Join Tides Next Week in Charlotte

Posted by China Brotsky in Nonprofit Management & Infrastructure, Philanthropy, Shared Workspace & Nonprofit Real Estate, Tides, Tides Projects & Grantees on Sep 9, 2010 | No Comments

Tides is pleased to participate in the 2010 Community Foundations Fall Conference in Charlotte, NC.  Be sure to check out one of two sessions where Tides will present on innovative shared space and services for nonprofits, and stop by Exhibit hall Booth #401 to say hello!  We hope to see you in Charlotte.

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View from Across the Pond: Nonprofit Space and Infrastructure in the UK

Posted by China Brotsky in Global, Nonprofit Management & Infrastructure, Shared Workspace & Nonprofit Real Estate on Feb 17, 2010 | No Comments

The NonProfit Center of Boston, developed by Third Sector New England

I traveled to London last month on behalf of Tides to speak at a conference. The conference focused on strategies for nonprofit capacity building and what "third sector" (the U.K. term for nonprofit) organizations could learn from international models. I represented the U.S.; other speakers hailed from New Zealand, Cyprus,...

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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...

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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...

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