Collaboration: A Handbook from the Fund for Our Economic Future, by Chris Thompson, encapsulates the Fund's lessons from its experiences operating within multiple collaborative environments over the last 12 years.
Col-lab-or-a-tion
A process through which independent stakeholders assume shared responsibility for achieving a mutually beneficial, common goal.
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Co-blab-or-a-tion
The all-too-common experience of what happens when stakeholders engage in a poorly designed collaboration that is unable to transition from talk to action.
“Collaboration is really hard work. And no one knows its ins and outs, ups and downs better than Chris Thompson and the Fund for Our Economic Future. They’ve been working behind the scenes all over the region for more than a decade to make effective collaboration happen. And now we have their secrets to success distilled in one place."
Mark Samolczyk, President and CEO,
Stark Community Foundation
Elements of Effective Collaboration
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Testimonial
"In this increasingly complex world, authentic collaboration provides real hope for tackling tough issues."
Brian Frederick, President and CEO, Community Foundation of Lorain County; Chair, Fund for Our Economic Future
