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 that exceed the capacity and mission of single organizations.

Effectively addressing issues like hunger, homelessness, education, or health equity requires strategic coordination, which few organizations can achieve alone.

Most nonprofits operate in isolation, due to structural incentives like funding models, branding, and board expectations that reinforce competition over collaboration.

effectively addressing hunger, homelessness, education, or health equity requires a level of strategic coordination

A new nonprofit alliance model shows how organizations can collaborate to scale services while retaining autonomy.

Author's summary: Nonprofits face pressure to collaborate.

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