Archive for March, 2008

Non-Profits are Not Businesses

Posted on March 15, 2008. Filed under: Fundraising, Leadership, Non-profits | Tags: capacity building, charity, combined federal campaign, foundation, Fundraising, Leadership, nonprofit, philanthropy, workplace giving |

Non-profits are not businesses. That simple fact is being ignored in the vast majority of economic mumbo jumbo currently written about non-profits. Non-profits can, of course, be businesslike in their operations: they can have efficiently run organizations and a well-trained staff, and they can certainly deliver superior results.
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Emerging Non-profit Leaders – Where to develop and practice leadership skills.

Posted on March 14, 2008. Filed under: Fundraising, Leadership, Non-profits | Tags: charity, combined federal campaign, Fundraising, leadership development, philanthropy, workplace giving |

Nonprofit Leadership Development-Where is the best place to practice leadership skills?
By Bill Huddleston
Did you learn to swim by reading a book?
The answer of course is no, even if you did read about the different strokes, breathing methods and different types of kicks. Sooner or later, you actually had to get into the water.
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