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A few years ago, I sat in a grant information meeting with a new funding source that was focused on reducing poverty. The presenter kept going on and on about how they really want to see applicants partner together. Collaborate. In a rare moment of losing control and poise, I raised my hand to speak and kissed that funding goodbye. “You keep telling us that we should collaborate to apply for this funding, but you aren’t telling us what that looks like. Instead, you’re telling

Have you ever sat in a room and felt the kind of tension you could cut with a knife? There’s a kind of energy that almost seems to crackle, and no one knows what will light the whole room up in flames. It doesn’t matter if it’s 50,000 people watching a football game or 5 people in a really tense team meeting - the feeling is the same. I felt that tension a few years ago, as I listened to a health department lay out its strategic plan to prevent violence - without having tal