Deciding which non-profit our group would work on for the semester was a very easy and seamless process. Before we began researching nonprofits, our group talked about what elements about the environment each of us was interested in. We came to the general consensus that we all wanted to research nonprofits that address climate change impacts on a smaller, local scale. After establishing a baseline for the types of nonprofits to research, we each spent time compiling a list of non-profits we felt would be of interest to all of us. We came together with each of our findings and discussed our lists. I and Montana had the nonprofit “York Ready for Climate Action” in common on our lists. Alex agreed that she felt thenonprofit was a good fit for our group as well. We decided upon this organization because they address climate change on a smaller scale through helpingindiviidual families reduce their carbon footprints in different aspects of thier lives. Detail your process for selecting your non-profit.  I feel sure that this was a good fit for our group because it sparks all of our interests and is an organization that we all have passions in.

I felt as though overall this chapter was very informative and had many helpful tips on how to build relationships. Oftentimes relationship building and networking is skimmed over as an action that you do to connect with people, but how to do so professionally is not discussed. I found this chapter especially helpful because it discussed this information I felt is usually lacking in other learning experiences. One piece of information I found particularly useful was that oftentimes, grant seekers will research their funder in depth before reaching out to establish a relationship. In addition, there is a tactic to choosing which form of outreach to the funder an organization will use. They will first look for internal connections, someone within the organization that might have a pre-established connection and then from there either reach out through a letter, email, phone call, or meeting. A useful piece of information when reaching out to funders is to also propose your outreach in an invitational manner so they don’t feel forced into connecting with you or your organization.