Attend community functions. Encourage your paid staff and volunteers to become more active by joining clubs, boards, commissions, or advisory panels. Explore computer networks. Many nonprofits form computer networks to connecting organizations working on similar problems. Use conferences to network.
Conferences are natural places to explore common concerns.
Keep in contact with friends you make at conferences and continually build on the contacts. Keep in contact with your network. Use your newsletter to keep connected with people, inform them of your activities and successes, and thank them for your support. Invite network members to functions and events. Keep an open mind about who potential allies are.