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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

Capital markets, as a whole, are also moving in this direction. We see this in our research at Columbia University and have identified many examples where CEOs benefit their businesses by partnering across sectors with public officials, nonprofit managers, and community members. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Bridgespan was birthed out of Bain’s desire to expand its support of nonprofits. In 2003, Bridgespan created the “Bridgestar” initiative to focus on leadership development and to help professionals transition into nonprofit careers. Nonprofit Job Board. BRIDGESPAN HISTORY .

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The Power of Zilch: An interview with Nancy Lublin

The Nonprofit Consultant

One of my pet peeves has always been when well-meaning, but somewhat clueless outsiders tell us in the nonprofit sector that we need to be "more businesslike." Her lessons and leadership are great examples, not just for business leaders, but also for our peers in the nonprofit world. But my readers are all in the nonprofit sector.

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Joining a Nonprofit Board of Directors: The Why and How of It

The Nonprofit Consultant

Perhaps you have had some experience giving your time and efforts to local nonprofit organizations, but find something lacking in the experience. This article will introduce you to a higher level of community involvement: joining a nonprofit Board of Directors.

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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business

The myth of Silicon Valley is that venture-funded entrepreneurship is a generalizable model that can be applied to every problem, when in actuality it is a model that was built to commercialize mature technologies for certain markets. All of our early funding came from either nonprofit or government sources.”

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What are the critical characteristics a board of directors needs to succeed?

The Nonprofit Consultant

For a nonprofit board of directors to succeed, the number one key ingredient is: Involvement. Be certain to have board members skilled in finance, marketing, law, and fundraising. Involved boards lead successful nonprofit organizations. Tags: boards of directors Nonprofit involvement success.

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Is Writing a Business Book Worth the Trouble?

Emerson Consulting Group

Writing a book will raise your company’s visibility among its target markets including its already established customer base. Writing a book will elevate your company’s reputation among its target markets. There is little in business comparable to the excitement that develops when someone has published a book.