Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

Between 65% and 75% miss their revenue or profit goals, depending on whose research you look at. But they don’t do nearly as well as they could, leaving big revenue and profit on the table. After that, you could buy them on eBay – but for 33% more than the original price tag. Are you charging enough?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 30, 2009

I just came across an interesting blog post by Stephen Monrad with title of " Can non-profit organizations meet all the needs for-profit businesses currently meet? " His conclusion is that "If a non-profit organization wanted to produce toothbrushes, there is no reason in principle that it couldn't."

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The Nonprofit Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2010

Stannard-Stockton's response is demonstrate how nonprofits contribute to the economy, saying, in part: "Nonprofits employ people, nonprofits buy goods and services from for-profits, nonprofits are an important economic engine of the US economy. Tags: economics the pledge Nonprofit endowments foundations economy.

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The Management Centre

JUNE 8, 2020

Lockdown may be easing here in the UK, but things are going to be tough for a while for charities and non-profits. Don’t forget to tag us @mgmtcentre. Accelerate learning to help your team through the challenges. Some organisations have restructured their teams and services to meet emerging and emergency needs.

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The Management Centre

JUNE 8, 2020

Lockdown may be easing here in the UK, but things are going to be tough for a while for charities and non-profits. Don’t forget to tag us @mgmtcentre. Accelerate learning to help your team through the challenges. Some organisations have restructured their teams and services to meet emerging and emergency needs.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

I've spent some time this morning and earlier this week in phone consultation with a for-profit company, and it's been great. But this for-profit came to me with a problem that has bugged me for many years, and I'll bet you've had the same frustration. Tags: taglines sector Nonprofit jobs. What Makes a Winning Tagline.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

MARCH 22, 2023

This information is vital in the pre-RFP stage for timely information to your leadership team on the pricing direction, the technical team for feedback on their solutioning price tag, and to your subcontractors, as you shape the top-down target prices. Why would you want to do that?

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 13, 2019

The red sole of a Louboutin shoe, or the elegant tag on a pair of Tom’s? There are shortcuts everywhere, corners that can be cut, profits that can be taken. What ever happened to details? The sweeping fenders of a Porsche 911 or the needless complications of a fancy watch…. Is this what we’ve come to?

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Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2017

According to its annual report, those include financial metrics such as “attributable profit; underlying EBIT (earnings before interest and taxation); and total shareholder return (share price and dividends which are assumed to be reinvested).”

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 22, 2010

because we don't have standardized reporting, or any reporting at all, whereas with the FTC for-profit companies have all sorts of reporting to do. For-profit board members who are bankers tend look at the nonprofit sector and see a lot of little banks. For-profit board members who are manufacturers see a lot of little factories.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 14, 2006

If non-profit social services groups can find ways to comply with reporting requirements more effectively and efficiently, they will have more time and money to help the clients they serve," said lead author Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo, a RAND developmental psychologist. Tags: nonprofits , funders , reporting , requirements

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 12, 2006

As reported in the Telegraph, " Vicar puts his faith in a parable and harvests the profits." She kept re-investing the profits into more baked goods until her total raised was £410. One woman bought materials to knit scarves and tea cozies that she sold at a profit. Another took in ironing.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The non-profit's executive director was certain the project needed $27,000 and was reluctant to push for more. Tags: stakeholders Nonprofit success funding expectations. Delivering food and humanitarian care for people affected by HIV and AIDS in South Georgia is important. Copyright 2010 William Biggs.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Christina has over 20 years of success as an entrepreneurial non-profit executive. After many years as Executive Director for a regional non-profit, Christina created Sage Strategies, a management consulting firm (www.SageStrategies.org). An old non-profit. Slogging along. Doing good work for children. The story is not over.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 15, 2008

I am wondering about the duty line between Boards and an Executive Director of a non-profit. Tags: boards of directors supervision Nonprofit executive director. In this case, the sender is looking for your opinions, as well as my own: Hi, Ken. I have a question for you and your readers. executes his/her goals and objectives (i.e.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2016

They have expanded far beyond the “Information Technology” tag attached to them by GICS. Over the past five years, Apple and Google have made significant moves in the automotive, healthcare, media, and smart home markets, among many others. It’s not an industry in itself.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2010

Nancy Lublin: It applies quite well to small not-for-profit start-ups and entrepreneurial organizations, because they've got less to begin with. There is a lot of duplication in the not-for-profit sector. The reason it's eleven is to go one further, because we at not-for-profits always have to go above and beyond.

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Consultant Ninja

JUNE 13, 2009

Filed under the tag Consulting, not Bitterness. Whether helping non-profits in the Bay area or helping a start-up, there seems to be numerous opportunities, yet you have decided this option provides the highest ROI? David- The pay is good (or better than non-profit or startups). For that, my colleagues, I thank you. at 11:38 AM.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 4, 2007

Katya Andresen presents Why I think gloom and doom backfire posted at Katya's Non-Profit Marketing Blog. Tags: Nonprofit blog carnivals marketing carnival of nonprofit consultants communications. Rosetta Thurman presents Founder's Syndrome: A Leak in the Nonprofit Leadership Pipeline posted at Perspectives From the Pipeline.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 4, 2006

Much of the management information is applicable to both for-profit and nonprofit organizations and for those areas where each sector requires a different approach (such as Finances or Fundraising) they've included separate topic headings for nonprofit users. Tags: nonprofit , management , library , resource , boards of directors

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The fine print indicates that you must first register your product on a certain website before Kitchenaid passes along any of their profit to Komen. Tags: Nonprofit fundraising cause marketing. Many of the tweets were forwarding on that "Just because you bought the pink blender doesn't mean you made a donation." And Dannon Yogurt?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

If a company raises wages, it needs to increase labor productivity or either raise prices or lose profits. Companies that rely on understaffing to squeeze more profit out of fewer people will never get to the land of high productivity and great service that creates customer loyalty. None of the changes I have mentioned are that easy.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 11, 2006

Here's some more food for thought from the report: "Not-for-profits are usually passionate about their work. Tags: nonprofits , nonprofit sector , reports , communications The main focus of this online report is communications and better linkages between the nonprofit sector, the media, and new technology.

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Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2016

That lack of recognition takes a terrible toll on morale, productivity, and, ultimately, profitability. A customized, thoughtful gift will have a bigger impact than something mass-produced, regardless of the price tag. , 82% of employed Americans don’t feel that their supervisors recognize them enough for their contributions.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Pam Ashlund of Non-Profit Eye wrote about Non-Profit Doublespeak: Excessive Compensation. Pam pulls no punches in comparing nonprofit CEO pay to for-profit sector CEO pay. Tags: nonprofit , consultants , blog carnival , philanthropy , Sarbanes-Oxley , funders , compensation Have you heard this complaint?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 18, 2006

The study found that the "vast majority of non-profit organizations are not capitalizing on the valuable professional skills of their volunteers." Tags: nonprofit , volunteers , surveys , productivity According to the 2006 Deloitte / Points of Light Volunteer IMPACT Study , you're probably missing the boat.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2016

In an age where data is the new oil, how are smart companies extracting insights from these vast data reservoirs in order to fuel profitable decisions? Companies have invested millions of dollars in big data and analytics, but recent reports suggest most have yet to see a payoff on these investments.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2006

Pam Ashlund of the "Non-Profit Eye" blog has posted an interesting piece about the trend of fraud committed against nonprofits by their own staff and volunteers. Pam lists a few samples (all from the last month) and asks: Are non-profits just sitting ducks? Is it easier to steal from a non-profit?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 8, 2008

After a little exploration, and talking to several people about different options for me in the for-profit world, I've come to the obvious realization that it's just not for me. Tags: grant writing Nonprofit leadership future consulting. I am a nonprofit guy through and through. but it was a silly idea.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

More good new: Starting today, nonprofits who offer Google Checkout for Non-Profits as a donation option - whether through YouTube or on their own sites - will receive 100 percent of donated funds, as Google has committed to processing all donations for free through at least the end of 2008. (BTW,

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 23, 2006

In part, JP writes (the bold is my emphasis): "There is a distinct difference in the way capacity is supported in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Tags: nonprofit , management , capacity building , support Nonprofits are used by donors as intermediary vehicles to meet Donor mission objectives.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The height of the price tag that workers place on meaning surprised us all. increase in annual operating profits. Our Meaning and Purpose at Work report , released today, surveyed the experience of workplace meaning among 2,285 American professionals, across 26 industries and a range of pay levels, company sizes, and demographics.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The data discovery analysis took weeks instead of months, where a team of data scientists, functional experts and business analysts worked to tag, filter and find correlations in the data, and how it differed by customer segments.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 26, 2006

We know how to budget, and our budgets are often far more detailed than the budgets of similarly sized for-profit businesses, with the tight managing of restricted funds. Tags: nonprofit , business , fundraising , outcomes measurement , budgeting

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2006

My point here is, I believe for-profit corporations are more effective than non-profits organizations in achieving social means. Final quote from the post: businesses will always donate to non-profits which fit the following criteria: 1. Or did Toyota? Good introduction. Good questions. Wrong conclusion.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2017

“There were lots of pictures in big agricultural universities, but no one had the information well-tagged. The painful process of acquiring and correctly tagging the data, including time and location information for new pictures the company and customers take, gave CAMP3 what Ganssle considers a key strategic asset.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

AND assessments give you the data you need to confidently speak truth to power about not just what is needed to enhance short-term profitability (what they may want) but also what is required to create the type of environment and culture that benefits their entire realm - employees, leaders, customers, community and shareholders (what they need.).

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