Organisational Sustainability - Conclusion

There is great joy and freedom in working in the not-for-profit community sector. We are not bound by external policy and can be creative, innovative and responsive to changing needs. But to be sustainable we have to pay attention to all these factors, one at a time. Start with building the Board and ensuring positive relationships between the Board and the CEO and work systematically from there.

To quote from my childhood hero, Nelson Mandela:

‘There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.’

In creating sustainable organisations – even those that are small in size – we have to aim for the highest ideals and the highest standards of which we are capable.

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Related posts:

1. Organisational Sustainability – Vision
2. Organisational Sustainability – Governance
3. Organisational Sustainability – Delivering on its Vision
4. Organisational Sustainability – Community Support
5. Fairness in NSW: Organisational Sustainability
6. Organisational Sustainability – Values
7. Organisational Sustainability – Management
8. Sustainable Organizations