Does your board spend time secondguessing program decisions, reviewing the merits of various copier machines or discussing the color of this year’s annual report? If the answer is yes, the problem is not just a hazy understanding of “governance” vs. “management.” It’s more complicated than that.

Knock-Knock Emails

by Guest Blogger on Feb 5, 2013 - 12:20am

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Ever get an email that sounds like it is from someone familiar but you just can’t place the name? Me too – I get these often enough that I thought to myself a blog post might be in order.

4 Ways to Build Your Small Business

by Geri Stengel on Jan 3, 2013 - 12:20am

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Even in a slow economy, opportunities emerge that, if you use them well, can rocket your business to success.

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Want to Grow Your Business? Team

by Geri Stengel on Mar 20, 2012 - 12:20am

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Maybe you don’t think your business is the right kind or big enough to grow through government contracting. Think again.

Are Government Contracts a Way UP for Women Entrepreneurs?

by Geri Stengel on Jan 10, 2012 - 12:20am

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Government contracting is a big chunk o’ change for businesses both large and small. Last year federal government contracts alone -- never mind state and local -- gave $477 billion to private businesses. And 5% of those contracts are supposed to go to women-owned businesses.

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New Models of Philanthropy Will Challenge, Enrich Nonprofits

by Geri Stengel on Nov 8, 2011 - 12:20am

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Last week, I laid out the trends in philanthropy that are forcing foundations and nonprofits to change the way they do business: the economy; the ability and demand to measure impact; generational shifts; and increased emphasis on competition/collaboration.

How LinkedIn’s New Profile Section Can Help Nonprofits Fundraise, Find the People They Need

by Geri Stengel on Oct 11, 2011 - 12:20am

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In it’s effort to ramp up nonprofit participation in its services, LinkedIn now has a “Volunteer Experience & Causes” section for your profile page. The idea is that professionals will share information about what causes they care about and their level of engagement with those causes.

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5 Tips for Attracting Large Donations

by Geri Stengel on Aug 11, 2011 - 12:01am

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Donors are different these days. I’m talking about the individual donor, not foundations. And I’m particularly talking about the donors you hit up for more than $10 per month. How do you inspire donations in the $10,000 range?

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What Small Businesses Need To Know Before They Choose A Cause-Marketing Partner

by Geri Stengel on Jun 30, 2011 - 12:23pm

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You’ve heard it before: Cause marketing helps small businesses improve their bottom lines while increasing their visibility in the community. Consumers notice when you show you care.

In fact, successful entrepreneurs start working with nonprofits when when their businesses are just starting. It seems to be good karma.

What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know About Scaling Impact

by Geri Stengel on Jun 2, 2011 - 12:54am

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The social sector is at a tipping point, a place where great changes in process must take place so great social change can happen:

The economy shifted.
Funding sources have realigned.
New funding options – private/public partnerships – are evolving.
The world itself – water resources, illness, poverty – has changed. Social ills are so massive that massive projects are needed to address them.
Technology now allows us to solve old problems with new techniques and to reach across borders, across cultures, and across sectors to find solutions and partners.