Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. In nearly all cases, the ideas for these changes stemmed from some vision of greatness for the health and prosperity of the company or nonprofit.

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Women in Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2013

Backed by award-winning services and support teams, Blackbaud’s comprehensive set of Internet solutions, featuring Blackbaud NetCommunity and Blackbaud Sphere eMarketing along with our industry leading peer-to-peer and event fundraising solution, Friends Asking Friends , is designed to meet the evolving needs of nonprofits.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, many companies and nonprofits share a common obstacle — the tendency towards information hoarding. Leadership should exercise mindfulness and keen observation of the warning signs of information hoarding with individuals and groups. Companies and nonprofits need not adopt everything all at once.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Value of Volunteers to Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations, by nature, often rely heavily on volunteers. We can learn how nonprofits harness the power of volunteers most effectively and use that information to motivate people at work in a similar fashion to achieve great things from even small contributions. Willem, A.,

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 1, 2012

And thank you to Karen and Leadership Monterey Peninsula for use of the conference room!) On a professional level, I got involved with nonprofit online discussions as a member of HandsNet around 1996. It's always a great day when you can get together with a group of professionals that you respect and teach them something new.

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 11, 2013

Backed by award-winning services and support teams, Blackbaud’s comprehensive set of Internet solutions, featuring Blackbaud NetCommunity and Blackbaud Sphere eMarketing along with our industry leading peer-to-peer and event fundraising solution, Friends Asking Friends , is designed to meet the evolving needs of nonprofits.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 7, 2014

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. Leadership Program: Leading for Impact. Nonprofit Job Board.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 24, 2021

I've been spending much of my social media time over at Quora, answering questions about nonprofit management and fundraising (and a few questions of a more political nature). What is the best step after setting vision and mission in strategic planning for a nonprofit organization? or, isn't it?) Still, I'm glad when I can help out.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

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. Collaborative leadership was critical for the revitalization of Central Park in New York City.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2022

A look inside the ongoing barriers women face in law, health care, faith-based nonprofits, and higher education.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

These numbers point to a clear need for better representation of female physicians in leadership. Before they can make progress, healthcare organizations need to see how well (or poorly) women are represented among their leadership. Men and women alike should work to enhance gender diversity in leadership. Quantification.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 4, 2020

This is generally a blog about nonprofit leadership (including fundraising and administration) written by a middle-aged (58), well educated (Master's degree), white (by most standards, but not to a few), cis male (although that never stopped any bullying by those who presumed I wasn't cis). What can we, as nonprofit leaders, do today?

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Harvard Business

MAY 13, 2016

The nonprofit sector has limbs. When I say, “the nonprofit sector” here, I really mean what the public thinks of as “charities.” ” When I think of charities I think of the health and human services portion of the nonprofit sector. One big qualification.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2021

I was fortunate to land in leadership positions early on and today consider Leadership, Leadership Development, Strategy, Strategy to Execution, Organizational Development, and Team Building to be areas of strength. What led you to Brimstone? And my years building Mammut in North America with my great team.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The answer is yes, as we found in the example of Ascension , the largest nonprofit health system in the United States. Under the leadership of Anthony Tersigni, Ascension’s president and CEO, the organization has sought to become much more efficient at delivering health care. It’s part of Catholic social teaching.”

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 2, 2007

Many in the nonprofit field don't like to talk about marketing. Nonprofit marketing may not always take the flashy, glossy, expensive route that you might associate with a marketing campaign for a new car, but it is marketing never-the-less. The just released 2007 Nonprofit Marketing Survey gives us a glimpse, and it's not too pretty.

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Strategy+Business

MAY 10, 2015

Because nonprofits play an essential and powerful role in shaping society and culture, they require the utmost professionalism in their leaders. Frances Hesselbein, approaching her 100th birthday, has become the world's leading advocate for management skill in the social sector.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 4, 2007

It's my honor once again to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. So, here you go with a variety of excellent brain food for the nonprofit professional. Rosetta Thurman presents Founder's Syndrome: A Leak in the Nonprofit Leadership Pipeline posted at Perspectives From the Pipeline. posted at Getting Attention.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

Consultants are senior-level people, well-versed in the art and science of the domain in which we consult, be that change leadership or system architecture. By definition, we stand outside of the system we analyze, troubleshoot, or design. Consultants often work full-time on a project for its duration or sometimes just for a day.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. This is what enabled me when I got the opportunity to leave that nonprofit and grab my dream job at Walt Disney World as an internal consultant, why I was able to get, again, some of the more strategic projects that were available.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. This is what enabled me when I got the opportunity to leave that nonprofit and grab my dream job at Walt Disney World as an internal consultant, why I was able to get, again, some of the more strategic projects that were available.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 20, 2007

Think about this in relation to how nonprofit managers come up through the ranks. After reading JP's posting yesterday, I began thinking about my own preparation for my career in nonprofit management, and now consulting. How about yourself? Are you prepared?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Organizational Character and Leadership Development By Jim Smith on December 16, 2010. Here’s more information about leadership development and ethics. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Leadership. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 26, 2006

If you've been reading this blog regularly, you know that I like small nonprofits, and am wary of merger-fever. Deborah Elizabeth Finn seems to agree with me, and has written specifically about the technology needs of small nonprofits. In Consolidate or die: Will it come to that, for small nonprofit organizations?

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Emerson Consulting Group

JUNE 10, 2021

One of the greatest responsibilities of leadership is driving continual evolution of the organization toward a well-defined future state. It is said management is about finding answers; leadership is about asking questions. Dave speaks and writes about strategic leadership, leading change, organization transformation and innovation.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Or is more important that you take your leadership skills to further the mission of a nonprofit or social benefit organization? It's because we specialize in helping high-achievers with a ton of experience who are at the nebulous crossroads between corporate leadership and business ownership.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 22, 2023

The ultimate goal of executive coaching is a positive transformation in life and leadership for the client (e.g., Leadership Coaching helps you grow your confidence and competence regardless of whether you are an emerging leader, frontline leader, mid-level manager, executive, or business owner. The Leadership Quarterly.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2020

Five steps they can take today.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

By contrast, Meredith, a general manager in health services, was almost removed from a leadership team because she was seen as too aggressive in negotiating with internal stakeholders in order to promote her own goals. Paradox 4: Maintaining distance yet being approachable. All names have been changed.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MARCH 5, 2019

After four years of working as a "permanent" full-time Executive Director, launching a start-up nonprofit, and only taking a few short-term consulting gigs from existing clients, I am once again available for new opportunities. So, what have I been doing these four years? Along the way we also did a $1.2

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2021

The first Black CEO of McDonalds and his wife, a nonprofit education leader, discuss breaking racial barriers throughout their careers.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 2, 2019

I took a lab class where a group of nine students from all areas of study (physics, biology, art history, business) came together to assess a nonprofit’s community impact and provide strategic recommendations to reach their long term objectives. She worked in government and nonprofit consulting in Washington, DC and Chicago.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

Here is a verbatim snippet from her résumé at the time: PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY AND SERVICES Senior consultant with professional experience in Organization Development and Change, Leadership and Organizational Communications and Coaching , as well as internal and external Corporate Communications, including global marketing initiatives.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 5, 2006

This would create one of the largest community foundations in the nation, and is being promoted as way of bringing additional resources to "struggling nonprofits." This would create one of the largest community foundations in the nation, and is being promoted as way of bringing additional resources to "struggling nonprofits."

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 23, 2010

This is a question that came up in a conversation last week, and from time to time; "What is the appropriate size for a nonprofit board of directors?" The generally accepted number for most small- to mid-sized nonprofits is 9-14 members. Is the board leadership out-of-control and chasing good people away?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

AUGUST 16, 2010

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. Ken Goldstein: First off, thank you!

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2019

She shares her own stories as a female executive at Microsoft, a working mother, and a nonprofit leader learning from women around the world. She says evidence shows it’s the best way to drive economic development in nations and performance in companies. Gates is the author of the HBR article “Gender Equality Is Within Our Reach.”

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