Harnessing the Power of Nonprofit Community Collaboration

Identify and collaborate with partners in your community to further your mission.


What you'll learn
What a community really is.
Six characteristics of collaboration, and how to measure the organizational readiness to collaborate.
Five ways in which to structure a collaboration, and four ways to kick off, nurture, or close a collaborative relationship.
How to specify your organization's needs when thinking about collaborations, and what capacity you have to contribute.
What collaboration really is–and isn't!–through the "four C's."
The difference between "positions" and "interests" in managing collaborative relationships.
Environmental factors affection collaborations: timing, geography, economic climate, and regulatory matters.
Using the Theory of Change to generate personal and team goals surrounding collaboration.

Requirements
No prerequisites required!

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About this topic…
Community collaboration is an organization's ability to identify and collaborate with partners in the community to further its mission.
What You Will Learn
What a community really is.
What collaboration really is–and isn't!–through the "four C's."
Six characteristics of collaboration, and how to measure the organizational readiness to collaborate.
The difference between "positions" and "interests" in managing collaborative relationships.
Five ways in which to structure a collaboration, and four ways to kick off, nurture, or close a collaborative relationship.
Environmental factors affection collaborations: timing, geography, economic climate, and regulatory matters.
How to specify your organization's needs when thinking about collaborations, and what capacity you have to contribute.
Using the Theory of Change to generate personal and team goals surrounding collaboration.
Who is this topic for?
This learning path explores the nature of different kinds of collaborations, and for that reason, it will offer a different learning experience for different roles. If you're in a programming position, you'll be challenged to analyze what you and your organization bring to a collaboration and how ready you are to enter into this type of partnership. For those who are in public-facing roles, like development or marketing, you'll have the opportunity to explore how you can support and promote your organization's collaborative work. And if you're in a support or a leadership role, this learning path will present
This learning path explores the following Korn Ferry competencies:
Plans and Aligns
Instilling Trust
Driving Vision and Purpose
Optimizing Work Processes
Builds Networks
Cultivates Innovation
Who this course is for:
This learning path explores the nature of different kinds of collaborations, and for that reason, it will offer a different learning experience for different roles.

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