Resources
A collection of tools for learning more about, and planning, sustained collaboration activities.
Collaborative Map
A useful resource to understand the different forms of sustained collaboration.
Self-Assessment Considerations
This tool can be used by a nonprofit in the early stages of considering a sustained collaboration to assess its own readiness and reasons for partnering.
Questions for Potential Collaboration Partners
These questions are helpful for guiding discussions between a nonprofit and the potential partners being considered for entering a formal collaboration diligence phase.
Diligence Checklist
This checklist from La Piana Consulting is a helpful resource of materials for review during a sustained collaboration due diligence process.
Sample Board Resolution - Exploration
This template can be adapted for use between the boards of nonprofits entering exploratory diligence for a sustained collaboration.
Sample Board Resolution - Implementation
This template can be adapted for use between the boards of nonprofits entering the implementation phase of a formal sustained collaboration.
Sample Memorandum of Understanding
This template can be adapted for use between nonprofits entering the implementation phase of a sustained collaboration.
Partnership Assessment for Health Nonprofits
This tool, from the Partnership for Healthy Outcomes, helps partner organizations work more effectively to maximize the impact of the partnership.
Collaboration Stories: Webinar Series
This 2024 webinar series spotlighted nonprofits across various sectors who have engaged in successful, long-term collaborations to enhance their missions, such as mergers and asset transfers.