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THE CAPE &
ISLANDS
NONPROFIT ALLIANCE
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Goals and Outcomes
The goals of the Cape & Islands
Nonprofit Alliance are outlined below.
To support the
organizational development and governance expertise of nonprofit
organizations so that they may better serve the Cape Cod and Islands
communities
To this end, the Foundation will continue
its Nonprofit Support Program, partnering with other assistance
providers when appropriate, to provide workshops, roundtable meetings,
technical assistance, grants, and information to the nonprofit sector
related to organizational development and capacity-building issues.
The outcomes from meeting this goal will include the following:
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Increased skills
and capacity of nonprofit staff and board members in the areas of
organizational development and governance, and a higher level of
management across the sector
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More effective
organizational development and governance practices being
implemented, thereby assisting to develop better-run nonprofits and
more efficient use of resources
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Improved
networking among nonprofit organization representatives who attend
workshops and roundtable meetings, leading to more cooperative
programs and initiatives, and possibly to nonprofit mergers in the
future
To provide a structure for nonprofit
organizations to share resources and management efficiency opportunities,
which will save money and use other resources more effectively
The Foundation, the Cape Cod Center for
Sustainability, and United Way will work with a group of nonprofit
organizations (currently the Executive Directors’ Roundtable) to
develop an umbrella structure for nonprofit assistance that will include
joint purchasing and pooled outsourced services opportunities that meet
the needs of the nonprofit sector while saving them money.
The outcomes from meeting this goal
will include the following:
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Improved
assistance to the nonprofit sector by providing a formal framework
for nonprofits to tap into (that is, one place to ask for
assistance although assistance might come from various agencies)
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Reduced
operational and management costs for the nonprofit sector, which may
be used to provide additional services to the community, through
providing joint purchasing and pooled outsourced services
opportunities to nonprofit organizations
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More efficient
purchasing and contracting practices within the nonprofit sector
through the joint purchasing and/or pooled service models
To build collaborations among
nonprofit organizations so that they can more effectively share resources
and serve the communities of Cape Cod and the Islands
The Foundation, the Cape Cod Center for
Sustainability, and the United Way believe that one of the goals
of the CINA should be to promote and encourage more collaboration among
nonprofit organizations. We believe that this will happen through
such activities as training workshops, technical assistance
programs, joint purchasing, and pooled services purchasing and
that these activities will promote a positive model for future
collaborations within the nonprofit sector.
The outcomes from meeting this goal
will include the following:
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Creation of one,
large nonprofit collaboration (alliance) for nonprofit assistance,
including assistance providers, serving as a model of collaboration
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Creation of
smaller nonprofit collaborations—perhaps organized around interest
areas—that can share resources for the nonprofit organizations
and/or provide services to the community
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