Community Stories
What’s Next for Collaboration?
In an opening session at the What Matters Community Luncheon, over 75 nonprofit leaders gathered to have a candid conversation about collaboration. We talked with Meredith Emmett of Third Space Studio to talk about some of the take-aways shared, and how we can continue learning about this beneficial tool for impact. What were some of the…
Collaboration, flexibility, focus seen key to change
Sustaining the Triangle’s growth and making it a better place to live, work and play will depend on how well individuals and organizations can adapt to sweeping, rapid change and work together to fix the region’s most pressing social problems. That will require the willingness to take risks, make mistakes, share decision-making, learn from successes…
Competition spurs collaborative ideas to fix local problems
At stake was one $25,000 grant from Triangle Community Foundation. Competing for the funds were five groups of partners, selected from more than 50 partnerships that had submitted proposals in response to a request for ideas for innovative, collaborative solutions to community problems. Each group had 10 minutes to pitch its proposal to a panel…