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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits: October 2014
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits. Everything of Interest to Nonprofits. Monday, October 13, 2014. Major Gifts – Treat Donors Like Grown-Ups. I wanted to participate in this informative and fun event but what tricks do I know beyond the basics? At first I couldn’t think of any and then I remembered one client in particular I worked with and this advice I gave to them. Major donors will understand the reality of your needs and “You should treat them like grown-ups.”. 8226; Introduce a shared cost m...
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits: September 2014
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits. Everything of Interest to Nonprofits. Tuesday, September 16, 2014. A Philanthropy Approach Adaptable for Any Size Nonprofit. The philosophy behind strategic philanthropy is that by implementing important core principles - commit to clear goals, data-driven strategies, heightened accountability, and rigorous evaluations. 8211;there will be more successful outcomes. But new ideas emerge……. A new article on this subject in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits: How Does Your Nonprofit Board Stack Up? New BoardSource Report Gives You the Tools
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits. Everything of Interest to Nonprofits. Monday, February 02, 2015. How Does Your Nonprofit Board Stack Up? New BoardSource Report Gives You the Tools. Boardsource just released the report on its latest study on Board performance. They asked over 1000 CEOs/EDs. And Board Chairs to complete a detailed survey and i. I recommend that you read the whole report. You can download it here. The report is divided into three categories – People, Work and Culture. Took their r...
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits: December 2014
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Marion Conway - Consultant to Nonprofits. Everything of Interest to Nonprofits. Wednesday, December 24, 2014. My Wish for You in 2015……Peace, Love and a Philanthropic Heart. I wish all of you a joyous holiday season and a blessed New Year. Once a year I have the same post at both of my blogs Marion Conway – Nonprofit Consultant. This is that joint post. As the year comes to a close, I take some quiet time to reflect on the year that is ending and the one that is ahead. So far I have mostly dealt with the...
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Beyond the Art Fair: What Kind of Disgusting Person Does This?
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Beyond the Art Fair. Tuesday, May 19, 2009. What Kind of Disgusting Person Does This? It's true: I'm not a great business person. I'm an artist. I don't want to trick or coerce someone into collecting my work or scheduling a wedding. I want my business model to be a partnership, to fulfill a need, to inspire a smile or a thought or a memory. When we see a gross violation of human decency in business, what should we do? Why do we do it? Back to this new volunteer photographer. She works during the day...
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The future is bright: Megawatts of Social Energy | SocialChange Diva
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The future is bright: Megawatts of Social Energy. In the previous post,. I offered an explanations of why social goods are the bottom line for the public sector. In order to create social goods, social energy and organizational capital are necessary. Organizational capital is the everyday making the donuts stuff – staff, funds, etc. But. The secret why did this turn out so well ingredient. It is a part of the social change formula. Leaders who make a Difference. By Burt Nanus and Stephen Dobbs. And level...
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Consulting | Philanthropy411 Blog
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Putnam Community Investment Consulting, Inc. Is a national philanthropy and nonprofit consulting firm with offices in San Francisco and Cleveland. We work in partnership with philanthropic organizations. To assess community needs, develop effective strategies and grantmaking initiatives, allocate funds, and evaluate impact:. 8211; Conduct environmental scans. 8211; Interview and survey key stakeholders. 8211; Identify funding gaps. 8211; Recommend grantmaking strategies and programs. We chose Putnam Comm...
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Random Ferments: September 2013
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Random Projects, Ideas, and Stories Fermenting in Our Lives. About Biology and Natural History. Monday, September 23, 2013. Recently, in my readings about geological- and particularly glacial- history, I came across the term Younger Dryas. The "younger" name relates to the fact that there were earlier "older" cooling periods in which the little plants expanded their range southward. The combination of names was lent to the later of the unexpected cool periods, and the little. Does not include Spain.
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