Models of Success
Local and National Models of Success
Our objective is to provide powerful stories of local and national success, representing several sectors. The articles offered here are intended to apply more broadly, illustrating a variety of successful practices leading to greater effectiveness and efficiency.
Communication Resources Hubs – November, 2010
Several models of successful Communication Resources Hubs are illustrated here. NEW is an example of a resources hub that is clearly linked to its shared space for nonprofits, but that also serves other nonprofits in the state. MACC CommonWealth is a collaborative that provides services to collaborative members, and does not involve a common space. The GroundWork group provides services to any member nonprofit in its service area. Finally, some multi-tenant centers provide selected communications services to tenants.
GroundWork group is a nonprofit member-based organization currently active in Ohio and California. The mission of GroundWork is to enhance the impact of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their information technology systems. GroundWork currently has over 200 full and associate members, including human service, arts and civic organizations and foundations. GroundWork serves as a collective “Chief [...]
The Communications Network is dedicated to advancing the practices of successful communications in philanthropy. There are resources for both philanthropic and nonprofit organizations in Highlights: Webinars, Videos, and Good Advice. They also offer a Jargon Finder tool – an online collection of foundation and nonprofit jargon – to keep your communications ‘jargon-free’. Finally, under the [...]
Two years ago, Intermedia Arts was in crisis. As a multidisciplinary, multicultural arts organization, the organization took a unique approach to address the challenge. Intermediate Arts enlisted other organizations to hold a State of the Arts (SOTA) community forum and got the word out through blog posts such as ‘The Struggle at Intermediate Arts” and [...]
Several nonprofit centers offer selected IT or communication services. The Marin Nonprofit Resource Center offers fiber-optic internet service and public wireless, remote access, and telephone and voice mail systems for tenants. The Sobrato Community Center for Nonprofits offers a state-of-the-art Computer Training Lab available for rent. The Nonprofit Innovation Center in Sacramento offers some IT [...]
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