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Nonprofit Workplaces

Harvard Business

Does standard work advice not apply to you because you’re at a nonprofit? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Joan Garry, a nonprofit leadership consultant and former executive director.

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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . 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. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN.

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Nonprofit Mergers & Alliances: An interview with Thomas A. McLaughlin (part one)

The Nonprofit Consultant

Regular readers of this blog know that I've been involved in two successful nonprofit mergers, as well as a third attempt that was never consummated, and I've written several blog posts on my feelings about nonprofit mergers. Here's the starting point. With a VNA, it's a health care model; death is failure.

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My First Nonprofit Job

The Nonprofit Consultant

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. What was your first experience raising money for a cause or working for a nonprofit?

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What the Nonprofit Sector Needs to Reach Its Full Potential

Harvard Business

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. “There are too many cultural differences!”

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Career Launchpad: The value of joining an MBB Firm

Tom Spencer

My friends at MBB firms have unique opportunities, such as travelling the world on client projects, participating in secondments at external nonprofits, or pursuing their MBAs in the US or Europe. Despite the pressure, there is a collaborative culture where teamwork and mutual support are emphasized.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. Here are some examples of what will be required to change the operating culture: Contract rationalization. In some larger nonprofit hospitals, there may be six.

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