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Book Title: Beyond Checks and Halos: Insights to Elevate Partnerships and Achieve the Improbable
Author:Cynthia Eads Currence
Published:2025
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This book offers a roadmap for nonprofits and corporations to create strategic partnerships that generate sustainable value far beyond simple donations. Through compelling stories and actionable insights, readers discover how to recognize and properly value their organizational assets from a partner's perspective, negotiate fair exchanges that benefit everyone involved, and transform transactional relationships into alliances that address core business needs.
This guidance matters especially now, as nonprofits face a funding crisis with growing uncertainty around traditional sources. With foundations struggling to fill widening needs, organizations are urgently seeking fresh approaches to sustainable revenue. The book helps organizations speak each other's language and align their unique strengths with partners' pressing challenges, enabling nonprofits to secure the sustainable funding needed to fulfill their missions while creating measurable business value for corporate partners.