Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 13, 2024

That’s time and effort the nonprofit could be putting into engaging with donors directly. The clock is ticking, but not at the expense of the hardworking folks at the nonprofit. Also, this Bob Dylan Slow Train Coming official tour jacket. As a result, months are spent making sure everything is just right.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

After about seven years as an independent consultant, in January I began a regular, full-time executive director position with a local nonprofit organization, and spent the month fully immersed in learning the programs, the culture, and the needs. The truth is, at the time of my first nonprofit job, I had no idea that it would be my career.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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. Training and Development: Ongoing learning opportunities enable staff to acquire the necessary skills to adapt to change and provide confidence in their abilities to handle all of the newness.

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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. BRIDGESPAN HISTORY . Their services emphasized analytical consulting.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Training Versus Consulting – a Story By John Dupre on February 3, 2013. Peter Block ran the training side, which was entitled Designed Learning. And then I called my training friend to hear how it had gone. In that moment, it dawned on me some of the differences between training and consulting. Library Blogs Home.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

No, I haven't turned away from the nonprofit sector. I'm still fully busy serving as an Interim Executive Director for one agency, and squeezing in some retreat facilitation and training when I can. have you ever looked at the classifications for nonprofit jobs and said to yourself, "They just don't get it."? The 7 Deadly Sins.

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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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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

On the Jerry Brown for CA Governor YouTube channel , along with posting various interviews, campaign ads, biographical bits, and so on, the campaign has now posted a "Social Media Webisode" -- a short training video on how Jerry's supporters can help get the word out. Tags: Nonprofit social media facebook. as one-way broadcast mediums.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2017

When it comes to training and workforce development, lots of them. In a 2014 survey , 55% of executives said a major constraint to investing in training was that they did not know how to measure success. The metrics we track include: productivity, cost savings in recruitment and training, quality, retention, and speed to promotion.

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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). So you're training them to back away.

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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. Through a well-structured operating process, partners expand and align their efforts and draw on comparative strengths.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I'm in the midst of wrapping up an Interim Executive Director position, and already beginning another long-term contract and scheduling trainings for 2022! My online courses in Grant Proposal Writing and Board Basics are continuing, and doing well, and have led to my first East Coast in-person training contract! First the Interim job.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2010

When Consultants Should Facilitate, Coach or Train By Carter McNamara on April 13, 2010. There are strong feelings that consulting, facilitating, coaching and training are very different roles. Ongoing contributions usually do not come from clients during trainings or when receiving advice from experts. To Subscribe to a Blog.

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Women in Consulting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The program Mary runs at Operation Freedom Paws teaches the vets to train their own dogs over a 32-week period, giving them confidence and strengthening the human-canine bond. The operation is headed up by Mary Cortani , a 2012 CNN Hero. Mary is an amazing lady and former Army dog trainer with great intuition about matching dogs to vets.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 21, 2010

OD vs. Training – Or Is It? For example, many Organization Development practitioners almost look down on training as scoped to working only with individuals and not the broader context of organizations as does OD (by the way, we OD’rs prefer that you capitalize the name of our field. Are You Doing OD? Consulting? All of These?

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

Was it at a big firm with formal training (for example Deloitte, Bain & Company) or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company? If the latter, was it a company that provided access to training like General Electric, or a small to midsize firm? Type of experience — Where did you learn your craft?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

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?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 20, 2007

Think about this in relation to how nonprofit managers come up through the ranks. People who are highly trained and qualified at helping people with their individual problems, or delivering a particular service, are put into situations where they are supervising other professionals and creating budgets, all without any prior preparation.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, many companies and nonprofits share a common obstacle — the tendency towards information hoarding. Training and Development: Providing employees with the skills and understanding of the importance and methods of knowledge sharing. Companies and nonprofits need not adopt everything all at once.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 4, 2019

The first week was mostly training and orientation. She worked in government and nonprofit consulting in Washington, DC and Chicago. He shares some thoughts on his first months as a strategy consultant, and gives a few tips on how to make the most out of your business school time – beyond the hours of case prep. Any highs or lows?

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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. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. The purpose of this particular training is I want to expand your vision around your role. Positioning Pitfalls (5:58). And when them over.

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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. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. The purpose of this particular training is I want to expand your vision around your role. Positioning Pitfalls (5:58). And when them over.

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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? Then, the Cafe had not yet lifted any members up to be peer leaders.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

At the same time, some 1,000 nonprofits and community-based organizations were offering a drug-free solution to help avoid developing diabetes, but they weren’t sufficiently publicizing it or engaging users to sell the service. But even the most needed innovation does not sell itself. Consider that 86 million U.S.

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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? We offer everything you need to build a strong and powerful business foundation - branding, marketing, training, skills and personalized coaching.

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Women in Consulting

MAY 22, 2012

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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Women in Consulting

APRIL 18, 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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The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Many people are drawn to serve on a nonprofit board of directors because of the social experience. Local board training and recruitment programs can often be found within chambers of commerce, community leadership programs, or nonprofit resource centers.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Training and Development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The organization wants a consultant to lend credibility to a decision that has already been made, for example, the Board of Directors has decided to reorganize the nonprofit, but the Chief Executive Officer disagrees – so the Board hires a consultant to lend expert credibility to their decision. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Read more.].

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 30, 2009

at least, nonprofits receive their tax-exempt status - 501(c)(3) - from the IRS. But, that doesn't mean that a nonprofit couldn't manufacture toothbrushes. For example, I'm aware of a catering company that is a tax-exempt nonprofit. The nonprofit's mission is to train at-risk populations in how to work in the food industry.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 14, 2013

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Training and Development. Read more.].

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 21, 2006

This one was written for the January 2004 edition of "The Learning Curve" - The monthly newsletter of the Silicon Valley Chapter of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development). Perhaps you have had some experience giving your time and efforts to local nonprofit organizations, but find something lacking in the experience.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 21, 2011

If all they tried was training, then they might have a very short-term view of how to fix things.). Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Training and Development. If so, what did they try? Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 7, 2011

Should You Start a For-Profit or a Nonprofit? Starting a Nonprofit Organization. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Training and Development. Are You Really an Entrepreneur? Starting a New Organization?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Training and Development.

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