February News: ICYMI Partnerships with Purpose, Climbing the Collaboration Mountain + more!
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?? Partnerships with Purpose webinar
'' Loved the common sense and concise information given and chance to meet so many other organizations who want to collaborate! :)"?- Nonprofit executive, Greater Boston ?
With 30+ organizations in attendance, expert Sharmon Lebby 's Partnerships with Purpose February 11 seminar energized an audience eager to connect and find ways to partner and collaborate. Sharmon's step-by-step How-to advice for forming successful partnerships includes:
View the recording fee free on our On Demand Content page.
As a courtesy to our readers, Sharmon is happy to assist anyone who reaches out to her. If you mention NPN as your connection, she’ll know how you found her and will be ready to help. You can contact her via email for further insights: [email protected]
?? Welcome Aboard Allanna Harris!
Join us in welcoming Allanna H. ?to Nonprofit Net's board of directors! Allanna Harris is a seasoned UX leader with over 20 years of experience shaping user-centered solutions across diverse industries. As a board member at Nonprofit Net, she brings expertise in strategic planning, community engagement, and innovative program delivery to help strengthen and expand the organization’s impact.
???? Thank You Diversity@Workplace Consulting Group !
A sold-out March 6th event! Congratulations! We appreciate your offer of 10 free event passes to the Nonprofit Net of Greater Boston community!
"Just registered. THANK YOU!"???- NPN community member
?? Climbing the Collaborative Mountain: The Six Ultimate Steps
Now more than ever, we need to brainstorm creative ways to partner and collaborate with community allies and organizations. Here we share a April 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review?(SSIR) article by social change strategist Jacob Harald: The Collaboration Game: Solving the Puzzle of Nonprofit Partnership. Using game theory, he explains how organizations can overcome a negative mindset and resistance to collaboration to the mutual benefit of all.
?Climbing the Collaboration Mountain: The Six Ultimate Steps
?? Shining the Spotlight: First Literacy
This month we're shining the spotlight on 2024/2025 Leadership Acceleration Program?(LAP) Cohort FIRST LITERACY. First Literacy provides life-changing educational opportunities for adult learners and educators across Massachusetts. Adults with low literacy or limited English proficiency and the teachers who support them are often overlooked by traditional education systems.
First Literacy services 6000?adult learners?and 200?educators?in 100?programs?across Massachusetts every year. Thank you First Literacy for helping to improve the lives of adult English language learners in Massachusetts!
Applications for 2025-2026 First Literacy Grants are now open! Grants of up to $15K are available and open to non profit adult basic education programs in Massachusetts.
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