Chad Barr
DECEMBER 3, 2007
This video reminds me of some of the training sessions we conduct for our clients and even some of the few I personally attended. The post The Benefit of Using a Coach appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.
The Nonprofit Consultant
DECEMBER 19, 2007
Just other day I posted an email exchange I had in which my correspondent argued that, contrary to what AFP (Association of Professional Fundraisers) and others may say, there are times when when contingency or percentage-based fundraising fees may actually be more ethical than flat fee or hourly rates. The argument was essentially that small organizations (indeed, most any nonprofit) can ill afford to pay up front for grant writing or other fundraising services that may or may not result in don
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The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 10, 2007
The flight from philly to phoenix on us scare, i mean air, is about 5 hours. It's so long, in fact, that you can actually take a nap, get all your client work done, do some reading for pleasure, and take another nap. I've flown this route for 2 years. When I boarded the flight, I was so exhausted on Thursday I fell asleep the second I buckled my seat belt.
The Nonprofit Consultant
DECEMBER 12, 2007
One of the most popular posts on this blog is one the earliest. It is also the one that seems to upset the most people. I'm referring, of course, to my posting on nonprofit grant writing fees versus commissions. In that posting, I explained why I follow the AFP Code of Ethics and refuse to write grants on a contingency basis. Many people have written to me, or commented on the posting, that they don't understand why contingency payment is bad, and I've tried to explain and re-explain the AFP pos
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The Nonprofit Consultant
DECEMBER 7, 2007
Wednesday morning I was at a "study session" for grantees of San Jose's "Healthy Neighborhood Venture Fund" (HNVF) to review their new strategic plan. HNVF money is a result of the tobacco settlements, and San Jose has been using the majority of their funds ($10 million) to make grants to nonprofits. Of course, whenever the city's budget comes up, there are those who suggest that the city could better use the HNVF money by adding it to the General Fund and spend it all within city departments.
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The Nonprofit Consultant
DECEMBER 6, 2007
Does your nonprofit have a tagline? Most small organizations that I'm aware of don't, and have never even considered the need for one. Nancy Schwartz, of the Getting Attention nonprofit marketing blog , believes taglines are essential ingredients to success. According to Nancy: In today's competitive marketing (including fundraising, of course) environment, nonprofit taglines must be strong enough to get attention and provoke questions.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 2, 2007
After dinner last night, my wife and I went to Caribou Coffee to get a latte. While the coffee was being prepared, I was looking at the announcement board and this ad seemed to grab my attention. It immediately became obvious to me, that the person designing this ad, apparently never realized that they omitted the most critical and important information: (Click on image above to enlarge).
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 1, 2007
Francis Ford Coppola (age 68), five-time academy award winner, director of movies such as: The Godfather, The Conversation and Apocalypse Now , was interviewed this morning on CBS News Sunday Morning. His life-story attribute that resonated with me most was his tenacity. Although he became quite successful at an early age, he almost faced business financial ruin and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 1, 2007
Sent by an alert Government Consultant based in DC: So here's the deal.I work at an Army site, mixed uniforms, enlisted and officers, with contractors in a giant cubeland. Just overheard being said by a Chief Warrant Officer as he stormed down the hall through cubeland , "I'm going to strangle a contractor!" as he is making the universal strangling gestures with his hands.
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Chad Barr
DECEMBER 4, 2007
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The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 5, 2007
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The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 1, 2007
Today's person: Kellie Pickler.
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The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 14, 2007
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, December 14, 2007. The Years Best (Actual) Headlines. Crack Found on Governors Daughter [hmm!] Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says [No, really?] Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers [Now thats taking things a bit far!] Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus? [Do they ever read what they write?
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 19, 2007
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, December 20, 2007. Fun with Frequent Flying.and there they were. The two well dressed business dudes, standing in the aisle. Right next to my coveted aisle seat. What did they proceed to do for an hour? Talk about work. Loudly. Woke up the baby sleeping in the row next to them (see previous post for dangers of waking sleeping babies on airplanes).
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 18, 2007
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Posted by. Crazy Consultant. at. 9:41 AM. 2 comments: Consultant Ninja. said. Reminds me of a recent project dealing with some CSC guys. Us: "Tell us what its going to cost to extend our clients IT contract for the next 5 years." CSC: "Well it depends on what you need." Us: "Were not the IT guys, you tell us what we need and what it will cost.
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
DECEMBER 19, 2007
'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Who Here Travels? And just how knowledgeable are you about this TRAVEL??? Hmmmm? Check this out: [link] and then leave us your score and your firm in the comment section. This is officially a contest, people. Posted by. Crazy Consultant. at. 11:10 AM. Labels: Randomness. No comments: Post a Comment.
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Chad Barr
DECEMBER 13, 2007
As I noted in my previous post, here is the video I shot with my new Flip Video gadget of the singer / seller I met at the Jerusalem open market. What a great guy, great soul and great voice: And just some additional sounds and smells from around the market: The post Reporting from Israel: December 13 (Videos) appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 15, 2007
After a relaxing Friday with my family in Jerusalem, I drove today to Haifa to see one of my closest and best friends that I grew up with in Israel. I spent the day with Eitan, his amazing family and several friends he invited. We greatly enjoyed our time together and the great authentic food that his wife Ronit prepared. We all got to share some old stories and even some new ones.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 9, 2007
It is 3PM on Saturday, December 8, and my wife and I are getting ready to board the plane from Newark to Tel-Aviv to take us to our vacation. Standing right next to me is Walt Mossberg, the great technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal and his wife. I introduced myself, told him I am a big fan and we started to chat for about 15 minutes. Walt tells me that he is on his way to deliver a speech in Tel-Aviv.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 12, 2007
Just before crossing the streets from the newer parts of Jerusalem towards the old city, we stopped at a toy store where we bought the games Monopoly and Taboo in Hebrew. As I was talking with the store owner, he wanted me to take a look at an error of advertising in one of the magazines he gets. How did he even know that I am interested in such things for my blog?
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Chad Barr
DECEMBER 13, 2007
Thursday turned out to be another great day. I first got together for breakfast with my good friend Dov Gordon from The Gordon Group whom I met online several years ago when implementing Alan’s Forums , the great online community we’ve created for International consultant writer and speaker, Alan Weiss. Dov and I discussed business ideas in general and strategy in particular.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 10, 2007
We rose early in the morning to rent our car and began our journey north to Haifa (the city where I grew up in). It is Hanukah this week, and we saw many cars with a Menorah, (candelabra) mounted on their roof, broadcasting the holiday message. (Menorah on a moving car). It only took me several minutes to adjust to the Israeli driving style. It is road rage on steroids here.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 9, 2007
I am always amazed with the aviation technology of planes in general and especially the Boeing 777, lifting 283 passengers, the crew and luggage while traveling at an average speed of 550 mph from one side of the world to another. After 9.5 hours in the air, we touched down at the Tel-Aviv airport and were greeted by my daughter and son-in-law who are studying this year in Jerusalem.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 17, 2007
We said goodbye to the kids and are looking forward to their safe return home in June. Our driver is waiting to take us to the airport and luckily we do not need to mount the suitcase on the roof of the car again. On the way to the airport, I chat with him about life in Israel. He tells me that two of his kids serve in the Israeli army and he knows that there will not be peace in his lifetime.
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