Across the country, the environment in which many nonprofit organizations operate is shifting. Changing demographics, such as aging populations and more children living in poverty, affect a nonprofit’s ability to meet the immediate needs of the communities they serve. Ultimately, a nonprofit’s capacity to successfully adapt and adjust under stressful conditions or in the face of unplanned change can indicate whether or not it will survive or thrive.

Below are three key attributes of resilient nonprofits that also can be applied by nonprofits tackling rapidly changing demographics:

  • Resilient nonprofits are mindful
  • Resilient nonprofits have a solid grasp on reality, making it possible to challenge the status quo and question conventional solutions that may no longer apply
  • Resilient nonprofits mitigate loss by quickly and thoughtfully implementing strategies that match and respond to their new or shifting environment

Changes in a nonprofit’s environment are inevitable, so developing the organizational behaviors that contribute to resilience will increase a nonprofit’s capacity to cope with current and future challenges.

Read the full article by Saunji Fyffe at PA TIMES Online