ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
Grow your impact where it’s needed most.
Ecosystem Partners is an extremely low-lift funder to nonprofit relationship-building platform. It’s designed to help foundations, philanthropic organizations, and family offices find and support community nonprofits who are truly aligned with the values and impact you believe in.
HNC is working with talented leaders—the ones doing the important social change work—in ways that truly set the stage for transformation.
…Figuring out how to help leaders do their work differently is what will ultimately lead to a different kind of impact.
— Brooke Brown, Carson Foundation
Focused
We’ll make sure we have a deep understanding of the communities, impact, and outcomes that matter most to you.
Efficient
We’ll collaborate using low-lift processes and systems that drive high-impact collaboration without cluttering up your calendar with unnecessary meetings.
Easy
Ecosystem Partners is built around a casual approach to collaboration that enables us to focus on tangible impact without making things complicated.
Common Priorities…
⏵ Sourcing High-Impact Grantees
⏵ Supporting Grantee Growth
⏵ Facilitating Grantee Collaboration
⏵ Geography or Sector-Specific Impact
42
Partner Foundations
Brought on Since 2020
57
Introductions
100% Funder Initiated
100%
Funded at or Above
The sking Amount
How does it work?
We’ll work to establish the collaborative structure that works best for you, but in general we’ll focus on high impact, interesting, substantive conversations that will make an impact for the organizations you want to support.
1
Alignment
(1-2 calls)
We’ll start with an in-depth alignment process to build a deep understanding of the communities, impact, and outcomes that matter most to you.
2
Low-Lift Check-ins
(Usually Monthly)
We‘ll facilitate regular low-lift calls—all you need to do is show up—to ensure we‘re consistently tracking toward the collaborative goals we identified.
3
Impact Tracking
(Ongoing)
You'll have ongoing access to our internal data dashboards and data about the impact of your partnerships.
Think Ecosystem Partners might be for you?
Not sure? We’d love to talk anyway. We can often help find the right resources for you, even if it’s not with us!