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Building Community Through Soccer: Maigan T. Bridgette’s Story at Sporting Kansas City

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

With a passion for political science and social justice, she initially envisioned a career in law but found herself drawn to the nonprofit sector. Collaborating with local nonprofits, businesses, and community leaders, Maigan and the Sporting Kansas City team strive to create lasting change in the lives of KC residents.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

An entrepreneur hoping to market affordable solar finds it necessary to collaborate with architects, materials scientists, and roofing contractors. Simply put, social change requires social collaboration. They have also pointed us to some essential best practices for anyone setting out to collaborate across boundaries.

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The United Nations’ Innovation Learning Journey

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The types of individuals joining the UN are usually trained in negotiation, political science, and international relations, where technical know-how and managerial skills are not pronounced. The ITC Innovation Lab fosters collaboration by providing a platform for exchange, collaborative brainstorming, and culture building.

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Get to Know Our New Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Sherry Rout!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

In 2022, due to her keen understanding of politics, her policy acumen, and her experience with the internal workings of local government, Sherry was appointed to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ “Our Next Era” transition team that was tasked with mapping out the Mayor’s policy goals for the next four years in her home county of Shelby County, TN.

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Activating Loving-Awareness

NonProfit Quarterly

We cannot say that we know as a whole what these phenomena are, but we have caught glimpses in our models that these realities are possible; and, therefore, we have hope that our combined creativity, imagination, collaborative abilities, and technological innovations will shed light on these future collective realities.

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Get to Know Our New Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, Sherry Rout!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

In 2022, due to her keen understanding of politics, her policy acumen, and her experience with the internal workings of local government, Sherry was appointed to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ “Our Next Era” transition team that was tasked with mapping out the Mayor’s policy goals for the next four years in her home county of Shelby County, TN.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

And then if you’re getting into a debate, you know, these techniques that I’m going to talk about today can range from any form from your nonprofit to your religious organization, to your mom’s group, to your friend group, and even to a debate, political science. . The next is contributing something of value.