Why Does Infrastructure Matter?

Posted by Ellen Friedman in Nonprofit Management & Infrastructure, Philanthropy, Shared Workspace & Nonprofit Real Estate, Tides Projects & Grantees on Feb 3, 2010 | 8 Comments

Collage of tiles from the Peace Wall, courtesy CommunityGrows, a Tides project

I am excited to announce the launch of What's Possible: the Tides Blog – written by and for people interested in creating strong infrastructure for the social change sector. In this sector, what we do (the mission work that gets us up every morning for a vision of a just and equitable world) is interwoven with how we do it (the organizations we create to implement our vision). If we don’t pay attention to the...

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Shared Services Guide: Collaborative Solutions

Posted by China Brotsky in Nonprofit Management & Infrastructure, Shared Workspace & Nonprofit Real Estate on Jan 26, 2010 | 1 Comment

As doing more with less has become the new normal for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes, budget-savvy nonprofits are wisely teaming up to share resources and services through innovative “shared services” programs.

Sharing workspaces, IT resources, administrative functions like accounting and human resources and other services through a shared services arrangement is a relatively easy – yet highly effective – way for nonprofits to increase their operational efficiencies,  lower their operating costs and...

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