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This was originally posted by Alice Hohl:
Here in Ohio we have 2 strong local collaboratives and a few that are starting out.
We are beginning work on some statewide events, work, etc.
Does anyone have experience with this? We are wondering about structure (a statewide 501c3 with local chapters? or a looser dynamic?) and other issues.
We are also planning a big statewide event.
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Alice - if you attended the National Grassroots Gathering either last year or this year, your cd contains information on the structure of New Hampshire's Children in Nature Coalition. Being a small state with plenty of non-profit organizations (and we don't need one more, competing for already limited funds), we have elected to use the coalition model. We're registered with the state as a Coalition, and function with a collaborative leadership team. The team is engaging in a training session in November in the collaborative approach, with the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Our coalition is structured in such a way that, should we in the future decide to become a 501c-3, we can readily outline bylaws, etc. It's an effective model for us, though requires a definite learning curve for those of us mostly familiar with the traditional board structure. Marilyn
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Our regional group is about to seek nonprofit status, but we are tossing around whether it might be better to do that as a statewide entity...
Elizabeth Renton said: