Shared Services: A Guide to Collaborative Solutions for Nonprofits

Shared Services: A Guide to Creating Collaborative Solutions illuminates innovative ways nonprofits can do more with less. Shared Services is the first comprehensive guide for non-profit executives looking to create shared services programs.

Filled with step-by-step guidelines, case studies and sample documents, Shared Services draws from the experiences of people across the non-profit and philanthropic world to help you build your own successful shared services program.

A Roadmap to a Successful Program

Co-authors Jackie Cefola of Third Sector New England’s NonProfit Center, China Brotsky of Tides and Roxanne Hanson of The NonprofitCenters Network have created this guide based on interviews with executives of shared services programs and knowledge we gathered through field research across the United States and Canada. From simple equipment sharing to complex multi-service operations, this guide provides the roadmap to create a successful program.

To receive your own copy:

Download free sample pages and case studies
Paper copies of this 84-page guide are available through Third Sector New England for $64. Indicate your interest by emailing info@nonprofitcenterboston.org with subject line Guide.
e-Book copies of the guide are available through the NonprofitCenters Network for $56.

What Readers Say

"I wish there had been a comprehensive guide such as this one when we began planning our services. It would have saved a lot of time, resources and mistakes!"

Peggy Eagan
Executive Director, Children & Family Services Center

Shared Resources: A New Paradigm for Challenging Times

Non-profit organizations face challenging times. Volatile financial markets are impacting funding opportunities while demand for services and operating expenses are increasing. For the majority of non-profit organizations with already limited resources, solutions may involve shared services: the collaborative use of resources across traditional organizational boundaries.

Shared Services have been structured to allow nonprofits to jointly use office space, technology, and financial and human resources services. Any resource that is not uniquely tied to an organization’s mission has potential to be shared. Learn more about Third Sector New England’s shared service and organizational transitions support.

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