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Band Parents?—?The Ideal Ad Hoc Team Model?

Harmonious Workplaces

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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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

By contrast, professional independent consultants operate as microbusinesses. During a given month, a freelance writer might tackle a newsletter for a nonprofit, content for a small business web site, and a procedure manual for a global corporation, working on each for a few hours or a few days at a time.

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Lately on Quora.

The Nonprofit Consultant

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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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Bridgespan was birthed out of Bain’s desire to expand its support of nonprofits. In 2000, the group launched its first website, www.bridgespan.org, and started operations from a Boston-based office. BRIDGESPAN HISTORY . Bridgespan is the offspring of none other than consulting industry giant Bain & Company.

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How Many Board Members?

The Nonprofit Consultant

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. It is important to be operating within your bylaws. The bottom line here?

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Full Disclosure in Board Recruitment

The Nonprofit Consultant

Liz Heath, executive director of The Nonprofit Center in Tacoma, Washington, has an article in the Tacoma News Tribune advising nonprofits to let future board members in on whole truth. Many times we're anxious to recruit new talent to our boards, so we soft-pedal the requirements and expectations.

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Charting your consulting career direction

Tom Spencer

Management consultants get the opportunity to work on challenging real world problems for companies, governments and nonprofits. For those who have an interest in specific industries as well as how they operate, consulting can offer you unique access to key decision makers and real time data.