You probably heard this a thousand times already: relationships matter.
As nonprofit professionals, you’re passionately dedicated to doing good. And it would be delightful if we lived in a world where that was sufficient for success.
In that world, money would simply fly in through the door and we could spend all our time running programs and offering services that help change the world for the better.
But that’s not the case!
We live in a world where nonprofit organizations need funding, staff, beneficiaries, and more.
For that, understanding and embracing relationships is essential and, without a doubt, the path to organizational growth.
It goes without saying that nonprofits take many different shapes and forms, but all have a variety of stakeholders—that is, individuals and groups with a stake in their work.
A successful nonprofit nurtures great relationships with all of those stakeholder groups.