Building Relationships

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Examples of strategic partnerships include the following:

  • A faith community is able to meet their mission of helping people in need by donating office space, telephone, and internet lines to a small nonprofit that serves older adults. 
  • A business in a rural community donates freezer space to an organization that delivers meals to older adults.   The business receives positive publicity in return.
  • Organizations that provide similar services in neighboring counties meet regularly to problem solve, share ideas and best practices and work to improve the quality of each organization’s services.

 

 

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