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Posts tagged "Nonprofit Leadership"

Nonprofit Leadership – “Fit” May Not Equal Competency or Skill

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Recruiting nonprofit leaders who “fit” versus those with skills and experience may confound volunteer boards of directors A conversation with top nonprofit leadership of an organization early in the process of seeking a new CEO brought to mind an earlier blog topic about “charisma versus competency.” As I listened to the leaders of the organization […]

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Increase Nonprofit Organization Income by Publishing

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Publishing can increase nonprofit organization income for some kinds of nonprofits by Dr. Rudolph Rosen I regularly give talks to groups of students coming from a wide range of university majors on the general topic of fundraising and nonprofit organization income.  Student interest can range from learning about financing nonprofit charitable causes, to venture funding […]

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Strategic Plans for Nonprofit Organizations? Yes, when they count!

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Strategic plans count if the process and the resulting plan are valued (and used) by leadership Don’t get me wrong. I’m a believer in strategic plans (see my earlier paper: Nonprofit Strategic Planning Dilemma), especially when strategic planning and resultant strategic plans are used to build true operational plans which then tie into and ground […]

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Lands Conservancy Funding Done Conservatively

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An intensive review of past funding and future needs for financing the work of a mid-sized lands conservancy caused me to rethink the long term fiscal realities of funding some critical aspects of nonprofit land practice. Background: Previous to discussions with the lands conservancy at issue in this post, I had held executive responsibility (and […]

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Making Money from Conferences and Conventions

Conferences, conventions, and meetings come in every imaginable size and combination of sessions and individual gatherings.  Conferences range from everyone always all together in the same room, to many sessions including only a few people at a time held simultaneously using every room, nook, and cranny in the meeting facility. One professional organization’s conferences annually […]

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Nonprofit CEO recruitment risks: Insider advantage vs. association management expertise

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Insider advantage vs. association management expertise: With nonprofit CEO recruitment the choice is not always obvious With the economy beginning to surge (slightly), nonprofit CEO recruitment has become the subject of questions I have received. Selection committees are seeing attractive job applicants well-experienced in managing nonprofit associations, but who have little or no professional credentials […]

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Empower an Advocacy Army for Your Nonprofit

I often see a nonprofit organization’s advocacy invested solely in an executive director. This individual does the testifying, the lobbying, the outreach, and the contact with members of legislative bodies and other elected officials.  That person does everything. While often a noted expert in the association’s field of focus, their expertise and experience may not […]

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    Advice and Comment Titles

    • The Fundable 501(c)(3) or (c)(4)
    • Nonprofit Leadership – “Fit” May Not Equal Competency or Skill
    • Increase Nonprofit Organization Income by Publishing
    • Strategic Plans for Nonprofit Organizations? Yes, when they count!
    • Lands Conservancy Funding Done Conservatively
    • Nonprofit Organization Leadership versus Management
    • Nonprofit Business Plan
    • Fundraising strategy choices require focus
    • Making Money from Conferences and Conventions
    • Nonprofit CEO recruitment risks: Insider advantage vs. association management expertise
    • Training for Nonprofit Organization Employment
    • Fundraising success is possible!
    • Fundraising events can be a real circus!
    • Empower an Advocacy Army for Your Nonprofit
    • Finance nonprofit organization growth for financial stability?
    • Leadership Competency versus Charisma
    • Charity fundraising auction event: seven hints for success
    • Fundraising Events Must Offer Something for Everyone
    • Nonprofit strategic planning dilemma
    • Fundraising events or other means to find net revenue
    • Fundraising fun for the whole family
    • Fundraising Jobs: Turnover and Retention
    • Donors and the Gifts they Give

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