Successful Sustainability in Non-profit Organizations Part 1
1. Successful Sustainability in Non-Profit Organizations Part 1 Presented by Jason Ansley – NPOdev.org Twitter.com/NPOdev Facebook.com/NPOdev Slideshare.net/NPOdev LinkedIn.com/companies/897817/NPOdev
Thank you NAME for that kind introduction.Thank you to all of you for being here today.I am very excited to be here with you, in your beautiful country. I look forward to our time together together discussing and learning more about self-sustainability and how relationships and community will help your organization become sustainable.
Why are we here: Self-Sustain : Grand Canyon/Everest analogy. The state where I grew up has Grand Canyon, it is similar to Everest…Whereas Everest goes UP…the Grand Canyon goes Down. It is better to climb to the peak or hike a long trail with someone by your side, someone who is experienced with the trailsCommunity Building: Much like Everest or the Grand Canyon C& R is not something that is accomplished in a short amount of time. It is a journeyRead remaining
What are we talking about?READ…
What is self-sustainabilityREAD Definition: READ IT AGAINThe key word here is indefinitely. on a regular basis we want to have more available for use than what we actually can use. Day after day, month after month, year after year. If we produce more than we consume, we will be sustainable.
Produce More of what?: As an organization in order to survive we have to produce...READ LIST
Why?READ recent interviews…Resources need to become more residual: If we stay still, if our organization, our mission, our resource engine stays stagnant, if these items do not progress, by default we are going backwards as others surpass us as they develop and move further forward than we doREAD and finally self-sustainability is important because without you, your mission would not get done!