of funding. Shared service\/programming and networks require funding at various inflection points and additional development capacity to become sustainable. Beyond grantmaking, funders should link nonprofits to a vetted database of technical assistance and consulting professionals. Finding specialists in strategic planning or HR development is simpler than finding consultants and legal counsel versed in sustained collaborations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Set a strong example.&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1710778618663-8934ee85-0c04&#8243;][vc_column_text]It\u2019s important to demonstrate the power of working together and hold ourselves as funders accountable to the same values we promote with grantee partners.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cFoundations often expect grantees to partner and collaborate, as if it should be inherently embedded in how nonprofits operate. However, foundations do not always hold ourselves to the same expectations. Yet, collaboration done right among foundations can yield the same positive benefits. Leveraging our resources allows us to serve more and\/or go deeper with those that we serve. We benefit and learn from other funders\u2019 experience and expertise on the communities, nonprofits and issues we are facing. The collaborative can also spur greater creativity, diffuse risk and more effectively support field-wide learning.\u201d- Joanna Jackson, Weingart Foundation<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;8px&#8221;]\r\n\t\t<div class=\"tm-vc_btn3-container tm-vc_btn3-inline\"><a class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_btn3 tm-vc_btn3-size-md tm-vc_btn3-shape-rounded tm-vc_btn3-style-flat tm-vc_btn3-weight-no tm-vc_btn3-color-skincolor\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainedcollab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Nurturing-Nonprofit-Collaborations_Social-Impact-Network-Consulting_2024_FINAL-2.pdf\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full report<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"tm-vc_btn3-container tm-vc_btn3-inline\"><a class=\"tm-vc_general tm-vc_btn3 tm-vc_btn3-size-md tm-vc_btn3-shape-rounded tm-vc_btn3-style-flat tm-vc_btn3-weight-no tm-vc_btn3-color-skincolor\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainedcollab.org\/for-funders\/\" title=\"For Funders\">Looking to Fund?<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row tm_bgimagefixed=&#8221;&#8221; tm_zindex=&#8221;2&#8243; tm_responsive_css=&#8221;76664450|colbreak_yes|||||80px||80px||colbreak_no|||||80px||80px||colbreak_no|||||80px||80px|||colbreak_no|||||||||&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708630115374{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 88px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1702311866581{padding-right: 48px !important;padding-bottom: 48px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Our network of sustained collaboration funders is a nationwide movement with one goal in mind: Helping nonprofits, large and small, get the help and support they need to collaborate. 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