Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

For example, organizational effectiveness consultants charge more than change management consultants, and change management consultants charge more than training developers. Government and nonprofits are used to paying much less than corporations. Generally, the larger the firm the higher their billing rates.

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Women in Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 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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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

Positioning yourself the wrong way can limit your income, cost you thousands of dollars a year in taxes, stunt your professional development, and tie you unnecessarily to the traditional 9-to-5 routine. By contrast, professional independent consultants operate as microbusinesses. Friends don’t let friends W-2!

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

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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. It is important to be operating within your bylaws.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

nonprofit organizations like the Heartland Capital Strategy Institute are bringing together institutional investors, private asset managers, and worker representatives to harness some of the $13 trillion of assets in workers’ pension funds to invest in worker-friendly businesses that offer good investment returns. Already, U.S.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2018

In the coming years we are likely to see a new era of innovation that will look more like the 1950s and 1960s (which were about solving fundamental problems, like space flight and the development of mainframe computers) than it will the 1990s or 2000s (which were more about improving on earlier technology to create applications).

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2010

While CI was principally developed in the for-profit world, it has broad application for non-profits. Every operation is and will remain a collection of regularly repeated processes. Tags: continuous improvement processes Nonprofit management efficiency. Better yet, they need to make CI part of the fabric of their organizations.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. It helps the client know the true costs in successfully operating his or her organization. ” Is it decreased employee turnover, increased profit or successful operation of a technical system? Organizational Development. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 3, 2018

We do that with taking a hard look at their operations, helping them streamline, optimize and choose the right technology to support those operations. How were they taking advantage of this concept of building relationships using information to strengthen your relationships with your constituents in the nonprofit sector?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Development is hard pressed to interface with operations. Yet it is extremely important that this interface be workable because developments are not relevant until they find their way into operations. Operations are based in control.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is me when I was in my twenties and I just got my master's degree in Organization Development. I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. And I had this team that I was leading around human resource development. They're all about helping and connecting.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is me when I was in my twenties and I just got my master's degree in Organization Development. I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. And I had this team that I was leading around human resource development. They're all about helping and connecting.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. Shewhart taught this iterative and incremental-development methodology to his mentee, W. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. They keep customers happier.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2018

Developed in collaboration with Facebook, the report seeks to understand how public and private organizations can join forces to use social media data — through data collaboratives — to mitigate and perhaps solve some our most intractable policy dilemmas.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

AUGUST 16, 2010

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The most relevant, realistic and flexible strategies to address those priorities are developed and implemented from the active participation of members. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. In contrast, consultants focused on organizational and managerial development usually have to establish their credibility over time. Often these internal consultants are in large organizations and from training and development or human resource departments.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. His insights were profound because they had so many implications toward a theory of development and growth. The systems vantage point is the whole operation within its environment operating within a steady state, which keeps it viable.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

For years, companies, universities and nonprofits have researched the reasons why women are less likely to enter STEM field s — and why, once they enter, they face challenges that frequently push them out. PM Images/Getty Images. Hone your brand. Successful women in STEM tend to go beyond their job title or description.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Most think banks are part of an elite establishment that’s lost sight of the broader mission to serve customers and would prefer they operate more like nonprofits. It no longer makes sense for banks to be run and operated exclusively by career bankers. They also develop transferable skills.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 21, 2007

If you've been working in nonprofit management for any amount of time, you should already be fairly adept at recognizing good partnership opportunities. Nor am I one who talks about there being "too many nonprofits." The list above is just a place to start your discussions and soul searching within your nonprofit.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 26, 2023

They serve in project management roles, accounting roles, training and development roles, logistics roles, health and safety roles, and even roles in culinary procurement and sanitization. The Value of Volunteers to Nonprofits Nonprofit organizations, by nature, often rely heavily on volunteers. Voluntas, 33 (4), 807–819.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC. McKinsey – is notably skewed more private sector.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 6, 2006

Most charitable foundations in this country operate as perpetual giving machines. Many in the nonprofit field - who would like to get their hands on the foundation money sooner, rather than later - look at this argument as pure ego. "We Tags: philanthropy , nonprofits , foundations , charity , philanthropists , Howard Buffet

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 7, 2008

The assignment began as a simple "caretaker" role, keeping daily operations running smoothly while we negotiated a merger. As the merger talks dragged on, more leadership was required as the normal course of things brought about staff changes and all the other crises that come at nonprofit organizations on a regular basis.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 30, 2012

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

It knew it had to act fast, so top leaders began by challenging major assumptions about how they operated. The CEO and COO of a multisite nonprofit were rolling out a new strategy started with tight, rules-laden processes and playbooks. Instead of do-it-ourselves, they worked with Google and Motorola.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2016

Organizations, whether businesses or nonprofits, almost universally pursue growth. Its goals are extremely ambitious; it is not just a pioneer in developing new fabrics for active wear, but in developing wearable electronics. Haier’s engine for growth developed over years; it is the heart of the company’s identity.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 16, 2020

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.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

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