Establishing strategic partnerships is key for any business, but especially for non-profit organizations looking to address complex issues in the community they live in. Understanding how partnerships can strengthen your business and organization is key for every leader, especially in Brevard County where there are more than 2,000 registered non-profits – being able to show potential donors that you are fulfilling a need in the market and not creating a duplication of services where there might not be a need is important.
In a Harvard Business Review article on how to strike effective alliances and partnerships, author of the book MOVE: Putting America’s Infrastructure Back in the Lead, professor at Harvard Business School and chair and director of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Rosabeth Kanter outlines what she calls the “Eight I’s that Make We.” Here are a few examples of those factors and how they can work when aligning your organization with another.