Today it's critical for non-profits to see their way to collaboration as a tool to reduce expenses and increase revenue. It's also a way to encourage support from foundations who are looking at innovative ways to think about doing business. Successful non-profit collaborations help with establishing an authentic relationship and handling the challenges.

1. Successful non-profit collaboration. All for one. And one for all. Miki Young President, MarketShift MarketShift.net

3. Why collaborate? Cooperate? Or create co-opetitions?* * cooperative competition

5. Collaboration is unnatural to our instinct for survival… The Truth: which is, what’s in it for me.

7. “ Collaboration or the lack of collaboration comes down to three main issues -- time, turf, and trust.” Scott Bechtler-Levin, President IdeaEncore Network A Knowledge Sharing website for non-profits

8. We have to collaborate to survive. The Truth:

15. Collaborations come in all shapes and sizes

18. How do we create successful collaborations?

27. Bubbl.us

28. Mind/mine mapping. An exercise.

30. Collaboration wish list. An exercise.

31. Win-Win strategies: What’s in it for them?

33. Win-Win strategies: An exercise.

35. Getting started. An exercise.

37. The right attitude starts with the right questions

39. Collaboration. In the end, it’s simple. Treat the other people in the organization as you would want to be treated yourself.

40. Thank you.