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Once you have determined who lives in your community, you can begin developing partnerships that will strengthen your organization. The most successful partnerships are ones in which there are shared goals and all organizations benefit. Let your vision and creativity guide you when seeking out potential partnerships. Make community engagement a regular part of your agency’s practice by attending meetings, participating in taskforces or councils, serving on other boards of directors, participating in community events and meeting one on one with other leaders and change agents. Partnership ideas will flow from there. Remember that this is not simply the job of the Executive Director. Staff members, board members and volunteers must all be involved. Community engagement is everyone’s job.
