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StoryOct 30

Building partnerships that last

Photos and the full program from the Collaboration Lab on October 23 in Brevard, where nonprofit leaders from across Transylvania County traded tools and local success stories.

Attendees at a round table write on sticky notes during a small-group exercise at the Collaboration Lab.

On October 23, nonprofit, civic, and community leaders from across Transylvania County spent a morning at the Mary C. Jenkins Community & Cultural Center on what makes partnerships actually work. Pisgah Health Foundation hosted the Collaboration Lab in partnership with Dogwood Health Trust, and Jerry Kenney of Dogwood opened with a conversation about how collaboration takes shape across the region.

Sarah Hankey of SparkPoint and Keagan Monteith of FWRD Transylvania shared two collaborations from close to home: Wellness Rooted in Connection and Community Connectors. Then everyone got to work at the tables.

We very rarely write a grant just for us. Even if it's small, even if it's a $10,000 grant, we say, who can we do this with?

Sarah Hankey, SparkPoint

The photos and the full recording, with chapters and a searchable transcript, are on the event's page. The photos are free to download and share with credit.

SparkPointPhotos & video · Collaboration Lab | SparkPointPhotos and video from the Collaboration Lab: Building Partnerships That Last, October 23, 2026 in Brevard, NC. Free to download and share with credit.Photos and the full program
Photos and the full program
yoursparkpoint.org/p/collaboration-lab