Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2018

Far too many great ideas for solving pressing social problems are not being applied at the scale they deserve, because thousands of nonprofit organizations are teetering on the brink of collapse. Consider the case of Hot Bread Kitchen, a training program for low-income women who want to work in the food industry in New York City.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Translate This. Read more.].

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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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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. By tailoring our training to those challenges, we can reduce turnover, therefore saving employers money.

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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. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

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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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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 7, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. We take your feedback very seriously. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. Consulting and Organizational Development. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Organizational Character and Leadership Development By Jim Smith on December 16, 2010. For the last 50 years it has not been fashionable to talk about moral development, yet the subject of moral development is all about being a grown up.

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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

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. When You Might Resort to Training.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 21, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. OD vs. Training – Or Is It? They’ll even assert that OD can include training, as well as many other “interventions,” such as coaching and facilitating. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 27, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 6 of 6) – “Can People Really Change? This is the sixth blog post in a six-part series about the history of Organization Development, “On the Shoulders of Giants.”). Organization Development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 3 of 6) — A Timeline of Who Did What and When By Carter McNamara on April 13, 2012. Barbara Bunker and myself (Billie Alban) developed the Time Line concept, and Sara Shea did the graphics.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 14, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 4 of 6) — Frederick Taylor, the First Modern ‘Change’ Consultant By Carter McNamara on May 14, 2012. Organization Development. Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. To Subscribe to a Blog.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

The latest in educational "fixes," promoted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Governors Association, and the Obama administration, the Common Core initiative was developed "to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce."

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 2 of 6) — “The Psychologists” By Carter McNamara on March 19, 2012. NOTE: This site distinguishes the difference between “organizational development” and “Organization Development.”

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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. Positioning Pitfalls (5:58).

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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. Positioning Pitfalls (5:58).

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 3, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. I have been thinking about Types of Changes, which tend to fall into 3 buckets. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2010

While CI was principally developed in the for-profit world, it has broad application for non-profits. The online tool incorporates training notes at the exact points where data is entered, further reducing data entry mistakes and errors in interpretation of data. At its essence, CI is a repeatable process for improving processes.

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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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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 5, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) — “Prehistoric OD” By Carter McNamara on March 5, 2012. NOTE: This site distinguishes the difference between “organizational development” and “Organization Development.”

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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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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

adults were at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in 2015. 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. Consider that 86 million U.S.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 22, 2023

If leaders and teams are not continuously developing, they are falling behind. The coaching focuses on developing and implementing a plan of action to boost your career. This type of coaching typically involves temperament and personality profiles to pinion where development should be focused.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The organization has limited or no expertise in the area of need, for example, to develop a new product or program for customers and clients. A funder or other key stakeholder demands that a consultant be brought in to help further develop the organization.

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Epicflow

JULY 5, 2024

A capacity planning tool is software developed to assist organizations in allocating and managing their resources more effectively. Finally, check whether the capacity planning software vendor provides customer support and training opportunities. What Is a Capacity Planning Tool, and Why Do You Need One?

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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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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 14, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. « 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. Translate This.

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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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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Instead, I’ve been more successful with, e.g., ”turnaround specialist” or “business developer.” Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Educator/trainer – helping others develop new knowledge, skills and insights. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 21, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Consulting and Organizational Development. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Organization Development. « 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.

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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. Or are you actively developing new sources of recruitment?

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