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Shared Services Starter Kit
Everything you need to explore shared services with another organization — including a readiness checklist, sample MOU language, cost-sharing formulas, and a step-by-step implementation guide.
Coming SoonVermont Nonprofit Collaboration Typologies
A structured framework mapping the distinct types of nonprofit collaboration active in Vermont — from peer networks and coalitions to shared services arrangements and formal mergers. Designed to help organizations identify where they sit on the collaboration spectrum and what pathways are available to them.
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Shared Services Starter Kit
Everything you need to explore shared services with another organization — including a readiness checklist, sample MOU language, cost-sharing formulas, and a step-by-step implementation guide.
Partnership Agreement Templates
Multiple templates for different types of partnerships.
Facilitation Guide: Exploring Collaboration with a Potential Partner
A structured facilitation guide for a first conversation with a potential nonprofit partner. Includes agenda, discussion prompts, and a shared values alignment exercise.
Collaboration and Shared Services Readiness Assessment
A set of questions to explore if your nonprofit is ready to collaborate or share services.
Preparatory Worksheet for Nonprofits Exploring Collaboration
A worksheet to guide internal organizational conversations in preparation for a collaboration, shared service, or partnership.
Joint Grant Considerations and Decision Guide
A practical guide for nonprofits considering collaborative funding — including key questions to work through, how to structure a lead applicant arrangement, divide responsibilities, and write a compelling joint narrative.
Shared Service Models: An Overview
An accessible overview of the main shared service models available to nonprofits — from back-office sharing and joint staffing to formal shared service entities — with guidance on which models suit different organizational contexts.
Vermont Nonprofit Collaboration Typologies
A structured framework mapping the distinct types of nonprofit collaboration active in Vermont — from peer networks and coalitions to shared services arrangements and formal mergers. Designed to help organizations identify where they sit on the collaboration spectrum and what pathways are available to them.
Vermont Free and Referral Clinics Shared Service Exploration
An in-depth case study of how Vermont's free and referral clinics explored shared service models to reduce administrative burden and increase capacity for patient care.
NEK Collaborative - Collective Action
A case study exploring how nonprofits in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom came together around collective action — aligning missions, pooling resources, and building a shared agenda for regional impact.
Recovery Partners of Vermont - Membership Shared Services
How Recovery Partners of Vermont developed a shared services model for its member organizations — streamlining operations, reducing duplication, and freeing up capacity for direct service delivery.
Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative - State Organizing
A case study of how the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative organized statewide around a shared economic and environmental agenda — bringing together nonprofits, businesses, and government partners.
New Vermonter Network - Funder Sparked Collective Impact
How the New Vermonter Network emerged from funder-sparked collective impact efforts — building a collaborative infrastructure to support Vermont's growing immigrant and refugee communities.
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