Partnering for Impact, a new toolkit released by Lutheran Services of America (LSA), outlines actionable steps for community‑based organizations (CBOs) and social services organizations (SSOs) to demonstrate their value and strengthen their value proposition to potential partners.

This resource is predicated on anticipated Medicaid and budgetary pressures on CBOs and SSOs as changes from HR 1 take effect.

The brief is built on four strategies:

• Prove your value with data and return on investment
• Master partnership mechanics
• Adapt to new payment models and delivery structures.
• Forge strategic alliances for scale.

Each strategy includes elaboration to guide CBOs and SSOs into thinking strategically about their services and the role they play in local communities. Building on that basis, organizations can build out business acumen and collaborative agreements to increase mission impact and stabilize organizational viability over time.

LeadingAge is proud of this work from our friends at LSA; review the toolkit here.