Nonprofit organization function in a variety of stages. No one stage determines whether the organization will continue to be prosperous or go into decline, as the path to decline can occur at any stage. Organization life stages are somewhat like stages of human development in that birth and infancy is like stage one; childhood to found and fame; adolescent and young adulthood to ground and grow; adulthood to produce and sustain; review and reflect is similar to maturity. Lesson learned also centered around the importance of staff development. In fact, motivating staff and increasing leadership interaction are needed to help develop a clear vision for the organization.
Strengthening the working relationship is