May, 2007

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How do you allocate overhead costs?

The Nonprofit Consultant

One of the clients I'm working with has always only had one budget for the entire organization. This is fine for small nonprofits that only really have one or maybe two programs, but this client has grown out of that stage, and has at least five or six distinct programs and program areas that should be broken out of that budget. While we were working on that, the question from staff came up of, "How do we allocate the overhead costs to each program?

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I salute You

Chad Barr

As another Memorial Day comes to a close, my thoughts and prayers are with all the families whose loved ones are serving for peace and freedom and for making this world a better and safer place. And for all the brave souls who gave their lives so we may live a better one, I salute you. The post I salute You appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Preview of coming attractions.

The Nonprofit Consultant

Next Monday I will again be honored to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Now, on the Carnival FAQ: What's a blog carnival? click here to learn about blog carnivals What's the carnival of nonprofit consultants all about? click here for the nitty gritty of this carnival How do I submit my posts to the carnival? you'll find that answer by clicking right about here Thanks & See you next Monday!

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Great New Innovation From Sony

Chad Barr

As reported in the wsj, a new video display has been developed by Sony. It is full color, thin and bends like paper.03 millimeter or.001 inch thick. What kind of applications do you think are possible now? The post Great New Innovation From Sony appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Is This Your Site I’ve Just Seen Driving By?

Chad Barr

According to Stephen Farthing, instructor at the Univ. of Arts in London, (reported in the wsj) the average time a gallery visitor spends in front of a painting is no more than two or three seconds. As I so often speak about when delivering my speeches, the majority of web visitors spend only few seconds on your home page. These visitors would only spend more time if you successfully and quickly grabbed their attention with points of interest and valuable content and products.

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Software Piracy Declined in China

Chad Barr

The WSJ has just reported a reduction in software piracy in China. Of all estimated software used in China in 2006, 82% was pirated vs. 86% the year before. Running my software development firm for the past 20 years, this is a huge ethical and economical issue which I hope is resolved expeditiously. The post Software Piracy Declined in China appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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Chad Speaks Again to The Million Dollar Consulting™ College

Chad Barr

I have just returned from Rhode Island where I deliver my speech (for the fifth time) to Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College. Alan Weiss, PhD. who conducts the college, attracts the best and smartest of the consulting minds in the world, and I just love returning and presenting to this group. In this presentation I focused on how to leverage your web site to establish credibility and and the importance of an effective home page and how to create one.

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Education and Productivity – The Keys to Success

Chad Barr

The Wall Street Journal published yesterday a terrific interview with George David, The CEO of United Technologies. Below are several quotes made by him that I found fascinating: “What goes on in a big sailboat is a combination of preparation, organization, design, strategy, tactics, rules, teamwork, individual performance and group performance … When you drop a new crew person in, every now and then you may get an elbow in the face.

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Contrarian Consulting Blog – Live to The World

Chad Barr

We are proud to announce the launch of www.ContrarianConsulting.com – the brand new blog we designed and implemented for international consultant, speaker and author Alan Weiss. The mission of Alan’s blog is to provide alternative views to consulting’s “conventional wisdom” so that consultants can provide increasing value and derive increasing business.

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It’s Sunset Wonder Again

Chad Barr

While in Naples, Florida last week, I took some pictures of the beautiful sunset. Click on each picture to enlarge: The post It’s Sunset Wonder Again appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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Accelerate – Great New Book

Chad Barr

My good friend and colleague, Dan Coughlin , has just published his new book, Accelerate: “20 Practical Lessons to Boost Business Momentum”, which is now available in all major book stores. Dan has also been our featured guest contributor for our April Newsletter : The post Accelerate – Great New Book appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Marketing? For Nonprofits?

The Nonprofit Consultant

Many in the nonprofit field don't like to talk about marketing. Marketing is sometimes considered a dirty word. It's all about selling, and we don't sell, we fix! Selling is considered crass, and therefore, we don't talk about marketing. But how do you get patients in the door of your clinic if not for marketing? How do parents in the neighborhood find out about your free book give-away program if not for marketing?

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Taking Part in the Human Race

The Nonprofit Consultant

One of my current nonprofit consulting clients is Grail Family Services in San Jose (GFS), California. I am helping them out as the Interim Executive Director while we work on some long-term strategic issues and decisions. GFS does great work the East San Jose area, focusing on early childhood literacy, parenting, and family empowerment. All the programs are created with community input, and include strong evaluation components to track what works, and what doesn't.