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How Do We Determine the Right Role to Play in Collaboration?

  • Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
  • 2015

This tool, part of the Smarter Grantmaking Playbook “outlines a variety of roles grantmakers can play in collaboratives” — including catalyst, weaver, expert, and more — and “offers tips for identifying the right role(s) for each organization.” Other relevant components of the Playbook are also available through this portal, including What Roles Can Grantmakers Play in Supporting Networks? How Can Grantmakers Facilitate Connections and Collaboration? and How Do We Know if Our Network is Effective?

This tool is included in our list of TEN NOTABLE RESOURCES FOR FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION.

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