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Try This: Get Your Ideal Community Partners On Board

By Nicole Clark, LMSW|2024-02-28T21:57:39-05:00February 29th, 2024|Categories: Speaking & Facilitation|Tags: Community Partnerships, Facilitation, Stakeholders, Try This|0 Comments

*Try this activity and let me know how it goes for you.*

Engaging the right community partners to join your partnership is crucial to facilitating a process that’s mutually beneficial.

As you plan your introductory partnership meeting, you need to figure out who to invite, and why.

You see the value in working with these organizations, and you want them there to advance your mission.

The WHY behind your ask is important as these potential partners will ask:

What’s in it for me?

If they can’t see their value add to this partnership, they won’t join you. So, be prepared to show them.

This activity is ideal for:

Staff responsible for facilitating workshops, meetings, or trainings
Staff with experience in engaging community organizations

What you’ll need:

Your community organization partner invitation list
A method for taking notes

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Choosing Your Community Partners Wisely

When building a partnership with other organizations, engaging the right participants is crucial to facilitating a process that’s mutually beneficial.

Your organization knows the key community players who are doing the same work, whose work is adjacent to yours, or whose work is in another areas but they can champion your work.

A facilitator may not be responsible for generating buy-in for your organization’s call to action, but they can support you in identifying the right organizations for your partnership.

Here’s how you can choose your community partners wisely, with support from your meeting facilitator:

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Try This: Get Your Ideal Community Partners On Board

Choosing Your Community Partners Wisely

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