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.