Donor Collaborative
Resources
The DOs and DON'Ts of Working with Local Funders
The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
This article from 2005 provides considerations for national foundations in terms of working with locals.
http://www.abagmd.org/usr_doc/ABAG_GrantCraft_Piece.pdf
How Foundations Can Learn to Collaborate
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Stephen Isaacs & John Rodgers
An opinion piece from August 24, 2000, explaining his view that "working to fulfill somebody els's mission is often viewed as a diversion of energies and resources." Login required to view the whole article.
http://philanthropy.com/premium/articles/v12/i21/21002801.htm
The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
The indepth report Local Donor Collaboration: Lessons from Baltimore and Beyond uses Baltimore, Maryland as a case study for donor collaboration.
http://www.abagmd.org/usr_doc/CollabFINAL.pdf
Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts?
The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers comissioned this as A Local Funders' Guide to Collaborating with Peers in 2003.
http://www.cnjg.org/s_cnjg/bin.asp?CID=1483&DID=4680&DOC=FILE.PDF
Funders' Network
Moving Ideas and Money: Issues and Opportunities in Funder Funding Collaboration is aimed to "inform the Network's discussions about future directions, issues and opportunities in its field."
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/usr_doc/Moving_Ideas_and_Money.doc
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