Nonprofits face growing pressure to do more with less, with rising demand, shrinking funding, and increasingly complex social issues.
Effectively addressing issues like hunger, homelessness, education, or health equity requires strategic coordination that few organizations can achieve alone.
Most nonprofits operate in isolation from each other, due to structural incentives such as funding models, branding, and board expectations that reinforce competition over collaboration.
A new nonprofit alliance model shows how previously siloed organizations can collaborate to scale services while retaining autonomy.
Author's summary: Nonprofits collaborate to address complex issues.