"We don't offer that here." Expanding services doesn't always mean adding more to your own organization's programs. Sometimes it's as easy as finding another organization who already has the knowledge, training, experience, facility, etc. to partner with you. In this way, both organizations can thrive. Many nonprofit organizations are seeing a growing need for partnerships to meet the needs of their service population. Building relationships with strategic partners can provide access to new services, new funding opportunities and, ultimately, provide better support from your organization. During this Roundtable, we'll look at ways to identify new partners in your work and discuss ways to cultivate those relationships.

Organizations are what we present them to be. How we talk about our organization through intentional marketing and through unintentional day-to-day conversation (by staff and clients) will create the true perception of the organization. If we aren't telling the story, we are at the mercy of those who are...and if we aren't telling the story, and no one else is, it is as if we don't exist or matter. Controlling the narrative of your organization must be intentional, planned, and everyone on staff must see themselves as a development office regardless of their job title. During this workshop, we will talk about how to train all staff and develop key narrative points.

Churches and non-profits have expertise in positively influencing individual lives along with the community at large and even beyond. They are mission, vision, and values driven and their basic existence is predicated on improving the human condition and doing the right thing.

But every organization will face a crisis at some point. A crisis can be a single event.