C06 Session: The Role of Accountability

The Role of Accountability in Nonprofit Collaboration

Friday, August 4, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Track:  Collaboration

Presenter

John Magisano, Nonprofit Connection

Description

Several factors influence the successful outcome of a collaborative between organizations. Among them are: a clearly articulated need; a common mission; adequate resources of time, commitment and funding; appropriate and sustainable accountability mechanisms; and, adequate process and outcome evaluation methods. This session will examine the role of accountability, the formal mechanisms it takes, and the relationships it fosters between partners to form the basis of successful long-term collaborations.

About the Presenter

John Magisano, Nonprofit Connection

John Magisano is the Senior Associate for Client Services and Training at Nonprofit Connection in New York City. Prior to that he served as the Director of Technical Assistance Programs at the New York AIDS Coalition. In that position, he directed The Collaboration Project, a capacity building effort to foster healthy collaboratives among HIV/AIDS service and community-based organizations throughout New York State. Among the types of projects assisted were primary care co-location projects, local HIV Care Networks, collaborative fundraising and social enterprise projects, referral tracking systems, mergers and evaluation projects.