Mastering the Art of Difficult Conversations: Ending Funding Partnerships with NPO Partners

MEMBER WEBINAR

MASTERING THE ART OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: ENDING FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH NPO PARTNERS

Join us for a member-exclusive, private webinar designed to provide a safe space for social impact professionals from corporations to explore one of the most challenging aspects of partnership management—ending or downsizing relationships with nonprofit partners. Whether it’s due to shifting priorities, reduced funding, or unmet goals, concluding a partnership can be a delicate and complex process.

This exclusive conversation will bring together the leadership team of Resilience Initiative,  a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Muneer Panjwani, CEO of Engage for Good, and Andres Marquez-Lara  from UFacilitate, an organization with extensive experience in leading meetings, training, and offsite events designed to foster teamwork and trust-building. This dynamic discussion will equip attendees with real-world, practical insights for navigating difficult conversations within their organizations, as well as their grantees. The session will tackle questions such as:

  • How do you balance the need for accountability with compassion for the communities served by the grantee? 
  • What steps can be taken to maintain goodwill and protect reputations?
  • How do you ensure that you’re being transparent leading up to these conversations? 
  • As  funders, what steps can you take to ensure that grantmaking practices are not reinforcing power imbalances or perpetuating dependence, but instead are fostering sustainable growth and independence for nonprofit organizations?

Speakers: 
Andres Marquez-Lara, CEO, Ufacilitate
Janet Nami McIntyre, Director, Resilience Initiative
Deepti Gudipati, Program Manager, Resilience Initiative
Muneer Panjwani, CEO, Engage for Good

A Note on Privacy: Our goal is to create a space where this important and sensitive conversation can happen safely. This webinar is limited to 25 senior-level corporate attendees. Participation will be by application, allowing us to carefully vet attendees to ensure a trusted environment. The webinar will not be recorded.