Colorado Nonprofit Association

Building Strong Community Partnerships

Description

Solving community issues and creating social change often requires nonprofits, government and business to work together. Collective action and collaboration can achieve greater outcomes, but it also takes work.This lesson uses case studies to examine strategies, advantages and disadvantages of collaboration.

Watch.Learn.Practice.

Learn quick tips and best practices by watching the five short clips from the presentation. You may also watch the complete presentation if you’d like more information.

Cooperation, Coordination & Collaboration

Strategic Considerations to Collaborate

Finding Nonprofit Partners

Finding Government Agency Partners

Finding Business Partners

Getting Started in Collaboration

Creating the Collaborative

Worksheets & Assessments

Complete our related worksheets and assessments to take start implementing what you’ve learned.

Assess motivations – identify your organizations motivations and priorities for engaging in a partnership

Case Studies

Discover impactful collaborations that are working together to solve a common issue.

Search Foundation Center’s Collaboration Directory

Additional Resources

Community Toolbox, University of Kansas – This toolkit covers in-depth information on creating and maintaining partnerships, as well as five examples of successful partnerships
White House Council for Community Solutions – Browse a number of resources on collaborations, including a toolkit, white paper, and case studies
Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships – DOSP provides trainings and workshops on nonprofit-government partnerships

About the Presenter

Renny Fagan is the President and CEO of Colorado Nonprofit Association. Renny served as state legislator, Colorado Department of Revenue director, deputy attorney general, and U.S. Senator Ken Salazar’s state director. His board service includes National Council of Nonprofits, Mile High United Way, Colorado Channel Authority and Metro Denver Leadership Foundation.