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Small Nonprofit Affinity Group – Oct. 2026

Small Nonprofit Affinity Group – Oct. 2026

Mon, Oct 26th, 2026
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church, 309 St. Paul's Ave
For small nonprofits, collaboration can open doors to new resources, relationships, and opportunities to better serve our communities. But successful partnerships don’t happen just because organizations share a mission or agree that working together is a good idea.
Join NPSI’s Small Nonprofit Affinity Group for a candid, practical conversation about the opportunities and challenges of nonprofit collaboration. Led by Michelle Bascome, NPSI’s Director of Programs & Development, we’ll explore different ways organizations can work together, common obstacles to successful partnerships, and strategies for building relationships that are meaningful, manageable, and mutually beneficial.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own experiences, questions, and ideas as we consider what effective collaboration can look like for organizations with limited time, staff, and resources.

Open to Nonprofit Staten Island members and colleagues interested in learning more about membership. New participants are welcome.

Enter through the Beach Street entrance, the downstairs red door. Parking is available on site. Refreshments available.

Our Speakers

Michelle Bascome

Michelle Bascome is Director of Programs & Development at Nonprofit Staten Island, where she leads program strategy, partnership development, and fundraising initiatives that strengthen nonprofits and improve coordination across the borough. Her portfolio includes capacity-building workshops and convenings, peer-learning initiatives, SI COAD, and collaborative projects connecting nonprofit leaders with resources, expertise, and one another.

 

Michelle brings experience in program design, grant development, coalition building, and cross-sector partnership. In this session, she will invite small nonprofit leaders to look candidly at collaboration: how to assess shared value, organizational capacity, decision-making, and the real costs of partnership before deciding when and how to work together.

RSVP Form:

Small Nonprofits Affinity - FY27-1 (#130)

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