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HERSTORY: In 2008 I had the idea to start a business. i was still working for a nonprofit. but I decided to start writing my book. I called it the CD project. Hilarious. Here I am in my barely …
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So you want to hire a nonprofit consultant. What do you need? Here's how to go about doing it for the best results. Don't just hire a guy that that guy down the street told you to hire. Maybe you need …
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This year at the Fundraising Career Conference, we had 6 women of color presenting, out of 9 presenters in 11 sessions. Heres's what I found with this lineup of speakers, after 4 years of running …
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When I met Sarai Johnson last year, I felt super excited. She is the founder of the Lean Nonprofit, and she has so much nonprofit experience! 1. How do Consultants start out? It isn’t …
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Are you friends with failure? I remember at one of my old nonprofit fundraising jobs, making the smallest mistake was the cause for disciplinary action, reprimand, and dire accusations of waste and …
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In November 2016 Yes Magazine published a happy go lucky article about the gig economy and how we should all LOVE IT because it gives us SO MUCH FLEXIBILITY! But what if we want safety as well as …
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