Impact Trust ⢠Working glossary
Radical collaboration
Organisations choosing to stop competing, pool resources, and work as complementary pieces.
Details
Our Take
Explicitly rejecting the friction costs of competition most especially with respect to competitive fundraising. Spending 80% of time fundraising in competition with allies is 'completely unforgivable.' The funding system incentivises competition; radical collaboration requires changing the incentive structure, not just the rhetoric.
Examples of Use
Climate-KIC, collaborative for systemic climate action
Ideological Framing
"Radical organisationâ isnât a fixed technical term, but in movement / politics / management contexts it usually means an organisation that aims at rootâandâbranch change, and organises itself in ways that reflect that.
Synonyms/Variants
Deep partnership; Collaborative for systemic action; Collective impact (related but more structured)
Typical everyday wording
Actually working together instead of competing for the same money.
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