GREENFIELD — Fred Warren worked 15 years for the Target Corporation and woke up every morning with one goal in mind — put Walmart out of business.

Then, an e-commerce company called Amazon came on the scene, and the two brick-and-mortar retail giants decided to work together to take on the new phenomenon.

It was with this type of alliance in mind that Warren, now the CEO of The United Arc, helped organize a summit on Tuesday afternoon to help area nonprofits identify opportunities for collaboration, partnership, problem-solving and networking. The summit, held at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center’s Grand Ballroom, focused on efforts to enhance the services provided to the community and how the organizations can approach operations more strategically.

“How can we work together and make sure that everybody’s agencies are just as viable as they always were?” Warren asked the roughly two dozen people in attendance.

Attendees spent time meeting one another and discussing their goals and dreams for their organizations. Some of the nonprofits represented included the New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT), LifePath, Stone Soup Café, United Way of the Franklin & Hampshire Region, The Brick House Community Resource Center in Turners Falls and Valuing Our Children in Athol.

Tara Brewster, vice president of business development and director of philanthropy at Greenfield Savings Bank, told attendees that the bank has contributed more than $1 million to Franklin and Hampshire county nonprofits. Joking about being “a recovering entrepreneur,” Brewster mentioned that requests for contributions have increased over the past couple of years.

“I’ve seen a lot of new asks come through,” she said. “I’m wondering, can we dream a little bit more together?”

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or 413-930-4120.