Relief India Trust idea of going for an NGO partnership

Introduction:

The 21^st century is the time when people look to work in collaboration with other similar groups for better output and increased productivity by sharing or pooling each other resources and the plus points that they have. The competition today in different business, commercial, private and non-governmental sectors is so fierce that surviving with your business otherwise is practically impossible or at least it will be very difficult. Same is the case with the non-profit organizations as they are also looking to go big and wide by collaborating with other NGOs. The collaboration is inevitable even for the top going NGOs. The Relief India Trust is ideal in this regard as they are doing the same by welcoming other NGOs with their respective proposals for collaboration. Moreover, the Relief India Trust itself reaches out to the other NGOs where they think that collaborating with them would make a difference in the society in terms of its development and progress. It is a good thing to do and every other NGO should go all out to find the most suitable option in the form of an NGO with whom they can develop a partnership.

Things to consider when looking for an NGO to create partnership with:

There are a number of things which the NGOs should look for while devising out their partnership with other NGOs available in the region. According to Relief India Trust, the following is a list of some of the most critical things that you must look for while thinking about developing a partnership with any NGO:

·         Choosing a right or a suitable NGO – NGOs must be very careful when devising out a partnership with the NGOs. The NGOs must have the approach to go for the right NGO rather than just going for the best one. It means that you should know about the dynamics of your NGO and must have an idea that what kind of an NGO would suit the needs of your NGO.

·         Leadership input – It is a process where the leadership has to play the critical rather than just leaving all the things to be sorted out by the subordinates. If they are involved in the meeting with the leadership of the other NGOs who are seeking a partnership, then it has more chances to become a long term venture between both the concerned parties.

·         Trust – The partnership can only be built on trust. You must trust your partner with all their inputs and activities. However, both the concerned parties should promote the culture of consensus by going with the majority voice in all decision making.

·         Divide the workload – After the partnership terms are settled, both the NGOs should divide the workload and come up with a totally new strategy to improve the social welfare sector. 

·         Think Long term – The partnership doubles the power of both the NGOs and they must take this opportunity to do some massive projects by doing long term thinking.