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Good strategies for tough times
Love this short article by Cathryn Mattson and Tod Cowen. Highlights: The Bridgespan survey we have been using as a comparison with ours (100 nonprofit ED from around the country) 93 % reported they were feeling the effects of the downturn. Wonder who wasn't? Here are what they have identififed…
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Homer Simpson for Nonprofits? (Network for Good)
Here are some highlights form the Network For Good free book: "Small, not big - The bigger the scale of what you're communicating, the smaller the impact on your audienceHopeful, not hopeless - People tend to act on what they believe they can change--If your problem seems intractable, enormous and…
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New survey of nonprofits (Grant Thornton)
Most nonprofits responded to the troubled economy and heightened scrutiny in 2009 by cutting costs and taking steps to be more accountable, a new survey says. Among 465 nonprofits: 87 percent reduced expenses 57 percent reduced personnel 53 percent delayed capital projects 56 percent revised their strategic plans to reflect…
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BYU study on innovators
A group at BYU and Harvard just completed a study trying to get at the root of what makes people innovative. Reading the list of traits I kept thinking - this describes nonprofit leaders to a T!. And then I wondered - why do some think our sector is so…
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Nonprofit Fundraising Trends 2010 (Retriever Development Counsel)
Reports on a survey of nonprofits on fundraising challenges, strategies, and results in 2009, by organization size and compared with 2008. Explores factors behind better fundraising results and lower staff morale as well as 2010 goals. Encourages more spending on development - perhaps not surprising since from a development consulting…
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