Problems + Solutions + Conditions for Change
Unlocking potential to transform how the nonprofit sector works
Hub ONE partners serve thousands of people in our region. We first came together in recognition that there are serious structural barriers to doing our best work. Together, we knew we could break down some of those barriers and do more good. In 2018, we formalized our venture as Hub ONE to collaborate on strategy and service, and measure progress toward a shared vision.
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The Hub ONE venture began over coffee – casual, regular conversations among the CEOs of several nonprofit agencies. While their missions and models varied, all focused on outcomes for reducing and alleviating poverty across the region. And all were painfully aware of a frustrating dynamic: For their thousands of mutual clients, getting help was often confusing, complicated, and overwhelming. Meanwhile as nonprofits set up to serve people in need, these organizations worked under extreme pressure, with low pay, and high turnover. “To create change, we recognized that we would have to change ourselves and the sector in which we work,” said Danielle Sielatycki, CEO of Prevention Works. “We were excited about the possibilities but also understood the difficulty of challenging some of the conventions nonprofit organizations typically work within and forming a partnership with a funder willing to help us move this work forward.”
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“We recognized that we would have to change ourselves and the sector in which we work.” Danielle Sielatycki, Prevention Works |
2024 Update
As of 2023, Hub ONE has evolved into supporting founding members in various ways through both funding and collaboration as well as convening, advocating, and curating solutions to help unlock the potential for nonprofit organizations and funders to improve their effectiveness. While we remain committed to working with our founding members at a local level, we recognize there is a much larger systemic issue we need to elevate. We aim to unlock the potential to transform how the nonprofit sector works.
