tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154468982024-03-14T01:35:51.319-04:00Marion Conway - Consultant to NonprofitsEverything of Interest to NonprofitsMarion Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126302708922474701noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15446898.post-10743267928570661062017-07-14T14:24:00.000-04:002017-07-14T14:24:10.027-04:00You and Your Nonprofit Board - Now on Kindle!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was proud and excited to be a contributor to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193807730X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=193807730X&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=cf10dbae1cba286668bb157204effef6" target="_blank">You and Your Nonprofit Board: Advice and Practical Tips from the Field's Top Practitioners, Researchers, and Provocateurs (In the Trenches)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=am2&o=1&a=193807730X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />when it was published a few years ago. Since then, it continues to be a popular resource with nonprofit executives and board members. In fact, it has a five star rating on Amazon. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana";"><b>Now I am excited to announce that there is a major price reduction for the Kindle version - just $9.95! - and it will be available for free if you have Kindle unlimited.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana";">If you don't already have your copy, you will want to check this out now. I must admit, however, that the format lends itself to a paper edition being a ready to use format with bullets and boxed tips throughout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here's a brief excerpt of what I wrote about it when it was first published: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Everyone in the nonprofit sector who know Beth Kanter (That
is everyone, right?) has anxiously awaited the arrival of her newest book, The
Happy Healthy Nonprofit and I have been fortunate enough receive a final galley
for review.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This weekend I began to read
it with pen in hand to take notes for the review but soon I had to stop taking
notes because I was writing so much. This book is written by Beth Kanter and
Aliza Sherman but please excuse me if I just refer to Beth because I know Beth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a book that you will want to read and keep on your bookshelf to refer to over and over again. It is a resource that all nonprofit leaders and Board leaders should read and take to heart. It is destined to be a must have book for a long time to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I knew this would be a good book because it is an important
topic and Beth has been taking personal action and writing about it for a long
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I was unprepared for what a
page turner it would be. I even failed at one of their cardinal recommendations
to get enough sleep by continuing to read it when I was in bed and my husband
was sound asleep next to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The authors say that the goal of the book is to give you
actionable ideas and advice along with research and data for making positive
changes for a happy healthy life and nonprofit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They deliver on this goal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not touchy feely pie in the sky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is all practical and doable. The book is
organized into two major sections: Revitalize Yourself and Revitalize Your
Organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This makes sense – after
all, you have to be the change you want to be and it has to start with
yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The</span> discussion
starts with burnout and addresses the five spheres of healthy, Happy Living –
Relationship to self, others, environment, work and Money and Tech.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The authors point out that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“A more relaxed mind can help you be more
productive and more creative.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all
know this to be true but ignore it way too often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book will help you develop simple practices
for yourself and your nonprofit so that it becomes part of your DNA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Part 2 is dedicated to revitalizing Your organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Key topics include organizational culture, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>self-care to we-care, processes for well being
in the workplace and strategy for getting there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a quote by Peter Drucker that I just
love, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As someone who worked for years with nonprofits on strategic planning I
can say that this is TRUE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of your
strategies will be hollow if the culture of the organization does not lift up
your vision, mission, goals and action plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This section has an excellent set of questions to ask about your own
organization’s culture to get started on assessing what changes are best for
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then practical advice for
moving from self-care to we-care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
doesn’t necessarily take a lot of hard work to make this transformation but it
does take commitment <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and participation from
the top and employee engagement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the things I like best about a book written by Beth
Kanter is that it is so well researched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This book is chock full of professional references and real life
examples that cost little or nothing at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a long list of specific, easy to implement examples that real
nonprofits are doing that even the smallest nonprofit can do. I am always
interested in practices that are practical for small nonprofits and this book
has oodles of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have one small
suggestion for the second edition. Add a list of definitions at the
end. You have wonderful definitions of the terms we all know and I'd
like to have an easy look-up of lots of new terms I saw in the book. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been very negligent in my blogging this year and I can
give you my list of reasons why.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
truth is I just wasn’t motivated by topics that excited me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beth has motivated me and filled my mind and
heart with lots of ideas to write about and I will be using this book and some
of the resources she mentions to reactivate my writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks Beth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thanks for this wonderful new book and all the energy you bring to the
nonprofit world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Subscri<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b</span>e to this blog now so you don't miss this year's Wishlist of Books for Nonprofit Folk featuring The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and other books recommended by Nonprofit Changemakers<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> published</span> in early November. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You really can’t have a “If we build
it, they will come” attitude about finding the best candidates for a Nonprofit
Executive position. This is especially true for small and midsize organizations
that are not well known.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This article is
for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too often some of the best ways
of finding the best candidates are overlooked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You need to actually recruit candidates – not expect that they will come
to you without working at it. Volume isn’t the goal – quality and good fit are
the goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is my list of actions to
take to let the right people know about your executive director or other high
level executive opening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When a small/midsize nonprofit
executive leaves, the Board usually appoints a Search Committee to find and
recommend the best candidates to fill the position. Once you have done the hard
work of developing an accurate job description then the job of finding great
candidates begins in earnest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what
should you do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer: LOTS OF
THINGS!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a grocery list.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Advertise – In the Right Places</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are job boards specifically for
Nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are low cost or free
and visited by people specifically interested in Nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://idealist.org/"> </a></span><a href="http://idealist.org/">Idealist </a>and <a href="http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs">The Foundation Center</a> list full
job descriptions and yield excellent experienced candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In NJ I always list a nonprofit opening at
the <a href="http://njnonprofits.org/">Center for Nonprofits</a> job board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your
organization may belong to local professional groups that list nonprofit jobs
and that can be an excellent resource.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Your Website</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t understand why but some small
organizations shy away from advertising an executive position on their own
website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are afraid of getting too
many inappropriate applications or having someone they really don’t want to
apply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just discard the inappropriate applications
and don’t consider seriously anyone you don’t want to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a consultant I have been asked to
interview as a courtesy unqualified or underqualifed candidates for any number
of reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I conduct the same half hour
introductory telephone interview with them as all the other candidates and
provide honest feedback of the major criteria categories just like every other
candidate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am an outsider and document
the same information about each candidate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The grading against the major requirements<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and feedback from the telephone interview become
the basis for which candidates are interviewed in person. Bottom Line: Don’t
worry <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>about having too many candidates
or one you rather not deal with.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Solicitation Letter</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Send a letter to nonprofit leaders,
foundation executives, funders and partners announcing the opening and asking
them to pass the information on to potential candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This can be the most effective step you
take.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People who weren’t thinking about
seeking another position, who are currently employed will consider applying <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the opening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A funder may discuss the possibility with an
individual they think is a good fit. A partner may pass it on to someone not in
your network who is an excellent candidate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Using this kind of networking can yield outstanding candidates.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Your Executive Search Consultant</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Your executive search consultant
should be able to identify potential candidates for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always know people who are in a job search
and I always reach out to people I know to recommend potential candidates.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Social Media </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Linkedin and Facebook are excellent
hunting ground for candidates if you already have a presence there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LinkedIn has an excellent program for
nonprofits and you should apply now and not wait until you need the
service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The premium membership (free
for approved nonprofits) gives you search capabilities that are excellent for
searching for Board members as well as potential job candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LinkedIn has also become an excellent job board
resource.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have an active facebook
page –let your fans know that you have an opening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You never know who may learn about your
opening this way.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What other ways have you used to
recruit candidates?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please share them in
the comments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Marion</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">P.S. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My consulting practice is limited to executive
search for small and midsize organizations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you would like more information about working with me please email me
at marion@marionconway.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the seventh year I am writing
the Wishlist of Books for Nonprofit Folk. Every year I marvel at the new
choices of books that are recommend on the
wishlist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not just any
list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a <span style="color: blue;"><i>curated</i></span> list with invited
<span style="color: blue;">nonprofit thought leaders</span> asked to contribute their recommendations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The contributors
are not confined to strictly nonprofit titles and I am always grateful for
the spectrum of books that make it on this list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are practical books that you will want
on your bookshelf to refer to again and again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are books that will transform and advance your way of thinking and
seeing the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are
inspirational books and ones that challenge us to look at the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is quite a list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may want all of them.</span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I want to express a huge thank you to the
nonprofit thought leaders who contributed to this year’s list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are Debra Beck, Kathleen Brennan,
Heather Carpenter, Pamela Grow, John Haydon, Beth Kanter, Andrea
Post, Ash Shepard, </span><span lang="EN" style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Amy Sample
Ward and Robert Weiner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a stellar list of
contributors!</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I publish this list at this time of year because I think a book is the
perfect holiday gift for that someone special in your nonprofit network.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any of these books would be a very thoughtful
gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And if that isn’t enough – the Wishlist again
features a giveaway!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather Carpenter,
co-author of the newly published <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118873882/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118873882&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=XGLNTOPYRIR2BRQK" rel="nofollow">The Talent Development Platform: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations (The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series)</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118873882" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
is graciously
offering her book to one reader of this post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>See the details at the end of the post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So here’s the Wishlist:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Wishlist is organized into two categories:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Social Change, Transformation, Inspiration,
Leadership </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fundraising,
Communication and Donor Relationship</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Social Change, Transformation, Inspiration,
Leadership</b></span></span></h4>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hsHzM1F-VJ8/VkH7vndl2NI/AAAAAAAACvU/uLO0GfaUCDk/s1600/2015-09-20%2B05.53.17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hsHzM1F-VJ8/VkH7vndl2NI/AAAAAAAACvU/uLO0GfaUCDk/s320/2015-09-20%2B05.53.17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118873882/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118873882&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=XGLNTOPYRIR2BRQK" rel="nofollow">The Talent Development Platform: Putting People First in Social Change Organizations (The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Guidebook Series)</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118873882" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by
Heather L. Carpenter and Tera Wozniak Qualls</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended by Marion
Conway</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two of the most
important issues facing nonprofits today are succession development and
professional development .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a lot of lip service given to these topics but not a lot of
solid practical advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book stands
alone as a practical guide for employee development and includes worksheets,
checklists and best of all, assessments specifically for social change
organizations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both Beth Kanter and I have reviewed this book this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See Beth's comments <a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/talent-dev/">here</a> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/talent-dev/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and mine <a href="http://www.marionconway.com/2015/09/the-talent-development-platform-putting.html">here</a>. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1629560707/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1629560707&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=B2DVYK36KSZNCN35" rel="nofollow">The Agility Shift: Creating Agile and Effective Leaders, Teams, and Organizations</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1629560707" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Pamela Meyer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended by Debra
Beck</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Deb’s assessment: “Dr. Meyer offers a
framework – and a practical road map – for creating environments where people
have the knowledge, tools, and confidence they need to create the outcomes they
seek. While on the surface it may appear to apply primarily to corporate
environments, the principles and recommended practices easily transfer to a
nonprofit setting. Speaking of “practices,” a strength of this book is the set
of “Make Shift Happen” recommendations that appear at the end of each
chapter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read Deb’s full review
<a href="http://www.boardlearning.org/2015/10/book-review-agility-shift-creating.html">here</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119131596/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1119131596&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=7D53HJ2IPEQEQIQN" rel="nofollow">Can't Not Do: The Compelling Social Drive that Changes Our World</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1119131596" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Paul Shoemaker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recommended by Beth Kanter</span></div>
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lessons he’s learned bringing together the people who found their own “can’t
not do” and are contributing to a better world. This book provides the tools to
convert positive intention into positive action, with compelling narratives of
people who have done it, and by distilling the core lessons learned by
successful social change leaders to become more effective. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Sarah Robinson<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recommended by
Ash Shepherd </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">We all know that
building relationships and community is important to the long term health of
nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But how do you do it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book isn’t specifically for nonprofits
but it speaks to our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Business
strategist Sarah Robinson helps you break down the process and gives you clear,
specific steps for creating and maintaining a fiercely loyal, wildly successful
community and put it squarely in the center of your business plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her model is easy to understand, efficient and effective.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1137278994/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1137278994&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=NZVUNICUVZE2QHQN" rel="nofollow">Get Up!: Why Your Chair is Killing You and What You Can Do About It</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1137278994" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Dr. James Levine</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended by Beth Kanter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beth Kanter is the ultimate Global Nonprofit
Social Media Guru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And now she is on the
way to becoming the ultimate Nonprofit Physical Fitness Guru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beth has been sharing her working while
walking and other experiences this last year and now she recommends this new book
which discusses the scientific facts and offers lots of specific advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read Beth’s review <a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/stand-up/">here</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476730636/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1476730636&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=6EQQWDCN4BKLE5F7" rel="nofollow">The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1476730636" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Adam Braun</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended by Andrea Post</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">If you are
interested in changing the world, start by reading this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It combines a moving description of the power
of education and the ability of one person to impact the world with concrete
steps necessary to turn your own ideas into reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inspirational and practical – all in one
book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1940858127/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1940858127&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=CGOOC7SSRTJUZKCG" rel="nofollow">When Millennials Take Over</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1940858127" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> – by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Recommended by Marion Conway</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This book has
been on my personal wishlist since I read Beth Kanter’s review in March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Millennials are changing the workplace very
rapidly and businesses are learning to adapt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Based on research, such as Heather Carpenter’s, nonprofits are being
slow to adapt and this is an important issue for us to address now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read Beth Kanter’s full review <a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/millennials/">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And I finish this section with the recommendation from the incomparable
Amy Sample Ward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amy did not feel
confined by the request to recommend specific books that will be of interest to
the Nonprofit community. Instead Amy offered this discerning advice: “Here's my
wishlist for nonprofit folks:</span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Read
fiction. Read for pleasure. Carve that time. Be inspired. Give yourself that.
Comics totally count!</span></li>
<li>
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Commit
to reading works by people who are not White and not cis-gendered men. Do it
for a year. There is a whole world out there (a few folks in my book group and
I have committed to only bringing books authored by women and people of color
this year. it's been awesome!).</span></li>
<li>
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Ask
people much younger than you what they're reading. Read that.</span></li>
<li>
</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Ask
people much older than you what they're reading. Read that."</span></li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fundraising,
Communication and Donor Relationship</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>Titles </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1889102555/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1889102555&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=X45M2YEJZYANIBUE" rel="nofollow">How to Turn Your Words Into Money: The Master Fundraiser's Guide to Persuasive Writing</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1889102555" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Jeff
Brooks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recommended by John Haydon,
Kathleen Brennan and Pamela Grow</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first two responses for my call
for recommendations were from John and Kathleen for this book and then Pamela
recommended it too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have <i>never</i> had such a
highly recommended book on this list. John Haydon said, “It's got practical
tips and advice for every nonprofit marketer or fundraiser, with lots of
examples. Jeff's is a master at storytelling, which makes the book hard to put
down. Bonus: It's only 180 pages!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kathleen
Brennan added, “</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">pulls
back the curtain on the counter intuitive world of fundraising” and Pamela Grow
calls this an amazing book which teaches you to “</span><span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-size: 12.0pt;">seamlessly transition from formal
writing to writing that packs a colossal emotional punch.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> That is some set of recommendations! </span>You can see Pamela’s full review <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/6626/how-to-turn-your-words-into-money-the-master-fundraisers-guide-to-persuasive-writing-a-review/">here.</a> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401300340/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401300340&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=CJ3ZX7IOAU36MBCW" rel="nofollow">Hug Your Customers: The Proven Way to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Results</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1401300340" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b>by Jack Mitchell Recommended by Pamela Grow</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This isn’t actually a fundraising book but it is about customer
relationship which is a critical part of effective fundraising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pamela gives some good examples in her review
<a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/6430/hug-your-donors-book-review/">here</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0955399351/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0955399351&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=GSPFFJKZGL4RFBTS" rel="nofollow">Storytelling Can Change the World</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0955399351" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">by
Ken Burnett</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Recommended by Pamela Grow</span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Pamela says, “Every nonprofit fundraiser - and that
includes your board and staff - should be taking on the role of
transformational storyteller.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span>Burnett will change how you view
storytelling, one of the most enviable and useful skills one can have.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read Pamela’s whole review <a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/5800/storytelling-can-change-the-world-book-review/">here. </a><a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/5800/storytelling-can-change-the-world-book-review/" title="http://www.pamelagrow.com/5800/storytelling-can-change-the-world-book-review/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div>
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</b> by Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Recommended by Pamela Grow</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Pamela says, “This book is not just for major gift officers.
These are the principles to take your organization confidently and joyfully
into the future. This is a book that should be on every fundraiser’s bookshelf.
It really is NOT just about the money (here's the secret: it's about love).” </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Read Pamela’s whole review <a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/5501/not-just-money-book-review/">here.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470610018/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470610018&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=TP5RAWSTQYURDAXK" rel="nofollow">An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations: Principles, Tools and Trends</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0470610018" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Christopher Cannon </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended by Robert Weiner</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you are interested in a straightforward, more traditional book about
fundraising this may be the one for you. </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt;">is filled with hundreds
of useful tips for addressing operations. The step-by-step guidance covers program
support, technology applications, data maintenance, gift processing, reporting, analytics, and compliance.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0770437796/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0770437796&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=QGXUOWV6LS5BN7G7" rel="nofollow">The Generosity Network: New Transformational Tools for Successful Fund-Raising</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0770437796" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Jennifer McCrea and Jeffrey Walker</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Recommended by Andrea Post </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Through personal
stories, innovative suggestions, and inspiring examples, McCrea and Walker show
us<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>how to build a community of engaged
partners who share a common passion and are eager to provide the resources needed
to change the world—not just money, but also time, talents, personal networks,
creative thinking, public support, and all the other forms of social capital
that are abundant, waiting to be uncovered and mobilized. I'm happy to have this one in my personal library.</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XEDgDo5z_cg/VjDlNE7CsEI/AAAAAAAACrs/XPoAhgWeR_w/s1600/jof%2Boffer%2Brejection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XEDgDo5z_cg/VjDlNE7CsEI/AAAAAAAACrs/XPoAhgWeR_w/s320/jof%2Boffer%2Brejection.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">When a small/medium sized nonprofit has an Executive opening
they can easily get 75 – 125 job applicants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just like in the for profit industry, it is easy to reduce this to
the top 8-15 to look at seriously and then it becomes complicated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one is perfect, some are quite interesting, one would be a breath of fresh air, that one is young - but seems so dynamic, etc.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">When I work with a nonprofit
search committee, the first thing we do is decide on the process and timeline. The next task is writing the job description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The job
description shouldn’t be just a list of responsibilities. It should be a window
on the soul of your organization and clearly state the key hands-on
responsibilities for the incumbent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is your starting point. So far, so good.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Now the going gets tough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike
the for profit sector, where hiring decisions are often made by one person –
the hiring manager – in the nonprofit sector there are usually two groups
involved in the decision – the Search Committee (SC) and the Board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not suggesting a change in that process
but this article is about a particular pitfall that needs to be considered –
<span style="color: blue;"><b><i>the length of the process</i></b></span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you have
two committees that must agree you are asking for time delay unless you are
disciplined and focused on the importance of not letting that happen.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Since there are so many candidates up front, a Search Committee can
easily feel like they are in the driver’s seat and it is all a one way process
where they will select the best candidate(s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, it is a two way process and this isn’t always recognized.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Some of the best candidates will drop out of consideration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has happened in <i>every</i> search that I have
conducted. According to CareerBuilder’s latest quarterly survey of 400 staffing
industry professionals, the most common reasons for a declined job offer are:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Candidate received another offer (39%).</span></li>
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candidate’s expectations (29%).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Candidate received a counteroffer from his or her
current company (10%).</span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">I will add that in the nonprofit sector – the process takes too long and
the best candidates simply accept another job offer.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Let's take a look at each of these scenarios:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Candidate received another
offer</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The main reason this happens
is that the <span style="color: blue;"><b>Search process takes too long</b></span>. When candidates are in a job/career
advancement search they are pursuing multiple opportunities at the same
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people who look like the best
candidates to you, also look that way to other organizations. Once a search has
begun, it is important to move the process along in a timely manner or your
opening loses its freshness and best candidates accept other job offers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have seen Search Committees set in person
interviews for three weeks into the future and half their candidates melt away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes there were 70 others who applied but only <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>4-5 by this point (after telephone
interviews with me) they wanted to interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now is when I see glancing at the resumes of those lost….if only we
met last week….and I was willing to skip that other meeting….</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Search Committees and Boards are made up of people who have day jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is difficult to set meeting dates that work with all of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I work with a committee we set a
calendar of dates upfront and stick to it. This usually includes setting a full Board
meeting date for interview(s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gives the
Search committee a deadline that they will want to meet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">You can have conference calls in early morning or late evening if necessary but stay on
schedule. All resumes can be posted to a shared online (Google Drive works) folder so that SC members can review on their own schedule rather than at meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Don't let face to face meetings become a roadblock to
keeping your search process on track. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">I can’t emphasize how
important this is and it is the one potential pitfall I always see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a consultant, I am not the boss, but I always
try to steer the ship away from this problem.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">And for the other two…</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Compensation and benefits are not in line with the
candidate’s expectations</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">It is important to offer a reasonable
salary and benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> How do you know the going rate? </span>It is worth the investment
to get the <a href="http://www.guidestar.org/rxg/products/nonprofit-compensation-solutions/guidestar-nonprofit-compensation-report.aspx">Guidestar Nonprofit Compensation Report</a> or the <a href="http://www.shopthenonprofittimes.com/">Nonprofit Times Salary Report.</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>These reports will give you
a clear picture of salary ranges for organizations like your own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also scour ads to
see what other similar positions are listed at.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Even small nonprofits must
offer benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Health benefits,
vacation, professional development opportunity, retirement savings are all
important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They speak to how you value
the candidate and want to retain them (That’s another post.)</span></div>
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<b>
</b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Candidate received a
counteroffer from his or her current company</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">This may very well be an
excellent candidate but you have to just let this one go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may have sought this candidate out who
was not in a search and they are happy to get a raise and stay where they
are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This may be someone who was only a
candidate for your position because of the pay level in their current position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But believe me – it was not meant to be.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">So to wrap up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Approach your search
for an executive with enthusiasm, discipline, honesty and knowledge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’d like to work with me, you can reach
me at marion@marionconway.com.</span></div>
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is a new book which provides a framework and detailed methodology including templates that nonprofits, specifically, can use to develop talent. How important is that? Just recently, Robert Half Finance completed a study and asked Finance professionals "When evaluating a new job opportunity, how important is the ability to gain new skills in that role?" 81 % of entry level professionals and 55% of executive level respondents said very important. This is consistent with the findings of a survey of 1100 respondents to a Young Professional Network survey in 2011 cited in this book. In that study only 34% were committed to the nonprofit sector for the long haul, citing limited professional development opportunities as a key factor for leaving the sector. If we want to attract and retain the best people we must offer them the opportunity to develop their skills and utilize their talents. The Talent Development Platform is <b>the </b> resource to be able to do this effectively. There isn’t anything else like it on the market.<br />
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If I had to use one word to describe this book it would be <span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b>comprehensive</b></i></span>. If I had another it would be <span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><b>strategic</b></i></span>. Overall this is a must have resource for Nonprofits that are interested in long term development and succession development of its employees. This topic gets a lot of lip service but often not much more than that in small and mid sized nonprofits. I worked for a large corporation in my first career and there was formal career development that had many facets – formal training, special assignments, leadership opportunities. Besides the core job there was opportunity and expectation that people were in a continuous improvement motion.<br />
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Too often what I have seen in nonprofits, especially small ones, is that lower level employees are engaged 110% in executing their current duties and little attention is paid to the next step for them. The price for this approach is not small. It results in unused talent, undeveloped potential, employee turnover and worst of all, unpreparedness when top level positions do become available.<br />
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The Talent Development Platform is a comprehensive resource geared for all sizes of social change organizations. The tools are suitable for employees, volunteers and board members. I am particularly interested in this book because of the focus on small organizations. Too often, things that are recommended are not practical for small organizations. This book is chock full of tables, figures and exhibits. Here is two of my favorite examples.<br />
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The first step is to complete an organizational readiness assessment and a detailed questionnaire is provided to be able to assess you readiness to begin a meaningful talent development program. Here is a summary of results example.<br />
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I particularly like this example of a format used to define organizational goals and objectives and then align them with an individual's development plan. Note that the development plan has three components - learning on the job, mentoring and formal training.<br />
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This book is designed for serious results-driven talent development. There is no fluff. If you are serious about this subject, this is a must have book. The subtitle of this book is “Putting People First in Social
Change Organizations” and that is indeed the focus of this work.<br />
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We all know that the Millennial generation relates to everything in a
different way than us older folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is true for how they relate to nonprofits and their philanthropic spirit and
approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost all of the nonprofit
leadership, including fundraising professionals, fall into that “older folk”
category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we have a lot to
learn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <a href="http://www.themillennialimpact.com/research/">Millennial Impact Report</a> is <i><b>the</b></i> resource we should all be studying and taking to heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Since 2009 they have been answering the question, “How does the
Millennial generation connect with, get involved with and support causes?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each year the report has focused on a
different aspect of Millennial giving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have written about this report each year –reporting the key findings and adding
my commentary - especially ideas applicable to small nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This article does the same for the 2015 report.</div>
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This year the report focuses on company cause work, the factors that
influence engagement in the workplace and the relationship between Millennial
employees and their managers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This research is
especially important to nonprofits that depend on volunteerism and need to
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The key findings take-aways for designing employer based cause
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</span></span></span>UTILIZE PEERS AND DIRECT CO-WORKERS TO INFLUENCE
PARTICIPATION.<br />
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</span></span></span>OFFER EPISODIC, SHORT-TERM VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES.<br />
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</span></span></span>LEVERAGE COMPETITIONS AND INCENTIVES.<br />
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</span></span></span>SHOW HOW PARTICIPATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.<br />
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</span></span></span>MATCH DONATIONS.<br />
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</span></span></span>IDENTIFY CAUSES THAT YOUR EMPLOYEES CARE ABOUT.<br />
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</span></span></span>ENCOURAGE UNSANCTIONED GIVING.
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Some of the key findings are true for us older folk
too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Asking makes a difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This fundamental rule of fundraising
continues to be true with this generation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>46% said that they are more likely to give if a co-worker asks them to. 65%
to 77% of all groups - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>millennials and
non-millennials – were most influenced to give by corporate matching gift
plans.</div>
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84% of Millennials made a donation in 2014 but only 22% were
solicited at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow – What a
potential growth opportunity for nonprofits.</div>
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Here is a surprising but noteworthy influencer for employer
based giving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>43% of Millennials said
they would be more likely to give if competition was involved but only 24% of
managers felt this way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently saw
that at a local school a class that had 100% participation in a volunteer activity earned a
pizza lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Designing fundraising
campaigns with a competition – something to think about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is easy enough to do and in many cases can
be done without a cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will an employer
designate a parking space for the employee volunteer of the month? Name
recognition and days off are mentioned in the study.</div>
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Most Millennial employees volunteer only 1 to 10 hours a
year but 79% of them say they felt they made a difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>65% of them said they were more likely to
participate if their co-workers did and 44% said they were more likely if their
manager volunteered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These statistics
represents a major opportunity for growth – especially for small locally based
nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Designing one day projects
that an employee volunteer group can work on or even better – complete – can be
a new and effective way of getting things done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even better, Millennials like to volunteer using their skills and again
like older folk are turned off if they feel their time was wasted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Group volunteer projects can lay the
relationship building foundation for future donors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other studies have shown that volunteering
first is a key to giving for the younger generations.</div>
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Small companies usually do not have company giving plans but
they can still encourage a culture of giving through peer solicitation and
informal employee initiatives from setting up and managing a collection box for
food/school supplies to selling girl scout cookies <span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">(my
examples).</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">I highly
recommend that you<a href="http://www.themillennialimpact.com/research/"> read to whole report</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are lots of graphics and it is easy to digest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bottom line findings – </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">Company
programming can successfully develop a workplace culture of giving and
volunteering. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">To
be successful, companies need to make two investments: in employee cause work
and</span> manager
participation. </li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">Passion
is the key to influencing participation in company-sponsored cause work.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">If you are a small nonprofit, there is lots of data here that can help you convince local businesses to work with you on giving and volunteering.</span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FranklinGothicURW-Boo;">Marion</span><br />
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When there is an executive position open in a small or mid size nonprofit, it usually falls to a Search Committee to identify the top candidates that will be considered by the board to be the next Executive Director. One of the first steps is writing the job description that will be used to advertise the position. This description has the same responsibilities but is different than the one in the ED's desk drawer.</div>
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Building the job description requires understanding the job
content, and the skills, credentials and experiences that will be needed to do
the job well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You really need to think
thoughtfully about what you are looking for in an Executive Director. If you want to get outstanding candidates and <b><i>candidates
that are the right fit</i></b> to apply, a good job description is the key.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This description also is a sales pitch. </span>Here are some important ingredients to a good
job description.</div>
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<b>The Sales Pitch - </b>The description should include a profile of the organization including its mission, services and key accomplishments. If you have a culture you are proud of make sure it is mentioned in your profile. Examples are that you have an inclusive profile, or teamwork and collaboration are integral to your success. <br />
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<b>Specifics are important</b> – A good executive job description
provides an <i><b>accurate </b></i>scope of the job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It should include the annual budget, number of employees and direct
reports, number of locations, overview of your major programs and any other
details which will give candidates an accurate picture of the scope of the
position.<br />
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<b>Straightforward Honesty Rules</b> – Potential candidates
appreciate job descriptions that aren’t just buzzword packed and seem like you
are looking for someone who walks on water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I recommend that the job description list major responsibilities that
the Executive Director will be expected to be personally involved in and which responsibilities
will be delegated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, the ED
will have responsibility for program and budget development but program
delivery and budget administration will be delegated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there are any unusual requirements you
should make sure you list them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does
this job have 40% travel?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you
required to work on Thanksgiving?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
kind of things should be noted.<br />
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<b>Salary Range Is Important</b> – I always recommend that a salary
range such as Mid 70s be included in the job description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will help attract appropriate candidates
for your position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, you will still
get people who have a couple of years at an entry level position and at least
one person who made twice that in their last position, but by and large, you
will attract appropriate candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are resources such as the <a href="http://www.guidestar.org/rxg/products/nonprofit-compensation-solutions/guidestar-nonprofit-compensation-report.aspx">Guidestar Nonprofit Compensation Report</a> which can help you
set the right salary range for your opening.<br />
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<b>Benefits Can Be the Make or Break Item</b> – Listing insurance, vacation, number of paid holidays, flexible hours, retirement plan and other benefits will attract applicants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a big mistake not to list your
benefits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People make decisions about
even applying for a position if the benefits are important to them.<br />
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<b>Realistically What Is Required and What Is Desirable</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Break down the skills, experience and
credentials into required and desirable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And stay out of the “walk on water weeds.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you really have to have 10 years
experience or is five years plenty?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is a
Master’s Degree required or desirable?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Are there critical skills and experience (fundraising, financial
management?) and are some desirable (Experience with an artistic community?).<br />
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Developing the job description is the first and most
important task that the Search Committee needs to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is important to take the time to do it
right.<br />
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Marion </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">When you are being considered for a position in the private sector you
may first have a telephone interview with a Human Resources manager and then a
hiring manager.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes there may be
additional people you meet with, but generally there is one person that is most
important in the hiring process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
are being considered for an executive director of a nonprofit the process can
be much more arduous. If you make it past a screening telephone or in person
interview, you will have to interview with a Search Committee. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if you make it through that there is another group
interview with the Board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have sat
through many of these interviews as a consultant and I can tell you they are
not easy for candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of us have
opinions about what is important to us in a candidate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t have to put too
many people together to have conflicting opinions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can a candidate do to prepare and cope
with all of this?</span></div>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Be Prepared</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">First of all be well prepared before you come into the interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure you have read every bit of
information about the organization on the internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Start with the website but don’t end
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Follow them on social media and
read what they have posted in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Check out their followers and employees (LinkedIn) to see if you know
people with connection to the organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> If you know people, contact them and learn what you can about the organization.
</span>The more you learn about the organization, their activities and what is
important to them the more prepared you can be.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">If you have gotten as far as an in person interview
with the Search Committee they think there is relevance in your background for
their organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may be your
fundraising experience or experience with the same types of program – even better,
both!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Review the job description in
detail to see what is important for the position and be prepared to describe
how you are a good fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be as specific
as possible. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’ve done your
homework about the organization, weave your connection to their priorities into your
answers.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><b>Be Honest </b></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">In a group interview, there will be different
opinions about how situations should be handled and the kinds of experience
that are most important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some questions
may seem to contradict each other and it may seem like conflicting answers
would be the “right” one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My advice here
is very simple – BE HONEST.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so
easy to spot an answer that sounds like “This is what they want to hear.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t know the opinion of the other
people on the committee and the answer that satisfies one person may be the one
that sinks you with others.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Be confident in who you are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have seen some candidates begin to squirm and look flustered
when interview questions seem scattered and contradictory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good candidate who is honest and believes in
him/herself is much more effective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> An Executive Director will have to deal with difficult situations.
</span>Interviewers will appreciate your straightforward, honest answers even if it isn’t the answer they were
looking for.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">In a group setting many interviewers will provide background
information before their question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
perfectly okay to pause a moment to consider the question – either the
questioner or someone else may jump in with additional information that helps. Give your answer by describing how you would approach the situation rather than saying exactly what you would do - sort of Supreme Court Justice candidate style.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Be prepared with you own questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The time frame and process remaining, board-ED
relationship, and the organization’s finances and all fair game subjects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always have the salary discussion with the candidates in a one on one
conversation before the Search Committee interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will only recommend a candidate to a Search
Committee if I think this won’t be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>problem issue. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this usually doesn’t
come up in a group interview. I don't recommend bringing up salary with a group unless they do. Best answer - honesty.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">I strongly recommend that if you meet with a Search
Committee you document the questions asked and conversation within 24 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you make it to an interview with the Board,
you will want to have this for your preparation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And don’t forget the thank you note – email is
okay – with your main contacts.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">If a consultant is your main contact and was present but not a questioner - at the Search Committee interview and you are making it to the next step with the Board definitely initiate a conversation with her/him. They are unlikely to give you specific feedback but they may say something helpful. For instance - "X is important to them and your answer on that was strong." Good to know - it most likely will be important to the Board too.</span></div>
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When you are seeking or hoping to be discovered for a Nonprofit Executive Director position, you need to pay attention to your online presence. Even if you have the most professional resume ever written, the person conducting the search will be checking you out online. Your facebook page may be private, but if it is public make sure it does not have anything that would be offensive to anyone on it. Same goes for Instagram, twitter, etc. But more important than what you don’t say is what you do say and the site that needs your attention is <a href="http://linkedin.com/">Linkedin</a>. Linkedin is being used more by nonprofits and many nonprofit executive level jobs are now posted on Linkedin. Here are 10 things to do to make your Linkedin Profile present you as a wow candidate for executive director positions. <br />
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<b>1. Consistency between your LI Profile and Resume</b><br />
You should give your Linkedin profile as much attention as you do your resume. But they are not written in exactly the same way. Resumes are essentially a paper document and a Linkedin profile is an online document. The LI profile should be crisp and use bullet points. It does not need to be complete with details on every job you ever had but it does need to be consistent with your resume. For instance, if a hiring manager looks at both and they have different dates with listed companies that would be a problem. This could easily happen if you have written your LI profile at a different time than you did your resume and didn’t check the details as you did later when you were completing a resume for a job search. Make sure they both are consistent.<br />
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<b>2. Thoroughness </b><br />
<b> </b>Your Linkedin profile should be as long and as complete as possible. Linkedin puts the most important sections first and someone can just stop scrolling whenever they want. However, Linkedin provides the opportunity to include things that may be helpful that would not be appropriate to include with a resume. Make sure you take advantage of all this extra information. Here are some possibilities that you should not overlook.<br />
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<b>3. Volunteer Experience and Causes
</b><br />
Are you a regular volunteer or have you served on a Board. Make sure you include it in this section. There may be an ED opening in a field not related to your current job but related to a field you have volunteer and/or board experience with. This section of your LI profile can be the most important one you will ever fill out and it is often overlooked. It is especially important for people who are seeking a career change into the nonprofit sector to complete this section of the profile<br />
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<b>4. Slideshare</b><br />
Are you asked to give talks to groups? Is it something okay to share publicly? Consider posting your presentations on slideshare and linking them to Linkedin. EDs and CEOs has expected to be good speakers and are the voice and face of the nonprofit organization in many venues. It does not hurt for your LI profile to show that you are experienced at public speaking.<br />
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<b>5. Skills and Endorsements</b><br />
This is a very important section to complete BEFORE you send out invitations to join your network. List the skills you have – especially ones you think will be important in the type of job you are seeking. Look at the Linkedin Profile of people you know that have the kind of position you seek and see the skills listed high on their profile. When you complete this section of the profile make sure you check all of the boxes about endorsements.<br />
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<b>6. Connections</b><br />
The more<i> legitimate</i> connections you have on LinkedIn the better. Stay away from people you don’t know who look like they will just be bothersome to you. Linkedin makes it easy to grow your network. First they will connect with your email address book and invite all or selected people to join your network. When people accept your invitation they will also have the opportunity to endorse you for skills listed. You profile is improved by people endorsing you for skills you have.
When people accept your invitation in most cases you will be able to see their connections. Scan through them and if there are people THAT YOU KNOW and would like to connect with invite them to join your network. They don’t have to be your BFF but they should be someone you know. How well do you have to know them? When I get someone’s business card at a conference, client meeting, etc I feel comfortable asking them to join my network. The sooner, the better – while they still recognize my name. You will want to grow your network of nonprofit connections as much as possible because you never know who will be an important connection later. I have seen this happen at the most unexpected times.<br />
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<b>7. Recommendations</b><br />
People can endorse you simply by checking a box next to your name and this will be shown in tabular form on your profile. More important are actual written recommendations. People ask for recommendations through LI. Sometimes someone will write one for you and you should consider writing one on their profile if appropriate. Don’t feel shy about asking people to write recommendations for you. If you see a profile with many recommendations I can guarantee that an email was sent to connections asking for recommendations.<br />
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<b>8. Projects</b><br />
The LI Profile has a special section for “Projects.” If you have been part of or led a major project or inter-agency project, this is a good place to highlight it.<br />
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<b>9. Other</b><br />
There are a bunch of other sections and they are not all appropriate for everyone. But some of them are right for you and add value to your profile.<br />
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<b>10. Be vigilant, Appreciative and Current</b><br />
Update your Linkedin profile in real time. Received an honor last night? This morning is a good time to add it to your profile. Be sure to check off skills you know about for people in your network and thank people when they write a recommendation for you. If appropriate always write a recommendation for people who have recommended you. Like your connections updates. In brief, use LI as the networking tool it is meant to be.
Of course all of this should be done in moderation. You don’t want to spend an excessive amount of time on LI, but you do want to make good use of it – especially if you are interested in advancement.<br />
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You can <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marionconway">check out my profile on LinkedIn here</a>. And please feel free to ask to connect with me. <br />
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<!-- AddThis Button END --></div>Marion Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126302708922474701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15446898.post-47206445725682690792015-02-02T09:00:00.000-05:002015-02-02T10:06:25.351-05:00How Does Your Nonprofit Board Stack Up? New BoardSource Report Gives You the Tools<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]-->Boardsource
just released the report on its latest study on Board performance. They asked over 1000 CEOs/EDs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Board Chairs to complete a detailed
survey and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">i</span>n these days
when “big data” is king – here it is - all nicely analyzed and tabulated for
you. “Leading with Intent – A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>provides important insight into board
practices. It is a treasure trove of information enabling you to see how your Board stacks up
against similar Boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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I recommend that you read the whole report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can <a href="http://leadingwithintent.org/core-report/">download it here</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The report
is divided into three categories – People, Work and Culture. </div>
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There is too much
data to cover in one blog post so this one just features the results in the “work”
category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leading with Intent - CEO and Board Chair Grades for Board Responsibilities</td></tr>
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Boardsource asked CEOs and Board Chairs to rate their Boards
in the 10 basic areas of responsibility for Boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This chart shows that there
are some important areas that need improvement: Fundraising and community
relations are on every list of desired improvement in Boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But equally important are these areas in the
middle that are too often neglected: I believe that nonprofits can be much
more effective if Boards<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>took their responsibilities
for strategic planning, CEO evaluation and monitoring programs more seriously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These areas are much more tied to
fundraising and community relations that we give them credit for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> O</span>ne of the most important results from strategic
planning that I have seen is a dramatic increase in awareness and involvement by Board members
with the organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being excited
about the strategic direction of an organization equips a Board member with the
tools to be involved in fundraising and community relations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In essence it gives them the belief and the
storybook to go with it – the ingredients so often missing to enable board
members to be effective ambassadors.</div>
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Next lets take a look at this chart:</div>
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An interesting question:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In your opinion what are the three most important areas the Board should
address to improve performance?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>The predictable:</b> </span>The
Board Chairs and CEO agree that “Strengthening fundraising” is the most
important by far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also 100%
agreement at 41% that “Strengthen Outreach efforts and act as ambassadors for
the organization” is important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b>More interesting:</b> </span>
While 28% of Chairs said “strengthen the approach to strategic planning was one
of the most important areas needing improvement, only 17% of CEOs did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conversely, while 22% of CEOs thought that
Boards should be more accountable, only 12% of Board Chairs saw this as a
priority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hmmmm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I quick survey and conversation on these
questions would make an excellent board development exercise and a board
meeting or retreat.</div>
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None of us – individuals or organizations - are perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, you can use this data for
benchmarking your own Board performance and see how you stack up compared to
similar organizations. There is data presented in this report by size and type
of organization so that you can compare yourself to your peers. </div>
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If you are interested in working with me on board
development using this report data, please let me know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t wait to delve in even further.</div>
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Marion</div>
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A popular resource all year long:<br />
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<a href="http://www.marionconway.com/2014/11/2014-wishlist-of-books-for-nonprofit.html">2014 Wishlist of Books for Nonprofit Folk</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span id="goog_910190386"></span><span id="goog_910190387"></span>Bill and Melinda Gates write a personal annual
letter - separate from their Foundation’s Annual Report every January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the 15<sup>th</sup> year of the
foundation and they say that they started with the bet that by backing
innovative work in health and education they could help dramatically reduce
inequity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are excited by the level
of progress made and this year they are doubling down on the bet. Rather than
rest on their laurels, this year they are inviting all of us to join them in
making their bet of the future a success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The theme for this year’s letter: Our Big Bet: The
lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than
in any other time in history. And their lives will improve more than anyone
else’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The four areas that are part of this bet are health,
farming, banking and education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>key specifics of the bet are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Child deaths will go down and more
diseases will be wiped out</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Africa will be able to feed itself</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mobile banking will help the poor transform their lives</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Better software will revolutionize learning</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Very much like Bill and Melinda there are specifics
– both of accomplishment in the last 15 years and expectation for the next 15
for each of these categories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The letter ends with a call for each of us to join
in as a Global Citizen at </span><a href="http://www.globalcitizen.org/"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.globalcitizen.org/</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> . It is time again this year for the world leaders
to meet to set goals and make commitments to make the world a better place 15
years from now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill and Melinda are
using their influential annual letter to encourage all of us to sign up and be
part of the global citizen team supporting the goals and staying with the
movement to meet the commitments made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To be fair, the Gates' letter is taking some heat for being so upbeat and not providing more balance of the realities and enormity of what is required to make this happen. But I must say, we have enough of that "it is too overwhelming" information and it is good to have this clean, visionary, "it really can happen" view. They are familiar with knowing what can happen if you set goals. First, you have to have the vision. Here it is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This year’s letter is different than the ones in the
past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill and Melinda are taking the
next great leap in their journey to make the world a better and more equitable place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have already gotten billionaires to take
the Giving Pledge which gave a huge boost and changed philosophy about how the
rich give.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now the Gates are asking all
of us to join in and be part of this effort to bring about global change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s a great idea.</span><br />
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The topic for this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival is personal
productivity online. In a nutshell my advice is to spend time on your blue
chips and don’t let the monkeys sit in your lap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me explain. </div>
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Years ago, when I worked in corporate
America, I was in a training class where we did this exercise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone was given a long list of questions
to answer and 20 minutes to finish as much as we could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You handed in your answers and got your chips
as you completed each question/task. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
of the questions could be answered easily and some took more time and
thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For each answer you got a
white, red or blue chip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>White chips
were 1 point, red chips were 5 points and blue chips were 10 points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You only needed to answer two blue chip
questions to win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you spent the whole
time on white chip questions you would never get to finish 20 of them in the
time available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The point of the
exercise – spend your time on the blue chips (most important items) first. It’s
true that they usually take more time but it is worth allocating the time. This
lesson has stayed with me for a lifetime.</div>
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I think this is a particularly important advice for
nonprofit leaders – especially small nonprofits with limited resources and
people wearing multiple hats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Small
nonprofit leaders always seem to talk about all the things they have on their
plate and why they aren’t getting to something they think is really
important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often they are in the self-imposed
white chip trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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When I was first promoted to be a manager my boss gave me
this advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said, “People will come
to you - not because they want you to solve their problems – but because they
want you to understand their difficulty and why something isn’t getting
done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be careful that you don’t take the
monkey from them because before you know it your desk is full of monkeys and
you can’t do your job.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great
advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each of us should be accountable
for our own responsibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonprofit
executives can be too quick to take the monkeys and feel personally responsible
for everything Do you
recognize any of these scenarios? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<ul>
<li>ED takes on answering phones during lunch hour every day rather
than letting calls go to voicemail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>ED gets involved in the details of what interns will work on
when it could easily be decided by an immediate supervisor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>ED gets involved in daily operations in ways that
establishing policies and protocols could eliminate their involvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li>
</ul>
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Notice anything familiar yet?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all spend some time on the white
chips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to improve your
personal productivity you need to to step back, identify your white chips and
monkeys – especially the repetitive ones – and re-engineer the process to eliminate
duplicate or unnecessary work.</div>
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The topic of the carnival is supposed to be about personal
productivity <span style="color: red;"><u><i><b>ONLINE</b></i></u></span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So let’s talk about
online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The first step is to know your objective and audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you using online activity as a resource,
for marketing, fundraising, advocacy, awareness?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the audience?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where do they hangout? If your answer is everyone and everywhere you will be spending too much time on the white chips. If your answer is everything, then I suggest you send some monkeys packing.</div>
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You can use measurements, analytics and soft data too to
figure out where you are getting the most bang for the buck online and which
areas have the most potential for growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I use google analytics to analyze which of my blog articles get the most
attention and how the traffic is being driven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I peel the information in several ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since I am mostly – not completely – a local business I analyze how much
of the traffic is coming from local sources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I look to see which articles inspire people to look at additional pages
and not just the landing page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I analyze the data in different ways depending on what I am trying to accomplish. </span>I
actually have two blogs this one and The Grandma Chronicles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the Grandma Chronicles I write about being
a grandmother and product reviews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
is so interesting is that the drivers to each blog are very different.</div>
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I have not had much luck with my nonprofit consulting blog facebook
page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my case linkedin groups,
pinterest (yes, pinterest) and participating on other blogs is most
effective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use twitter for resources
and peer interactions but not for business development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At both of my twitter accounts I have about 8
lists and when I am at twitter I don’t go through the feed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use my lists so that what I am reading is focused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For consulting the topics include governance,
nonprofit technology, NJ nonprofits, philanthropy, executive search, etc. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/marionconway/wishlist-of-books-for-nonprofit-folk/">MyWishlist of Books for Nonprofit Folk Pinterest Board</a> drives traffic all the time since I post new pins throughout the year. The Wishlist is my signature
piece so I give it attention all year long.</div>
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For the Grandma Chronicles, facebook is more effective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This page likes a bunch of grandparenting,
parenting and toy company pages and it is very easy to have interesting stuff
to post all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I intersperse this
treasure trove with my own original material and the facebook page drives
traffic to my blog where people do click on my Amazon links.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinterest is also effective with the grandma
crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Participating on twitter or linkedin
is a zero and participating on other blogs is not very effective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this “business” I would like to have
readers anywhere in the United States and being local is irrelevant.</div>
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The monkeys?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
are lots of them in your email.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
jumping around and want desperately to land in your lap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delete, unsubscribe and forward with a copy
to sender – letting the sender know they will hear back directly from the responsible
party.</div>
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So to sum up – be more productive online by playing your
blue chips instead of the white ones and staying away from the monkeys.</div>
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Marion </div>
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are great ways to get started with freebie resources and webinars from
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<span style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">This webinar by Kivi Leroux Miller at the
<a href="http://nonprofitmarketingguide.com/">Nonprofit Marketing Guide</a> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">will show you how you can create a donor
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do you tell your story, create your content, and present your site in a modern
way?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">What about formatting
content for users on mobile devices? Can you create content for your website
that can also be used on social media or other communications channels? These questions and more will be answered by</span></span> <span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Idealware’s
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">From <a href="http://pamelagrow.com/">Pamela Grow</a>, a top rated fundraiser, the theme
for her 2015 planning calendar is gratitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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tips to deepen donor relationships and grow your fundraising.</span></div>
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Webinar Series on How to Get and Use $10,000 per Month of Free Google
Advertising</span></b></div>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">CharityHowTo
offers a wide range of excellent webinars on topics of interest to
nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is usually a fee but
this one is a three part series for free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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blessed New Year. Once a year I have the same post at both of my blogs <a href="http://marionconway.com/"><span style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Marion Conway – Nonprofit Consultant</span></a><span style="color: black;"> and </span><a href="http://grandmachronicles.com/"><span style="color: #cc3300; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Grandma
Chronicles</span></a><span style="color: black;">. This is that joint post.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">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.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This last year has been a good one for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have moved to a more retired stage
of life and yet I continue to be involved with nonprofit consulting, writing
and enjoying wonderful relationships with the nonprofit community. My
work has shifted to more executive placement for small nonprofits and I
particularly enjoy this work of bringing together the right person with an expectant and wonderful organization. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had
expected to shift my writing more to The Grandma Chronicles – my other blog –
but alas that did not happen because of all the less discretionary commitments
I had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is the season to appreciate our
blessings, express our love and wish for peace in the world and our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is also the season to think ahead and
decide what will be our priorities and focus in the new year. In 2015, I plan
again to expand my focus on the <a href="http://grandmachronicles.com/">Grandma Chronicles</a> and write more frequently
and with more depth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far I have mostly
dealt with the happy moments and there are so many of those as a grandmother that I am very
grateful for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At <a href="http://marionconway.com/">Marion Conway –Nonprofit Consultant </a>my writing will focus on executive search and placement
issues for nonprofits, board issues and philanthropy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the last few years I have written
about philanthropy and children and this is a growing interest of mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently I came across this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/your-money/the-ethical-will-an-ancient-concept-is-revamped-for-the-tech-age.html">article in the New York Times</a> on the growing popularity of an ethical will and using
technology to present it in a much more engaging way than just a written
document. </span></div>
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philanthropic heart is important to me and it is something that I want to
explore at both blogs in 2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
definitely want to pass on a philanthropic heart to my grandchildren.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And so perhaps there will be more melding of
the two blogs on this subject in 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is Christmas Eve and I look forward to being in church later with my grandson for the family service and children's pagaent. You will be in my prayers. The table is set and ready for dinner tomorrow. Tonight I'll have dinner with my husband at a favorite local restaurant and be ready to cook and celebrate tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And so for 2015, I
wish you all </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Peace, Love
and a Philanthropic Heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Update: The giveaway is now closed. Also check out the 2013 Wishlist <a href="http://www.marionconway.com/2013/11/2013-wishlist-of-books-for-nonprofit.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This
is the sixth year I am writing the Wishlist of Books for Nonprofit Folk which
has grown and grown since its inception. </span>I am unabashedly proud of this
diverse, curated list. This year, for the second year in a row, the Terry
McAdam Book Award winner will be the featured book and giveaway book on the
list.
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/resources/">Kivi Leroux Miller</a> has graciously agreed to offer her award winning
</span></span><i><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118444027/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118444027&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=ZOAMSGABAH3HBXEF">Content Marketing for Nonprofits: A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118444027" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span>
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the post. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I also extend a huge thank you to the nonprofit thought leaders
who contributed to this list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
Debra Beck, Kathleen Brennan, Heather Carpenter,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linda Czipo, Pamela Grow, John Haydon, Beth
Kanter and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Marc A. Pitman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a stellar list of contributors!</span> I publish this list at this time of year because I think
a book is the perfect holiday gift for that someone special in your nonprofit
network.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any of these books would be a very thoughtful
gift.</span></span>
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some order to the list, I have arranged it loosely into three sections:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Marketing
and Communication</span></span></li>
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and Leadership</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">First up is </span><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118444027/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118444027&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=ZOAMSGABAH3HBXEF">Content Marketing for Nonprofits: A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118444027" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">which is the giveaway this year compliments of the author, Kivi Le Roux
Miller.</span></i></span></div>
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together is that I send an email to nonprofit sector leaders and changemakers
and ask for their recommendations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The very
first reply I had was from <a href="http://www.johnhaydon.com/">John Haydon</a> who recommended this book and said: “</span><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Content </span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Marketing for </span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">N</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">onprofits</span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> by </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kivi is
a must</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">. I love this book because it walks you
through, step-by-step, the process for creating a comprehensive content
marketing strategy. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Each chapter is full of tactics that
nonprofits can put into action right away.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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winner of the prestigious Terry McAdam Award which is annually awarded by the
Alliance for Nonprofit Management to</span></span></div>
the most
inspirational and useful new book published which makes a substantial contribution to nonprofit management.<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chair of the 2014 Committee,
describes Kivi’s book as “a fun and insightful read that guides the management
of nonprofit organizations to integrate marketing and communications with
community engagement, fundraising and programmatic services. It provides the
approach with both depth and practical application and examples.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a must have in any nonprofit personal
library</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Details to enter
the giveaway are at the end of the post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/resources/"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Visit
Kivi’s website here</span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;">.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118905555/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118905555&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=4NCGRILI3TTGPGDO">Everybody Writes: Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118905555" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
by Ann Handley </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Also recommended by John Haydon – Nonprofit author, web creator, #1
Facebook maven</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">John says:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“For Nonprofit
marketers who feel like they can't write, or feel overwhelmed with starting a
blog or writing E-mail newsletters, this book provides tactics to help even the
"non-writer" get started.”</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071825002/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0071825002&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=M5JTFFEFOGEDIW6J">Your Perfect Presentation: Speak in Front of Any Audience Anytime Anywhere and Never Be Nervous Again</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0071825002" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">by Bill Hoogterp<br />
</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Recommended by <a href="http://njnonprofits.org/">Linda Czipo</a>, Executive Director at NJ Center for
Non-Profits</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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strengthen public speaking skills in a variety of situations. Even if you only
use a fraction of the information, it will improve your effectiveness as a
speaker.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span class="a-size-large"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156286405X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=156286405X&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=XKSKR4QDCYMN46FW">Thiagi's Interactive Lectures: Power Up Your Training With Interactive Games and Exercises</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=156286405X" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
by Sivasailam Thiagi Thiagarajan
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span class="a-size-large"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Recommended by <a href="http://bethkanter.org/">Beth Kanter</a> –
Internationally recognized nonprofit social media guru, trainer and facilitator</span></span></span> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Beth referred her blog post <a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/14ntc-nptrain-booklist/">Nonprofit Technology Training</a> for this list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you are involved in training and facilitation you must read this post
and check out all of the resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have included <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Interactive Lectures</i> because I think it has broad application.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beth’s comments:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“”Thiagi’s” tips will help you avoid being
boring and make it more interactive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
book has been on my shelf for almost 10 years and I’ve had the opportunity to
test and play with almost all the techniques in the book - and it makes
teaching so much more fun for both you and your students.”</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="a-size-large"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118767357/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118767357&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=Q74IA4UWL6WP6MQB">The Sustainability Mindset: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decisions</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118767357" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Steve Zimmerman</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">and Jeanne
Bell</span></span></span></span></span>
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Professor at Grand Valley School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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will give a nonprofit the framework they need to make decisions for
sustainability and help leaders address the challenges inherent in balancing
mission impact with financial viability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This book<span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span><span class="mhrhead">is a
successor to the authors’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonprofit
Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which has been one of the most popular books
on last year’s list. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Yes, I know
that.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is loaded with useful figures,
tables and templates.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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video by Forrester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.boardlearning.org/2014/10/the-power-of-intention-in-nonprofit.html"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click here</span></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> for </span></b><a href="http://www.boardlearning.org/2014/10/the-power-of-intention-in-nonprofit.html"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“The Power of Intention in Nonprofit Governance: Building Reflective Leadership.”</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Forrester makes a clear and compelling case for the value of
reflection in organizational life. Embracing the role of pausing, reflecting,
and digging deeper to address the underlying issues being considered increases
the potential for both higher-quality board decisions and higher board member
satisfaction and motivation.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are a zillion fundraising books out there but these books have been recommended by top fundraising experts. I am so happy to see two of them aimed specifically at small nonprofits.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kathleen Brennan – CEO, Emerson and Church Publishers
and <a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/">Pamela Grow</a> – Fundraising Expert recommended the same two books:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="a-size-large"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1889102512/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1889102512&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=XFRIFZUTPGRRTYQN">Train Your Board (and Everyone Else) to Raise Money: A Cookbook of Easy-to-Use Fundraising Exercises</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1889102512" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> by <span class="author">Andrea Kihlstedt</span><span class="a-color-secondary"> and </span><span class="author">Andy Robinson</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Straight to the point, Pamela says,</span> </span>“<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Fundraising really is everyone’s job. That’s why I loved Andrea
Khilstedt and Andy Robinson’s new book.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/4347/train-your-board-and-everyone-else-to-raise-money-book-review/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">See
Pamela’s review here.</span></a><b><span style="color: #7d6542; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">
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</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">by Roger Carver</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pamela says, “Ask anyone what the biggest problem in nonprofit
fundraising is and the statistics don’t lie: donor retention….should be on
every fundraiser’s bookshelf. </span><a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/4745/retention-fundraising-review/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">See
Pamela’s review here.</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pamela and Amy Eisentein both
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1938077563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1938077563&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=VNSUWGP5BJJJUFLL">Major Gift Fundraising for Small Shops: How to Leverage Your Annual Fund in Only Five Hours per Week</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1938077563" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pamela says, “It guides readers, step by step through starting and
growing their major gift fundraising.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Pamela also provided a link to her post: </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Five Great Non-Fundraising
Fundraising Books.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pamelagrow.com/4567/four-great-non-fundraising-fundraising-books/"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Click here to see Pamela’s list.</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989600815/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0989600815&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=EEL2LEJ6T2IUW2FA">The Essential Fundraising Handbook for Small Nonprofits</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0989600815" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</b> by Kirsten Bullock, Betsy Baker, Gayle L. Gifford, Pamela Grow, Lori L. Jacobwith, Marc A. Pitman, Sherry Truhlar, Sandy Rees </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="a-size-normal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Recommended by <a href="http://fundraisingcoach.com/">Marc A. Pitman</a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fundraisingcoach.com/"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Marc recommended a wonderful list of books, many of which have been on previous wishlists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve chosen this blockbuster<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from his list to be on the
wishlist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look at the list of stellar
fundraising experts who collaborated as authors for this book. Marc says, “</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">8 of us launched The Essential Fundraising Handbook this year. WOW. It keeps selling well every month!”</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> And I say, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Wow! All fundraisers will want to have this on
their bookshelf.”</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="a-size-normal" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1482510618/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1482510618&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=SRVUG6JA7YSSYCW5">Nonprofit Social Media: A beginner's guide to nurturing relationships from your desk</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1482510618" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We all know that nurturing relationships is important to nonprofits
but do you know how to do it on Social Media?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here’s the how-to resource guide for you.</span></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I am adding just one book to this diverse list of books:</span></span></h3>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118348265/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118348265&linkCode=as2&tag=thegranchro-20&linkId=LGKJNPC2CYOKLPSS">Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thegranchro-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118348265" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</span></b><span class="a-size-normal"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">by Kari Dunn Saratovsky and Derrick Feldmann</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="a-size-normal">Derrick and Kara are the premier researchers on what makes
Millennials tick when it comes to nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have been writing about their reports and annual conference for the
last few years and this book has been on the </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/marionconway/wishlist-of-books-for-nonprofit-folk/">Wishlist
for Nonprofit Folk Pinterest Board</a><span class="a-size-normal"> for quite some
time. Millennials do things differently than older generations and if you want
to connect with them as volunteers, supporters and donors you need to
understand how they relate to nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here is a l</span><a href="http://www.bethkanter.org/causeforchange/">ink
to Beth Kanter’s excellent full review of this book</a><span class="a-size-normal">.</span></span></div>
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to all of the thought leading contributors for sharing their recommendations
with us and a special thank you to Kivi Leroux Miller for offering her highly acclaimed, award
winning book as the giveway for this year’s post.</span></span></div>
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about this giveaway. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am familiar with all the advice and steps that should be taken to develop relationships, multiple touches, involve Board members with connections, moves management, etc. You are too and some of them you actually do and others you are considering. The theme for this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival is Tricks or Treats – How Do You Get and Sustain Major Gifts? 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. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Major donors will understand the reality of your needs and <span style="color: red;"><i><b>“You should treat them like grown-ups.”</b></i></span> That’s my advice – rather than like a fragile china doll – which is what some of the standard advice amounts to – treat them like grown-ups. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here are the facts in my real life case of an organization I worked with. They provided important services and had a super staff – so far typical. But they were stretched so thin and tried to do way too many things – still typical. However, they were off the charts in critical areas. Their staff had no benefits and were paid 30% below the local nonprofit market resulting in a high turnover rate and lack of stability and experience/leadership on the staff. They had been located for 20 years in a well located building with free rent and the free rent status was in jeopardy. There was no financial reserve and they survived on a month to month basis. Because of the lack of experienced staff, the Executive Director had to spend a significant amount of time on program and operations and there was no one on the staff with development as a responsibility. A volunteer Board member was developing a database and spent significant time every week organizing the fundraising effort and improving its materials. The organization had a solid reputation and a deep support network through churches of various denominations. There was a committed long term Board with varied skills and some fundraising potential. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You could sum up their situation as "provides lifeline and life changing services, inefficient, not sustainable, has untapped fundraising potential."
This organization needed a path to sustainability. Is it doable? Yes. It can be hard to raise funds to keep on doing what you are doing but be able to do it better. But that really is what they wanted. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What will be the goals for the major gift campaign? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">• Increase staff pay over five years to be comparable with local nonprofits </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">• Introduce a shared cost medical benefit for employees </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">• Hire a Development Director </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">• Develop a reserve that will put the organization in a position to pay rent or meet emergencies </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Can you really tell donors that what you want to do is raise staff pay, hire a development director and save some money in a reserve? Let’s hope so if that is what you need. How do you do that? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">First of all you have faith that you can treat your potential major donors like they are grown-ups. They understand these issues and deal with them in their own businesses. They are willing to support your organization not only on an emotional level – yes, you need those people too – but to respond to the practical reality of where you are right now. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The plan was straightforward – Identify 100 people willing to commit $1000 a year for five years. Let’s be frank. If people get used to giving your organization $1000 a year for five years and you do a good job of keeping them posted on your progress and results and say thank you regularly – now we are back to the basics – won’t some of them continue at this level? This, my friends, is the <span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><b>Treat</b></i></span> and there is no Trick. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Treat your potential major donors like grown-ups and be <i><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Treated.</span></b></i>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
philosophy behind strategic philanthropy is that by implementing important core
principles - <span style="background: white; color: black;">commit to clear goals,
data-driven strategies, heightened accountability, and rigorous evaluations</span>
–there will be more successful outcomes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sounds good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the approach
that has been adopted by many foundations and individual philanthropists who
have been advised on how to approach philanthropy.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But new ideas emerge…….</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A new <a href="http://www.ssireview.org/up_for_debate/article/strategic_philanthropy">article on this subject in the Stanford Social Innovation Review</a> recognizes that this is a complex world and a more-nuanced
strategic model is needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The article
distinguishes between straightforward projects such as building a hospital or
running an after school program and projects meant to get at the root cause of a
problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The latter being considered
complex.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is where I parted company with the authors of this
article.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my opinion, all problems
that are intertwined with the human condition are complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The issues dealt with in after school
problems can frequently be complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
sometimes getting to a simple root cause like a child needing glasses can make
a big difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The concepts
of this emergent strategy model can apply to a wide range of situations and
that foundations and private philanthropists should be more flexible in the
parameters they set for nonprofits.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This model can work for many nonprofit programs. And there is
no need to throw the baby out with the bath water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current strategic model is the base that
it is built on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonprofits start out
with goals and develop strategies and programs to achieve those goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through assessments and evaluations they
frequently learn that they need to make adjustments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This should not be seen as failure to meet
goals but rather “unrealized strategies” exiting and “emergent strategies”
entering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This happens every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather than the linear model often purported
by logic models this more flexible approach is more akin to the model used in
business and industry for years – it is the model of continuous
improvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s all it is – it doesn’t
have to be sophisticated, complex, philosophical or whatever big word you
like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is simple and used every day in
business and industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I love this
line in the SSIR article – “<span style="background: white; color: black;">Emergence
is where rigor and flexibility meet.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The article goes on to say, “ Emergent strategy still requires that a
clear strategic intent guide the funder’s actions, but it acknowledges that
specific outcomes cannot be predicted. Emergent strategic philanthropists will
continually strive to react to changing circumstances, so flexible and textured
frameworks such as system maps must replace the linear and one-dimensional
logic model as the primary means of clarifying strategy.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>“</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m sure some of you are
thinking so “system maps” will replace logic models.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, no matter what the model, accountability
is here to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And there needs to be a
framework for accountability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>System
maps it will be.</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">John Cawley at the McConnell
Family Foundation (Canada) describes this as having a compass rather than a
map. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> “</span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A map
assumes that you’re going over terrain that somebody has been over before. A
compass, on the other hand, keeps one oriented toward the ultimate goal
regardless of the unanticipated obstacles and detours that may appear during
the journey.</span>”</div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reference:
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Strategic
Philanthropy for a Complex World” by</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/strategic_philanthropy#bio-footer" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; orphans: 2; outline: 0px; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #990000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">John Kania, Mark Kramer, & Patty Russell</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2014
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>http://www.ssireview.org/up_for_debate/article/strategic_philanthropy</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Whether an organization is large, medium or small, it is a very big deal
when an Executive Director leaves.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">But when it happens in a small nonprofit there are usually limited
resources available to keep things afloat AND conduct a search for a
replacement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an area that I am
working in specifically – executive search for small nonprofits.</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I get a
call from a Board President about conducting a search s/he is often at one end
of the spectrum of possibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is the person who feels that the organization is in crisis and worried about
how they will continue to operate in the interim and wants somebody “really
fast” before the whole place falls apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The other scenario is a Board and Board President that are clueless
about how the Executive Director handled a zillion things concurrently and
really kept the place together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
sometimes all too happy to have a breather from the expense of an Executive
Director and have a chance to do some things their way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">No matter where on
this spectrum an organization’s leaders are, it is a big deal when an Executive
Director leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t panic and don’t
be oblivious about the impact of a departing ED either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First step – read my article </span><a href="http://www.marionconway.com/2013/10/in-interim-appreciate-and-use-that-time.html"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the Interim - Appreciate and Use that Time Between Leaders</span></a><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Although each search is unique, here is the outline of the
process I use.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step One: Make Sure You Know What You Want and What You Can Afford</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When I first meet
with a Board President and search committee I do a lot of listening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to find out what are the most important
skills their ED must have, what are their expectations and what kind of
relationship an ED can expect to have with the Board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gather background information about the
organization and write a draft job description so that we have a starting point
to describe the job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I ask about salary
and benefits and advise them about its reasonableness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This can be an interesting discussion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want someone with advanced skills and
experience and demonstrated results it will cost you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are willing to hire someone in their
first ED position you will pay less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
candidates can bring energy and new ideas to the position but you will have to
give them some breathing space to grow into the job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The job description draft is then finalized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benefits are also important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If all the other employees are part time or
hourly the small nonprofit is sometimes unprepared to deal with the
expectations for medical and 401K and perhaps tuition reimbursement benefits.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step Two: Finding Qualified Candidates</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I always post a full
job description at <a href="http://idealist.org/">Idealist.org</a> and the <a href="http://www.philanthropynewsdigest.org/jobs">Foundation Center</a> and for a New Jersey
client the <a href="http://www.njnonprofits.org/">Center for Nonprofits</a> website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I always recommend that the job be posted on the organization’s website
and that it is emailed to funders and other nonprofit leaders. Depending on the
mission of the organization there may be some other key places to post the
opening. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One important rule – always
list when applications must be received by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Although I am a consultant, I have the
organization set up an email for me usually entitled </span><a href="mailto:humanresources@organizationemailaddress.org"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">humanresources@organizationemailaddress.org</span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step Three: Assessing Candidates and Reducing the Number Considered</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here are two
alternatives I have used to identify the candidates who will be considered for
the position:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I set up a folder on
the google G drive so that the search committee members can see all the
applications and when the application date closes, I provide a spreadsheet with
candidate name, my assessment based on the key skills/experience required<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- very qualified, qualified, not qualified and
a brief description of their skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">As an alternative, I
meet with the Search Committee and depending on the number of resumes, have a
variety of ways of identifying the candidates to be considered further.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the resumes are reviewed – sometimes by
sub-groups and then narrowed by exchanging resumes with another sub-group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In either case, the Search Committee chooses
candidates that I will conduct telephone interviews with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on these preliminary telephone
interviews I recommend candidates for in person interviews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Typically I conduct 6-10 telephone interviews
and the Search Committee interviews 3-5 candidates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">At this point the Search Committee needs to
impress the candidate as much as they are trying to impress you. You need to
put your best foot forward. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smaller
organizations sometimes need some extra coaching about details at this point in
the process and having professional help can make a difference. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discuss where the interview will be held
and make sure that this space and the ED’s office hasn’t been turned into a
storage area if it will be shown during the interview. These things are usually
not issues in larger organizations but unfortunately can be awkward for small
nonprofits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">We discuss the
interview format and what is appropriate and legal to ask. Often I am asked to
meet and introduce the candidate and kickoff the interview. I also play the
role of putting the candidate at ease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am the timekeeper, make sure the candidate has an opportunity to ask questions
too and wrap it up in a timely manner –especially if someone else is
expected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I then notify candidates who
are not selected and provide individualized feedback to them if requested.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step Four: Final Interview and Closing the Deal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In most cases, there
is one more interview for one or two of the remaining candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This interview is with the whole Board. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again Boards of small organizations may need
some coaching before the interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Board members who are not in the workforce or do not have management
experience need to have some guidance about what is appropriate and not
appropriate to ask candidates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the
board has a lawyer or human resources professional they can provide this
guidance and if not, I meet with the Board to prepare them for the interview.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The candidate may have some tough questions
for the Board also – such as questions about the financial strength of the
organization, its fundraising capacity and the expected board and staff
relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Once the Board has
selected a candidate, I will ask for references, contact them and make a
reference report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Chair or other
member makes the contact directly with the candidate and makes the offer. Once
an offer is accepted, I let any remaining candidates know that they have not
been selected.</span></div>
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members all are busy people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You need to
remember that once you begin to advertise the position you are dealing with
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Children inspire us…in so many ways. We are inspired by the way they enjoy life, learn new things, know so much more than we did are their age, are so smart and more. We are inspired by their smiles and their ability to bounce back. I am also inspired by how children have a natural propensity toward philanthropy. It makes me think there is hope for the world to become a better place. This topic is worth a book – not just an article – so this won’t be the last article on this subject.
The word Philanthropy is derived from Ancient Greek and means "to love people". A dictionary definition is “goodwill to fellow members of the human race; especially : active effort to promote human welfare. <b><span style="color: blue;"> Goodwill </span></b>and <b><span style="color: blue;">active effort</span></b> are the key words to me.<br />
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My grandson is 5 years old. When I thought about it he has already begun to develop a philanthropic spirit. I am so proud that Zach willingly shares his toys with other children and if we have a child who is younger than him visit when he is visiting, he will show them how to use a toy and help them. He does chores at our place such as when I come home from the grocery store he’ll help carry in the bags and put away the groceries. This winter we had a very, cold and snowy winter in New Jersey. Zach’s Dad pulled over his car to help a disabled neighbor shovel snow. Zach helped too. He is actively involved in helping others and does so willingly. When his parents were both sick recently Zach spent the day with us and when we brought him home we explained that they were sick and he should take care of himself and go to bed without their help. And he did. It’s a good start.
Philanthropy begins with caring and wanting to be engaged with “goodwill.” It is so much more than writing a check. We should be thinking about philanthropy as a core value to teach children. It is an important part of wholeness in adult life and it should be something that just comes naturally. So how do we develop this?<br />
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1. Set an example and participate together - Today there are many opportunities for families to volunteer together. Whether it is cleaning up a playground, working at a food bank, or an improvement project at school there are lots of opportunities. Martin Luther King Day is a designated day of service and there are plenty of planned family ways to volunteer. Earth Day is an excellent time for outdoor volunteering – whether it be an organized larger activity or just helping an elderly neighbor with an outdoor spring cleanup.<br />
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2. Encourage what your child is interested in - If you want your children to be enthusiastic about participating in philanthropy then it has to be something that is of interest to them. It may be in helping poor children or the environment. It may be supporting children who are very sick. Explore with children how they would like to help others and if at all possible make it a hands on experience. Charlotte is a perfect example of a child with a philanthropic spirit who is an inspiration to all of us. She grew her hair long and had it cut for Pantene Beautiful Lengths so that it could become a wig for a child with cancer. Charlotte did more than organize a fundraiser – she truly gave of herself. She is a true philanthropist - demonstrating love of people and with a big smile on her face. I love that smile.<br />
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Charlotte's mom, Nancy Schwartz is pretty special too. She is a nonprofit marketing consultant extraordinaire - Check out Nancy at <a href="http://gettingattention.org./">Gettingattention.org.</a><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RZf9aimK9sE/U58FcRMMe2I/AAAAAAAABuQ/Yi5EBl0eKE8/s1600/A-chair-for-my-mother-zxr4r9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RZf9aimK9sE/U58FcRMMe2I/AAAAAAAABuQ/Yi5EBl0eKE8/s1600/A-chair-for-my-mother-zxr4r9.jpg" height="264" width="320" /></a>3.Read books and connect with philanthropy – There is an excellent online resource – <a href="http://learningtogive.org/">Learning to Give</a> – which is chock full of resources including lesson plans, activities and resources to educate youth about the power of philanthropy. It is well organized by grade, subject matter and more. I especially like the reading guides for some of my favorite children’s books including A Chair for my Mother, the Butter Battle Book, Coming to America: The Story of Immigration, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, The Brand New Kid and many more.<br />
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4. Teach the concepts – Many people in my generation were brought up not knowing anything about family finances or giving. Looking back my parents were generous with their time, talent and treasure. I was oblivious to the treasure part but I could see the time and talent part. We have taken a different tack with our children. They know about our giving patterns and that it is spread across local, national and international causes. They know the local organizations where we are involved very well. They know that we have priorities for our giving and that charities are named in our will. When our children were young we made matching gifts to charities that they gave to and this encouraged them to give even more. As adults we have given gifts in their name at Christmas in this same spirit – education for our daughter and water projects for our son. They know our “philanthropy philosophy” and as adults are forming their own. When my son started working he immediately made a commitment to make a contribution to KIVA with every paycheck. He has his own philanthropy philosophy and it developed as he was growing up.<br />
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5. Be open to a child’s lead - Sometimes our children have set the example for us. When my son was a freshman in high school he came home and TOLD us he was going on a trip to help re-build a burned Black church in the South during his Spring vacation. My husband decided to take a week of his vacation and go with him and several years later my husband and I went together. My daughter has a caring spirit and when she works with young children she is particularly thoughtful of a child that needs a little extra personal attention that can make a difference. It was true when she babysat a special needs child and in college she was nominated for volunteer of the year.<br />
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6. Provide video games with philanthropic themes – Yes, that’s right – video games. We have to meet children on their turf. <a href="http://www.gamesforchange.org/">Games for Change </a>– is an innovative company producing video games with social impact themes. They have games for different ages, beginning at 7. These games offer a much healthier excitement than Grand Auto Theft.<br />
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7. Support community service – Many secondary schools and colleges have an optional or required community service component today. Actively discuss this with the children in your life and help them find a meaningful choice rather than a simple one that will merely satisfy the requirement.
Our philanthropy manifests itself differently at different stages in our lives but it is important at every stage. For children and young adults it can be bursting with energy and innocence and a spirit true to the origins of the word.<br />
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week, the big talk for fundraisers was about the good fundraising news in 2013 and outlook for 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is based on the definitive annual study by
the <a href="http://npresearch.org/">Nonprofit Research Collaborative</a> taken during February 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than 500 nonprofits
participated in the survey. here are the factual results with analytical remarks about what it all means.</span></span><br />
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fundraisers was this good news: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2013 was
the strongest year since the recession started and 70% of respondents expect additional gains in
2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the devil is always in the
details so let’s take a look at what else we should listen to about what was
learned in this report.</span></span></div>
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medium and large organizations reported gains in 2013 but only 52% of small organizations
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While 70% of environment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and 68% of education organizations reported
increases in 2013 only<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>52% of arts and religion and 60% of human services organizations reported increases reported
increases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beyond the overall numbers
there are always the haves and have nots. </span></span></div>
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positively affected your organization’s fundraising in 2013 there was a wide
range of answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The categories above
10% included: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #36434d;">The study supports the key advice that nonprofits have heard over the last few years as this is what the experts have been saying they should concentrate on.</span></span><br />
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that 10% or less of respondents attributed to having the most positive affect
included staffing, overall economy, having a plan, foundation or corporate
giving,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>campaign success,
event/gala/anniversary, strong leadership and bequests/pledge
payments/memorials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The best continuous learning experience that I treat myself
to is the Nonprofit Technology Conference sponsored by NTEN.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year’s conference was the biggest ever
and attended by over 2000 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
picture it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- over 2000 people interested
in nonprofits using technology all converged at the same place for four
days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah…..it is that great.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each day started with a plenary session centered on “Big
Ideas.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first day featured a NTC
staple – “Ignite” presentations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> They </span>are five minute, 20 slide presentations which capture humor to
get their point across.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year’s Ignites
included Steve Heye’s “Bringin Techie Back, Rich Dietz’s “Online Fundraising
Lessons learned from 80’s TV Shows and Cheryl Contee’s 7 Sexy Secrets of Highly
Successful Campaigns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Saturday, Willa
Seldon of Bridgespan discussed The Future of Technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Willa talked about using technology to increase human interaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said
our constituents – not clients<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I really
like this word sooooo much better) are an underutilized asset and she talked
about not just using technology to scale, but in new ways to change the way
things are done. She talked about using technology in such a way that allows
our constituents to make their own changes. She used FitBit as an example and
recommended the book, Nudge by Richard Thaler and Drive by Daniel Pink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both are now on my reading list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There were numerous breakout sessions offered each morning
and afternoon and the biggest problem everyone had was deciding on which one to
go to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bigger problem was overflowing
crowds at too many sessions. I stood through 2 sessions and sat on the floor for
another. There are no slackers at NTC only conferees hungry to absorb all that
they can. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Two of my favorites included:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Go Fund Yourself - Everything You Need Today to Start with Fundraising:
Jason Shim (Pathways to Education Canada), Lesley Mansford (Razoo) and Rob Wu
(CauseVox).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This session was chockfull
of ideas and practical tips for being successful with crowdfunding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be writing a whole separate article
on this topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So glad to see that Jason
won this year’s NTEN Award – he is a technology changemaker!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://idealware.org/"> </a></span><a href="http://idealware.org/">Idealware</a> has two new reports on this subject
– it’s a good place to start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shelving Legacy,
Sparking Innovation, Building Effective Technology for Philanthropy: Eric
Leland (Five Paths), Catherine Eusebio (AAPIP), Maureen O’Brien (The
Philanthropic Initiative, Elizabeth Pope (Idealware) David Krumlauf (Pierce
Family Foundation), Jereme Bivins (Rockerfeller Foundation) – This was my
favorite session. Each participant described a way their foundation was helping
nonprofits with technology and the answers were varied including:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Provides
direct tech support<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Organizes
conferences and networking opportunities for nonprofit tech people<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Accepts
online applications<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Assists with
designing RFPs for technology<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Develops
digital records making them available to field offices<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Awards
grants for technology consulting<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The most
important and straightforward message I heard was: It’s not about the
technology, it’s about the mission and that’s where the conversation needs to
begin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve written about this multiple
times associated with technology funding and that still is the key message
nonprofits need to hear when requesting funding for technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple of areas of particular interest to
funders include using the cloud and maximizing use of CRMs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Idealware has a new guide - </span><b><span lang="EN" style="color: #193576; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN;">A
Funders Guide to Supporting Nonprofit Technology: 10 Ways to Build Your
Grantees' Technical Savvy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://idealware.org/reports/funders-guide-supporting-nonprofit-technology-10-ways-build-your-grantees-technical-savvy">Download it for free here.</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">NTC calls
the exhibit hall the “Science Fair.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a young, informal crowd at NTC for sure, but they are a serious
bunch about their work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps “Science
Fair” is meant to project something more serious than exhibit hall but frankly,
it sounds a bit juvenile to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nevertheless, with over 150 exhibitors there is much to see and
learn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I visited companies and
organizations that I knew well and others that I never heard of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I had the most fun at the Chronicle of
Philanthropy’s booth where I had this picture taken.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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evening to top off a great day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
enjoyed the overcrowded but enthusiastic party now a tradition at NTC
conferences - #ntcbeer on Wednesday with an overflow crowd overtaking a
microbrew pub in the Adams Morgan section of DC. Blackbaud provided appetizers.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Thursday I went to the Nonprofit
Engagement Party sponsored by Idealist Consulting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one was hopping with a DJ, photo booth
and free drinks and appetizers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of
networking and fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Friday there are
numerous progressive parties sponsored by exhibitors but I went to just one - the
best party of all sponsored by the <a href="http://philanthropy.com/">Chronicle of Philanthropy</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the closest to the hotel and did not
feature a DJ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was popular with us few “grey
hairs” at the conference and attracted a big crowd of all ages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
conducive to networking while enjoying wine and delicious appetizers (French
restaurant) and I even took this picture at the photo booth.</span></span><br />
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Melinda Gates letter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This isn’t the
foundation’s annual report - that is released separately later in the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a personal letter by the Gates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always find it fascinating and write about
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The theme for this year’s letter
is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="background-color: white;"> <b>"3 MYTHS THAT BLOCK PROGRESS FOR THE POOR." </b> <span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: blue;"></span></span><span style="color: #33302a; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;"><span style="background-color: blue;"></span>Bill writes about the first two and Melinda writes about the third myth.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill starts out with a very positive
read on the progress that has been made on an overall basis and makes the
bottom line assessment that the world is a better place and significant
progress has been made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">But holding back
continued investment in this success are these myths: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the poor will remain poor, that efforts to
help them are wasted, and that saving lives will only make things worse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Bill and Melinda methodically look at
each of these myths and debunk them.</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Many of the countries we used to call
poor now have thriving economies. And the percentage of very poor people has
dropped by more than half since 1990.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bill points out countries such as China, Brazil and Botswanna as
examples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill specifically takes on
statistics for Africa reporting that more countries are turning toward strong sustained
development, and that 7 of the 10 fastest-growing economies of the past five
years are in Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He notes the major
strides in health and education but also the disparity amongst the poorest and
better off African countries and rural and urban areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Medium;">The bottom line: </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Poor countries are not</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;"> doomed to stay poor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Gates is so confident about this that he
made this prediction which is getting a lot of media attention:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span>By 2035, there
will be almost no poor countries left in the world.</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill Gates is no Pollyanna and he admits that there will still be poor
people in countries that are becoming self sufficient and countries with serious
political problems may not share in this overall better life for all that he
envisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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happens with foreign aid are distorted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He reports that what he and Melinda have seen is</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;"> people living longer,
getting healthier, and escaping poverty – partly due to this aid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill describes aid as a “fantastic
investment” that lays the groundwork for long term economic progress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He notes that the Gates Foundation has a reputation
for a hard-nosed focus on results, and they partner with government aid
programs and does a lot to help these programs be more efficient and measure
their progress.</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Bill says that foreign aid is much less
than people think it is off the top of their head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At $30 Billion it is about 1% of the US budget.
This does not include military aid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
country with the highest rate of giving, Norway, gives 3%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a bunch more statistics – Bill’s
letters are always full of facts and figures – he comes to the most profound
conclusion – “healthy children do more than merely survive. They go to school
and eventually work, and over time they make their countries more
self-sufficient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is why I say aid
is such a bargain.”</span></div>
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and Aid Dependence</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Bill addresses the role of corruption
but dismisses it as much less than people envision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also notes that some much touted
corruption is found through audits and thwarted that way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Another argument from critics is that
aid holds back normal economic development, keeping countries dependent on
generosity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill discusses the impact of
different kinds of aid and the value of research and implementing new tools
that lead to economic development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
says that the money spent today on a Green Revolution for Africa is helping
countries grow more food, making them less dependent as well. That’s why the
Gates Foundation spends over a third of its grants on developing new tools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Medium;">The bottom line for Bill: </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Health aid is a
phenomenal investment. He says: “Let’s put this achievement in historical
perspective. A baby born in 1960 had an 18% chance of dying before her fifth
birthday. For a child born today, the odds are less than 5%. In 2035, they will
be 1.6%. I can’t think of any other 75-year improvement in human welfare that
would even come close.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Above all, I hope we can stop discussing
whether aid works, and spend more time talking about how it can work better</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Well<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>- he has me convinced. But does all this saving lives lead to
overpopulation?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Onto Myth #3 written by
Melinda.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #e9951a; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Medium;">Myth #3: SAVING LIVES LEADS TO OVER–POPULATION by Melinda Gates</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Medium;">Melinda </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">writes passionately about this topic saying<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, “</b></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Regular;">We make the future sustainable when we invest
in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The statistics bear this out as </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">the correlation between
child death and birth rates is strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Melinda writes about the role of education and health for women leading
to better lives including having less children as they learn about birth
control and feel more secure about the survival of their children.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;"> “Saving lives doesn’t lead to
overpopulation. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Creating societies where
people enjoy basic health, relative prosperity, fundamental equality, and
access to contraceptives is the only way to secure a sustainable world. We will
build a better future for everyone by giving people the freedom and the power
to build a better future for themselves and their families.”</span>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bill and Melinda have taken the time to
share their philosophy, their world view and the facts of all the investment
made to make the world a better place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What do they hope you will do with this information?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">Tell political leaders that you care about saving lives and that you
support foreign aid. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">You should know that organizations working in health and development
offer a phenomenal return on your money. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: DIN-Light;">The next time someone claims that saving children causes
overpopulation, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>explain the facts. You
can help bring about a new global belief that every life has equal value.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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 <a href="http://marionconway.com/"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Marion Conway – Nonprofit Consultant</span></a><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and </span><a href="http://grandmachronicles.com/"><span style="color: #cc3300; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Grandma Chronicles</span></a><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. This is that joint post.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Every year, I take some quiet time to
reflect on the year that is coming to a close and the one that is ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has been a good year for me personally
and involved some planned change. I decided early in 2013 to slow down my
business to have more time for family and retirement enjoyment and I am glad
that I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course as soon
as the
world knows you have a little free time it is filled up quickly and mine
did
with a couple of major volunteer responsibilities that are still in
progress. I did more speaking, spent more time with my daughter,
son-in-law and grandson and my son was married and so our family grew
with a new daughter-in-law. It was a busy year.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cookie Baking Day with my daughter and grandson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My son and daughter-in-law on the altar at St. John's at their wedding</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2014 my professional work will also
change – it’s more of a fork in the road than a turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t plan to actively pursue work with
strategic planning any longer as it involves long term commitments on my part. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will continue with board development and
social media projects for nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What will be new is that I plan to write and speak about philanthropy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Philanthropy – not fundraising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay tuned.</span>
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wish for you in the coming year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year
will be different in that regard too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d
like to share some thoughts I heard in a recent sermon by the Reverend
Barrington Bates, Interim Rector at <a href="http://www.stjmontclair.org/">St. John’s Episcopal Church, Montclair, NJ</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(my parish church).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barrie started his sermon discussing our Confirmation class’
curriculum about heretics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Constantia;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The curriculum defines a heretic as
someone who holds unorthodox opinion or doctrine as in religion, politics,
philosophy or science.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heretics can be
shunned or even killed for their beliefs and they may or may not be right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes it takes years or even centuries
before their ideas are shown to be wise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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discussed some people who started out as heretics with this definition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their discussion included Martin Luther King,
Jr., Malcolm X, Joan of Arc, Steve Jobs, Nicholas Tesla, Nelson Mandela,
Desmond Tutu and Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other person
who came immediately to my mind was Galileo.</span></div>
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John the Baptist to the core of his Advent 3 sermon and ended with these words:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ Let us all be heretics for equality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heretics for peace. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heretics for love.”</span></div>
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couldn’t stop talking about this sermon after the service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was powerful and resonated with our
current times and so I decided to share this with you in this season of peace
and love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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for connecting this to nonprofits and grandparents for 2014….</span>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barrie added
equality to the traditional Christmas themes of peace and love – I think this will be an important issue for nonprofits in
2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should think outside the dots
and perhaps be heretical in our approach sometimes if we really want change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think 2014 will provide lots of opportunity
for this and taking the less safe road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Now Grandparents….
If you are like me you have some ideas that are quite different than your kids
about your grandkids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are they
right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But perhaps rather than the standard advice
that a grandparent should keep their mouths shut if they want to have good
relationships… just perhaps there are times to speak up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may seem heretical or you may seem wise,
and definitely think this through first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You don’t need to be confrontational but silence isn’t always golden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">For myself I
am planning for 2014 to be a thoughtful, deliberate and action filled
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve always been somewhat
unorthodox but I’ve never thought of myself as a heretic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe, I’ll give it some consideration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Wishing You a Joyous and Blessed Holiday Season,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marion</span> </span></div>
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