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. Such a portfolio management approach would seem to mitigate the risk of relying too heavily on one or another major source.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

Field of expertise — Consultants who can diagnose problems and create sound strategies and actionable plans can charge more than those who focus on more tactical work like project management. 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

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Internet Solutions.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Managing Boundaries in Systems By Jim Smith on September 28, 2010. Systems manage their boundaries, for better of for worse: too open boundaries threaten the system with a loss of identity, too tight and the systems tend to run down. All systems operate on a steady-state called homeostasis and they operate within norms and standards.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

Employees of major consulting firms like McKinsey and Accenture are called consultants, as are some in-house specialists deployed in an advisory role to work with teams outside of their own reporting structure (for example, an internal change management consultant). By contrast, professional independent consultants operate as microbusinesses.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Welcome to this 3-part article on managing resistance in consulting projects. Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. This Blogs Home.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2019

Khan Academy is an online global education nonprofit launched by Sal Khan with the audacious mission to “provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere.”

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 6, 2006

I read the posting with great interest and agreed with most everything being said, until the last paragraph, which opened with, "Mergers may be the best solution to the excessive number of nonprofit organizations." It was just given as a fact: there are too many nonprofits. I take great exception to this comment. That's wonderful!

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

They usually provide highly specialized content expertise regarding certain specific systems and processes in the organization, for example, computer systems, financial and accounting systems, market research or facilities management. Management consultants. Many organizations hire technical consultants.

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2022

It’s about creating a balance of grant types, categorized by operations, growth, and risk.

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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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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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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Every operation is and will remain a collection of regularly repeated processes. Active senior management involvement delivers a clear message that change is good and that experimentation and even occasional failure is okay and encouraged. Tags: continuous improvement processes Nonprofit management efficiency.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

APRIL 23, 2010

Up to 25% of the nation's officially recognized 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organizations have never filed an IRS form 990; the nonprofit tax return. If you are working or volunteering with a small, community nonprofit, make sure they've completed an IRS 990 or quickly request an extension and begin work on your filing.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

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. An operation is charted to preserve the status quo, the current thinking and methods. Operations are based in control.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2017

One assistant VP I worked with was correct about what needed to be accomplished, but he was driven to “get it over with” and “put it behind” him, and often operated unilaterally to get things done. A VP at a nonprofit client had a history of making decisions hastily and without sufficient data.

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Management How To Nonprofit Energy 73

Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

The systems vantage point is the whole operation within its environment operating within a steady state, which keeps it viable. Management is always across boundaries. Add to all this, is a very important principle of open systems: managing the polarities of the simultaneous need for both differentiation and integration.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

So why have some nonprofits flourished while others have floundered? They've given concrete examples of specific cuts, and then demonstrated their strengths and ability to operate, despite challenges. Haiti and a down economy may not have helped their situation, but they certainly managed to fail on their own. End of that rant.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

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? Project managers call it “project creep.” Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

We live in traditional organizations that are functional and vertically managed. The design is similar to creating and operating a “marching organization.” Work is aligned by function and managed vertically up and down the line. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Read more.].

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In each case I served as part of the negotiating team, protecting the interests of my client, and managing communications to staff, as well as managing day-to-day operations of the organization. In only one situation was I asked to investigate, and then implement, a plan for bankruptcy and an orderly shut down of operations.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Most companies manage projects in terms of outputs, not outcomes. Managers working in this context can be forgiven for thinking that their job is simply to finish making something. And yet our management culture and tools are set up to work in terms of outputs. The project may be “done.” Defining Done as Successful.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 16, 2010

They operate from self-evaluated standards. I am sure we have all seen groups operate from these various stages, or plateaus. We can observe groups operating at various stages of moral development in their assumptions and behaviors. The conscious operate from a self-evaluated set of standards. Career Management.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2018

For example, take Talia Milgrom-Elcott , executive director of 100Kin10 , a nonprofit that is spearheading the effort to train 100,000 STEM teachers in 10 years. Whatever form a grand challenge takes, it is an effort to pull an organization out of a purely operational mode and create something truly new.

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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. The leadership set you up for success.

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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

JUNE 14, 2010

Sometimes consulting is operating in a house of mirrors. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Project Management. Read more.].

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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. Not to forget operating programs at a different location while managing the construction at home base.

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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. Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines. How did they do it?

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 12, 2006

The first edition of the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants has been posted over at writing911.com. Many articles were submitted, and the seven best have been selected - including one of mine: Too Many Nonprofits? Tags: nonprofit , blogs , blog carnivals , resources Be sure to check them out and add them to your bookmarks.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

AUGUST 16, 2010

These systems operate within boundaries subjected to the whims of environmental changes such as: economic crises, increased competitive threats and industry shifts. The human system operates the technology. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Organization as a Socio-Technical System.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 2, 2014

The nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliate blames higher health costs that are a result of attracting older adults this year who previously lacked coverage and are using more services than expected. Florida does not operate its own exchange. percent for its Affordable Care Act exchange plans next year, company officials say.

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Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 29, 2021

Recognizing this fundamental aspect of the paradigm in which we all operate signals us that our jobs as human resource leaders is to continually identify opportunities that deliver greater value to all stakeholders. With our highest value resources, greater value comes from operating as a human resource development exemplar.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 29, 2014

The system is dysfunctional and arbitrary due to these outdated laws that handcuff school administrators from operating in a fashion that protects children and their right to quality education," attorney Theodore Boutrous of the education advocacy group Students Matter said in a media call. Molesters pay dues, kids don''t.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

MAY 23, 2006

Jonathan Peizer has a new posting on his "Philantherapy Blog" addressing the systemic flaw in traditional nonprofit capacity support. Nonprofit capacity support is often dictated by an external donor base and not internal organizational need as it is in most other sectors. I tend to agree with most of his thesis.

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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. Heck, I have worked as a “desk jockey” for most of my career in management and marketing. Do we find ourselves when we volunteer?

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