How To Get People To Work Together
Getting people to work together is not easy; but it’s worth the effort.
Getting people "on the same page" is my life’s mission, and I have experienced many successes and failures.
I have been at this for many years. I served in churches, non-profit organizations, and businesses. My main objective has always been to help people learn the value and benefits of working together.
When people really get on the same page, great things can happen! This is especially true in community work. I have spent a lot of time working on community projects. I truly enjoy working with people with different giftings, passions, and expertise. I’ve had the pleasure of serving as “architect” for many community projects that have touched the lives of thousands of people.
Probably one of our biggest success stories is the collaborative work done by churches, non-profit charities, and social service agencies in our community. Tina Scott, United Way Director of Northwest Alabama came to us a year ago with a plan. She was looking for a simple and convenient way for community service providers to work together.
We sat down with Tina and representatives from the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and churches. Our plan was to find a way to successfully track benevolence within our community using a tool that everyone could use.
Well, we did it, and it works!
The results have been phenomenal. We now have over 33 organizations working together at managing over 4,000 benevolent cases. Even government agencies with their own recordkeeping databases are using CharityTracker. Why? Because it does the job.
We have reduced duplication of services, and we are working at eliminating benevolence fraud. Everyone’s hard work in creating a cooperative and collaborative tool that all community service provider can use is really paying off. Our community is really learning the value and benefits of working together.
Tina told me that CharityTracker has been the catylst for getting people to work together. She said, "For the first time in history, we have found common denominators that have rallied community service providers; an online tool that’s easy-to-understand, simple to use, and inexpensive."
So, if you want to get people to work together, find those common denominators that make it easy for people to come together. Find their common interests or passions that everyone values. Find a valid reason for working together that makes sense; a "win-win" situation for all.
