collaboration: the end of lone ranger philanthropy?
DESCRIPTION
A session at the 2011 Philanthropic Foundations Canada Conference, “The End of Lone Ranger Philanthropy? “ explored new approaches to collaboration among diverse funders and sector leaders that have led to innovation and greater impact. Blair Dimock, Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Director of Policy, Research and Evaluation and the session moderator, kicked things off by highlighting what the foundation has learned about collaboration in the sector from our research and granting.TRANSCRIPT
COLLABORATION: THE END OF LONE RANGER PHILANTHROPY?Ontario Trillium Foundation
October 4th, 2011
TRUE INNOVATION COMES FROM COLLABORATION
3 Stages of the Innovation Cycle:
Idea Generation Commercialization
Realization
TYPICAL PATH TO IMPACT
Idea generation
Commercialization Realization
Time
Cumulativecash flow
Launch
Cash Trap!
Start-upcosts
1
S2
3
Supportcosts
4
Speed to market
Time to scale
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR RESEARCH
1. Act as a Change Partner
2. Mobilize Knowledge Generation & Exchange
3. Create Space for Critical Reflection & Dialogue
4. Sustain Promising Collaboration
5. Strengthen OTF Volunteer & Staff Capacity to Advance Effective & Innovative Collaborations
COLLABORATION CONTINUUM
Cooperation Coordination Collaboration Convergence ConsolidationCommunication
“The purpose of collaboration is to create a shared vision and joint strategies to address concerns that go beyond the
purview of any particular party. This working together involves varying degrees of integration or sharing of
functions and can be described according to the intensity of the relationships.”
(Chrislip and Larson, 1994, p. 5).