Something of concern is happening in the nonprofit community that merits our collective attention. Multiple sources signal that an increasing number of charitable nonprofits, especially smaller ones, are looking to close their operations.
You can find many articles and tip sheets defining the roles of board chairs and executive directors, including those admonishing board chairs that it’s their role to “support” the nonprofit’s executive director.
What’s the secret sauce in great funder/nonprofit relationships? Here’s a crowdsourced “recipe” straight from the participants in four programs we co-hosted with Exponent Philanthropy in 2017.
I doubt there is a single definition of success for nonprofit collaborations, but here’s my take: a collaboration is successful if the parties are eager to work together again.
