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Our Story

Founded in 2003 by a group of nonprofit board members interested in educating donors and supporting nonprofit collaboration, the Martha’s Vineyard Nonprofit Collaborative (MVNC) has grown into a hub for professional development, shared resources, and collaboration across the Island’s nonprofit community. In 2017, the organization changed its name to Martha’s Vineyard Nonprofit Collaborative to better reflect its growing mission and collaborative approach.

Today, MVNC strengthens Island nonprofits so they can successfully advance their missions and make a lasting impact in our community.

Our Vision:

Martha’s Vineyard is a vital, vibrant, and welcoming community for all.


Our Mission:

Strengthen Martha's Vineyard nonprofits so they can successfully advance their missions. We do this by:

            • Delivering high-quality programs and services that support learning, growth, and mission success.
            • Responding to Island nonprofit needs while sharing trends and best and emerging practices in nonprofit delivery.
            • Fostering collaboration among nonprofits so they can learn from one another and develop joint approaches to addressing the Island's needs.

Our Beliefs:

Nonprofits Are Essential to the Island We Love

Strong Nonprofits Strengthen the Island

Investing in Nonprofits Creates Lasting Impact

Nonprofits Are Essential to the Island We Love.

Island nonprofits are essential to the vitality and vibrancy of Martha’s Vineyard. They support and benefit residents, seasonal homeowners, an visitors alike, helping make possible so much of what we value about our community.

Strong Nonprofits Strengthen the Island.

The success of Island nonprofits directly contributes to the health of our community. When nonprofits have the leadership, skills, resources, and connections they need to thrive, they are better positioned to advance their missions and contribute to solutions for Island-wide challenges.

Investing in Nonprofits Creates Lasting Impact.

MVNC believes that investing in nonprofit boards and staff development, in all its forms, strengthens organizations and increases their impact. By helping nonprofits learn, connect, collaborate, and build capacity, we contribute to a stronger nonprofit sector and a stronger Martha’s Vineyard.

Our Values:

We strive to be a good partner to Island nonprofits by living these values in all that we do.

Collaborative 

We use a collaborative approach in our work and relationships.

Diversity & Inclusion

We bring a diversity and inclusion lens to our work and decision-making.

Excellence

We strive for excellence in all that we do.

Needs-Oriented

We focus on the needs of the nonprofits and community we serve.

Innovation

We prioritize fresh ideas and emerging practices that can benefit Island nonprofits.

Ethics & Confidentiality

We act with integrity and respect the confidentiality of our conversations, documents, and relationships.

Ready To Make An Impact?

Find a Nonprofit     Join Our Board or Advisory Council     Donate


Learn More About MVNC:

"The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on 'leadership development.’ There is almost no limit to  the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them all up as leaders and continually develops them.”

- John Maxwell, leadership consultant


P.O. Box 1018

West Tisbury, MA 02575  
(917) 855-1891
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