<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><u><font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://nonprofitquarterly.org/who-are-stakeholders-and-why-do-they-matter/?mc_cid=7f8859f3a8&mc_eid=03af3dfe2a">https://nonprofitquarterly.org/who-are-stakeholders-and-why-do-they-matter/?mc_cid=7f8859f3a8&mc_eid=03af3dfe2a</a></font></u><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><u><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></u></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;font-family:Avenir-Roman;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(114,114,114)">At a recent meeting with nonprofit managers, only a few of the fifty attendees were familiar with the notion of stakeholders. This was surprising because connecting meaningfully with stakeholders—the people who influence and are impacted by an organization’s choices—is vital to sustainable mission fulfillment.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;font-family:Avenir-Roman;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(114,114,114)">This article explains who stakeholders are and why all organizations should know theirs. It also shares tips for how to identify and work with stakeholders in meaningful ways to promote equity and improve decision-making. It concludes with a systems-based approach to thinking about stakeholders that illuminate interdependencies among people, organizations, sectors, and societies.</p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><u><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></u></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Bonita Green</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation</font></div><div><b><u><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:merrickmoorecommunity@gmail.com" target="_blank">merrickmoorecommunity@gmail.com</a></font></u></b></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">954.632.2079 (mobile)</font></div></div></div></div>