The Patterson Foundation in the Collaboration Space
I am in a new space. For the past 20+ years, I was an urban planner, having my own shop for the last 10. I loved it. I believed that the urban planning field would make a difference in Florida, the...
View ArticleNonprofit Collaborations ‘Take Time’
Recently, I ran across a blog written by John Brothers in the Stanford Social Impact Review. Brothers is the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support...
View ArticleKey Ingredient for Collaboration Includes Trust
Many of you out there recognize (and respect) Tom McLaughlin’s name. He is well-recognized and accomplished in the field of nonprofit collaborations. Tom, Director of Consulting Services for the...
View ArticleThe Power Neutral Facilitation: Lessons from Smile Train and Operation Smile
Several colleagues sent me alerts on the failed merger between Smile Train and Operation Smile. I thought it was curious that I heard about a failure through the media but hardly ever hear about...
View ArticleLodestar Foundation Founder Jerry Hirsch Understands Leveraging Philanthropy
Engineer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-lawyer-turned-real-estate-developer- turned-philanthropist. This is the path Jerry Hirsch took before founding The Lodestar Foundation. As it turns out, Hirsch’s...
View ArticleLodestar Foundation President Lois Savage Discusses Collaboration Success
The Patterson Foundation (TPF) was privileged to have The Lodestar Foundation’s President Lois Savage, pictured in 2010 next to Supreme Court Justice (and mentor) Sandra Day O’Connor, in town last...
View ArticleLeave Your Ego at the Nonprofit Boardroom Door
A group of Sarasota’s community leaders had the opportunity on April 19-20, 2011 to spend quality time with Lois Savage, President of The Lodestar Foundation in Phoenix. As a way to introduce Lois...
View ArticleCleveland Nonprofit Merger Grows Impact of Homeless Services
On May 1 two Cleveland-based organizations that serve the homeless merged — for the right reasons. New Life Community and Interfaith Hospitality Network, organizations that now now operate under the...
View ArticlePlanning with purpose to thrive financially
This week, I’m continuing with the assessment of The Patterson Foundation’s (TPF) Collaborative Restructuring Initiative (CRI). Last week, I explored the impact of communications – more specifically,...
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