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Mixed feelings about collaboration?
As I talked about in the last blog , there’s an incredible range of outcomes associated with collaborations that sizzle versus fizzle. Given that range, it’s no surprise that a lot of people hold mixed feelings about collaboration. What about you? What three words or phrases best describe your thoughts and feelings about workplace collaboration? I ask this same question of participants in my collaboration workshops, on social media to generate interesting discussion, of stran

Deb Mashek
Mar 262 min read


When collaboration sizzles vs. fizzles
What is at stake when collaboration sizzles vs. fizzles? I asked this question of the people I interviewed for my book , Collabor(h)ate , and of colleagues online. Here are the themes that emerge about the benefits of collaboration. You benefit when collaboration sizzles: You acquire new abilities, resources, and perspectives Your network expands and you deepen relationships Professional opportunities become available to you Your reputation receives a boost You have more fun

Deb Mashek
Mar 142 min read


Community Foundations as Catalysts for Nonprofit Collaboration
Across the country, community foundations are seeing opportunities for nonprofits to amplify their reach, stability, and efficiency by joining forces—whether through shared programs, back-office consolidation, co-location, joint ventures, or full mergers. Yet the path from idea to implementation is rarely linear. Differences in mission, culture, identity, mindsets, operational capacity, and stakeholder expectations can all complicate collaborative efforts. The emotional attac

Deb Mashek
Jan 291 min read


Missed the Roundtable?
Roundtable topic Community Foundations as Catalysts for Nonprofit Collaboration Across the country, community foundations are seeing opportunities for nonprofits to amplify their reach, stability, and efficiency by joining forces—whether through shared programs, back-office consolidation, co-location, joint ventures, or full mergers. Yet the path from idea to implementation is rarely linear. Differences in mission, culture, identity, mindsets, operational capacity, and sta

Deb Mashek
Jan 281 min read

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