Author Archive:
Kerstin Tebbe
A new operating model for funding networks
Multi-stakeholder networks are an increasing, and increasingly vital, feature of the social sector, yet they remain inadequately resourced, even by comparison to the broader nonprofit space. What we commonly encounter at Collective Mind in our …
The do’s and don’ts of funding networks
On the first day of WINGSForum 2023, we – Lina Ingles and Matt Reeves from Aga Khan Foundation, Gloria Cid from La Caixa Foundation, Vanessa Stevens from Global Fund for Children, and I – facilitated …
Funding networks: Answering the what, why, and how
Networks often require donor funding to undertake activities to achieve their visions and missions. But, as we so often hear in our work with networks, mobilizing and managing adequate funds pose a host of challenges, …
Philanthropy and networks: opening the black box
Networks matter to philanthropy. Philanthropy is often about solving hard, complex problems – and so are networks. Funders work with and through networks because they can solve these problems by providing fit-for-purpose models and approaches. …
