Scarcity and competition hinder the ability to collaborate. While those worries are normal, they stop organizations with common goals from building strong partnerships. How do we change that?

The Dovetail “How We Collaborate” Playbook is designed to provide a framework for organizations and teams to work together more effectively. It helps establish shared values, language, and practices for collaboration, ensuring that everyone is aligned on goals and approaches, equitably.

Access the “How We Collaborate” Playbook here - https://dovetaildetroit.org/playbook-trilogy/how-we-collaborate/

The “colliders” for this conversation bring a wealth of experience in creating shared strategies for collective action and community development in Detroit & SE Michigan. They have been valuable partners in the development of the “How We Collaborate” Playbook.

GUESTS:
Heather Nugen, Director of Systems Transformation at Michigan Community Resources
Shelley Danner, Co-Founder & Program Director at Challenge Detroit
Charnae Sanders, Program Manager at Coact Detroit

The “How We Collaborate” Playbook was created in a partnership between Michigan Community Resources and Co.act Detroit. It emerged from meaningful conversations during the “2021 Detroit Capacity Building Forum: How We Collaborate.” It also draws upon ideas shared locally and nationally about advancing equity and collaboration in the nonprofit sector.

To access the 2021 Detroit Capacity Building Forum: How We Collaborate visit - https://padlet.com/micommunityresources/how-we-collaborate-2021-detroit-capacity-building-forum-bkxqn5rbm5holk7w

To find out more about Co.act Detroit visit - https://coactdetroit.org/

Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome
01:41 - Guest Introductions
03:22 - Purpose of Playbook
05:27 - Collaboration in Detroit
08:08 - Challenge Detroit
12:30 - The Playbook in Action
24:58 - Best Use of the Playbook
32:16 - Final Thoughts & Next Steps

Can nonprofit organizations become workplace environments that nurture rest and wellness?

This episode marks the conclusion of our Fund Well Series, which has focused on the importance of funding wellbeing for nonprofit leaders and teams. For more conversations about wellbeing and rest, check out Co.act's Nonprofit Wellbeing Series and the Virtual Resource Library here: https://coactdetroit.org/resources/virtual/.

The “colliders” for this conversation have joined from across the globe - Washington State and London, England - to bring their unique and “radical” ideas to the Co.act Detroit community. This candid conversation challenges the grind and burnout culture prevalent in the nonprofit workplace.

GUESTS:
Jodi Nishioka, Co-Executive Director at BIPOC ED Coalition WA - https://bipocedcoalitionwa.org/
Kate Oliver, Radical Rest Network - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kate-oliver-96b6a6162

Read Kate Oliver’s blog post on Radical Rest - https://www.anewdirection.org.uk/blog/radical-rest-for-the-cultural-sector

To join the Radical Rest Network visit - https://forms.gle/kaLvPzRRQmgbyQaS7

To learn more about the mentioned book, “Rest is Resistance” by Tricia Hersey, visit - https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-hersey/rest-is-resistance/9780316365536/

To find out more about Co.act Detroit visit - https://coactdetroit.org/

Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome
01:11 - Guest Introductions
01:57 - Personal Jouneys
07:54 - Rest is Unique
12:33 - Benefits of Sabbaticals
37:32 - The Radical Rest Network
46:07 - Final Thoughts & Next Steps

This special recap Natural Collisions episode highlights the 2022 Detroit Capacity Building Forum. The forum was focused on one thing: investing differently in our nonprofits and our communities.

Conversations about investing often center on funders and those with financial power. When we reframe the conversation to include nonprofit employees, consultants, organizers, social justice advocates, and community residents, we open the way for transformative possibilities.

The goals of the Detroit Capacity Building Forum were:
1 - Explore how our ecosystem can invest differently in organizations, ideas, and people
2 - Honor those working to create more equitable funding landscapes
3 - Create a playbook that redefines investing and guides movements now and for the future

The Detroit Capacity Building Forum was a collaboration between Co.act Detroit and Michigan Community Resources. Hosted by Orlando Bailey. To learn more about some of the resources shared during the forum, visit coactdetroit.org/documents/dcbf-resources.

Sessions:
00:00 - Welcome
02:33 - 12 Recommendations for Detroit Funders
19:59 - Lightning Talk with Lisa Leverette - Nonprofits & Allies
30:02 - Shifting Funder-Nonprofit Power Dynamics
51:22 - Lightning Talk with Vu Le - Nonprofits & Allies
01:10:03 - Closing Information

To find out more about Co.act Detroit visit - https://coactdetroit.org/