Francesca Dobbyn has been Executive Director of her local United Way for the last 16 years. She works with over 50 organizations and knows all about collaboration. In this episode Francesca discusses

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• the upside and downside of partnering with other nonprofits
  
• why it's critical to match expectations from the outset
  
• what to check out before partnering with another organization
  
• how to determine splitting the costs
  
• how the "view from above" creates a ton of good on the ground below and
  
• what nonprofits need to stop apologizing for.