The Impact Collaborative (SSIR)

The Impact Collaborative

Nonprofits face growing pressure to do more with less: Rising demand, shrinking funding, and increasingly complex social issues often exceed the capacity—and mission—of any single organization.

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

Effectively addressing hunger, homelessness, education, or health equity requires a level of strategic coordination that few organizations can achieve on their own.

Structural incentives such as funding models, branding, and board expectations often reinforce competition over collaboration.

Author's summary: Nonprofits collaborate to scale services.

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

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