Organziations that Build Relationships:

• Understand that authentic relationships are rooted in trust and shared
  experiences that build social capital.
• Tap into community networks by attending community functions and creating a
  consistent, in-person presence beyond promoting the organization.
• Constantly engage other organizations and individuals in conversations.
• Stretch their comfort zone by pursuing opportunities to understand the community
  through the lens of diverse citizens and organizations.
  
  

Resources that help you Build Relationships

Public Media Maps

NCME's interactive mapping tool helps you discover like-minded organizations and find new opportunities with community organizations, foundations and others.

Beyond the Buzz: Why Public Media Needs Social Networking

As part of NCME's Peer Network webinar series, Deanna Zandt, author of Share This! How You Will Change the World With Social Networking, and Jessica Clark, director of the Future of Public Media project at American University's Center for Social Media, illuminate how social networking can expand public media's capacity to build relationships.

Story of Impact

Equipping Families

KCTS in Seattle worked with community partners that included elementary schools and a clinic for farm workers to engage parents about using public television to boost their children’s reading skills.