The Impact Collaborative (SSIR)

The Impact Collaborative

Nonprofits face growing pressure to do more with less, due to rising demand, shrinking funding, and 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, for reasons that are easy to understand.

Structural incentives, such as funding models, branding, and board expectations, often 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 need collaboration to address complex issues.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review Stanford Social Innovation Review — 2025-11-05

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