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This article, published by CausePlanet, discusses ways nonprofits can revisit their business models to ensure their sustainability including organizational differentiation, efficiency, and charisma.

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By Heather Gowdy, Diane Wong, and Melissa Mendes Campos

Published by the California HealthCare Foundation, this issue brief explores various types of partnerships now being used by California's Community Health Centers and regional consortia, including administrative consolidation and merger. It also examines what opportunities strategic restructuring might offer clinics seeking to strengthen their positions now and remain viable in the years to come. Download a PDF of the companion presentation.   New companion resource: download the on-demand webinar (.wmv file) from February 4, 2010.

Partnerships in the Domestic Violence Field

By Bob Harrington and Lester Olmstead-Rose

Created in partnership with the Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Blue Shield Against Violence Program, this publication shares research, survey results, and lessons learned about the status of collaborative partnerships in the domestic violence field. These materials were developed to help spur conversations about collaboration field-wide and to inspire additional exploration of how innovative partnerships can help strengthen the work of domestic violence organizations in California. Download the PDF.

Five Myths About Nonprofit Partnerships

By Jo DeBolt

This article describes interesting trends in data gleamed from The Collaboration Prize, an initiative created by The Lodestar Foundation. The Collaboration Prize selection process was managed by La Piana Consulting and spotlights collaborations among two or more nonprofit organizations.