Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement
The executive director of a (fictional) community resource center, Ms. Kathryn Lemay (Kathryn), was planning to propose a 1-day outdoor community fundraising event to her board. The center provided summer activities in the arts for underprivileged children. The center needed to have a strong reception to this annual fundraising event if it was to have any hope of continuing with their mandate in any meaningful manner. She knew that the board members were nonsupportive because of the problems they experienced the previous year.
Last year’s event started poorly before it even began. They were not able to get permission from the city to use the city-owned facility until the last minute. Furthermore, ...
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