I had the honor and pleasure to represent The Patterson Foundation recently at a convening hosted by La Piana Consulting, the Tides Foundation and the Foundation Center. I came to the convening hungry for answers to vexing questions and left feeling enlightened and … Continue reading
Since we launched The Patterson Foundation’s vision in 2010, we haven’t been shy about sharing our core value: we build connective tissue to create new realities. One aspect of this includes seeking conversations with leaders within and beyond the philanthropy … Continue reading
When it launched its vision and focus, The Patterson Foundation (TPF) distinguished itself from the get-go by completing an exhaustive environmental scan and then applying critical thinking to determine what it will offer to create new realities. Out of this … Continue reading
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, blogging. This week, we’re looking at planning to thrive financially and its three … Continue reading
Bob Harrington, Director of Strategic Restructuring at La Piana Consulting, posed this question in a recent blog, causing me to pause and ponder for a nano-second before ‘the public’ sprung out of my consciousness. I spent about 25 years as … Continue reading
A couple of blogs ago, I wrote about consultant training hosted by The Patterson Foundation (TPF) and conducted by Bob Harrington of La Piana Consulting. TPF’s goal is to build consultant capacity in Florida in the area of nonprofit and … Continue reading
The Patterson Foundation (TPF) helps facilitate conversations for nonprofits and civic organizations around the creation of alliances, collaborations, partnerships, networks and mergers. Lofty goal, right? Well, yes. Here’s a glimpse into what we’re doing: Early on, we determined that capacity … Continue reading
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 successful partnerships that, when facilitated by … Continue reading
What is collaboration? Are the 10 people in the photo above linked together by pure strength or is there a measure of coordination/collaboration involved? Wikipedia (my new favorite information source) has a pretty good, but wordy, definition: Collaboration is a … Continue reading