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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Bridgestar
Nonprofits can become great organizations but the challenges are more complex than for private sector companies:
 ► There is no single agreed-upon measure of success for a nonprofit, whereas it is easy to measure the success of a private sector company merely by the profit it generates.
► Much of the funding available to nonprofits supports specific programs, not organizations. Additionally, in contrast to the private sector, very successful nonprofit organizations can actually drive funding to less successful organizations, because of the perception that the lesser performers need more help.
Rather than depending on charismatic leaders, nonprofit organizations can become great by following a four-step process. Disciplined people: First who, then what. The right people are organizations’ most important asset. Nonprofits need to be rigorous, not ruthless, in determining who should be in their organizations, and in which seats. For nonprofits, this also applies to volunteers.
Click here to read this entire article and learn more about how your organization can build greatness that will last.
START THE CONVERSATION! How does your organization determine what types of people should join your team, whether staff, board members, or volunteers? Does your organization already have a strategy in place to go from good to great? Leave your comments on the FORUM. |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
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Philanthropy Reports
Many people are surprised to learn of the significant role that nonprofit organizations play in our world. Nonprofits have strong brands and get important work done! The following video was designed as a free resource for nonprofit employees and donors to help them understand the scope of their sector, including how large and diverse it is, as well as how much it contributes to our economy and society. Watch the video here!
Here are a few interesting facts found in the video:
- 1 in 10 Americans work for a nonprofit
- The number of nonprofits in the U.S. has roughly doubled in the last 15 years to 2 million
- Each year in the U.S., $300 billion is donated to charities, with 83% of all donations made by individuals
START THE CONVERSATION! Would you use this video as a resource for educating board members and volunteers about the nonprofit sector as a whole? What are you comments on the facts given throughout the video? Leave your comments on the FORUM. |
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
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Thank you to all who have helped celebrate by posting wishes on the FORUM.
VIEW ALL PRIZE WINNERS BY CLICKING HERE! Congrats to all!
The goodWORKSconnect Steering Committee met last week and had cake on behalf of all community members! See photos below.
Some of the goodWORKSconnect Steering Committee with the birthday cake:
Making a wish for goodWORKSconnect and blowing out the candles:
 
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 |
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Board Strategies: Roles, Responsibilities and Engagement
Facilitated by Jill Nilsen and Debby Cook
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Registration & Networking: 8 - 8:30 a.m.
Program: 8:30 - 10 a.m.
Lake Land College, Mattoon
Check out the summary of information and resources provided here. Leave your questions/comments and someone will be sure to respond!
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Re:Importance of Advisory Boards- Comments
I have two advisory boards - one for our youth programming and one just to keep me in line and make sure that we are still focued on our mission at the Business Solutions Center. From the comments made at the meetings, I then know who to tap for help on certain projects.
Jeanne Dau 2.9.2010 17:07
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Good to Great: Lessons for the Social Sector
Nonprofits can become great organizations but the challenges are more complex than for private sector companies. The reasons:
► There is no single agreed-upon measure of success for a nonprofit, whereas it is easy to measure the success of a private sector company merely by the profit it gene...
Kelsey Holsapple 2.9.2010 10:05
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Re:Importance of Advisory Boards- Comments
We love using community members on adivsory boards to get involved, begin the ducation process about our mission and also as a pool to recruit future board members from.
Joedy Hightower 31.8.2010 16:34
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Video: Know Your Sector
Many people are surprised to learn of the significant role that nonprofit organizations play in our world. Nonprofits have strong brands and get important work done! The following video was designed as a free resource for nonprofit employees and donors to help them understand the scope of their...
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