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New Online Course: Basic Training for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors

The Nonprofit Consultant

Today I'm very pleased to announce that my latest online course is now available on Udemy: Basic Training for Your Nonprofit Board of Directors. Some of the things covered in the course are: Legal requirements for Nonprofit Boards in the U.S. You can learn more about the course and register by clicking here.

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What the Best Nonprofits Know About Strategy

Harvard Business

After years of working in tech startups, which strive to transform underdog status into competitive advantage, I dove into the nonprofit world. The contrast was striking: Too few nonprofits use the advantages of their nonprofit status. In doing so, they miss out on a huge opportunity. Customers: Segment them differently.

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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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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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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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Consultant, Contractor, Freelancer - Labels Matter!

Successful Independent Consulting

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. Freelancers direct their own work and are usually paid by the job.

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LinkedIn Launches Board Connect Service

The Nonprofit Consultant

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals of all sectors, has just announced the launch of their new Board Connect service for nonprofit organizations. Best of all, the service is free to nonprofits ( business use of the Talent Finder can cost $1,000). So, what could be wrong with all this?