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Nonprofit Management

Three Nonprofit Hiring Mistakes to Avoid

For one client, four successive poor hires for one mid-level position had profound consequences on its scorecard.

By Curtis Chang | Sep. 29, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Robert Penna had a 20-year career as a senior staffer with the New York State Senate and as a political consultant. He was affiliated with the Rensselaerville Institute for a decade, serves as Charity Navigator’s international coordinator,

Nonprofit Management

Cuomo Orders Review of Nonprofit Compensation

What needs to be under public scrutiny is the entire range of unfettered discretion in spending that some nonprofit executives—and their boards—exercise.

By Robert Penna | 2 | Aug. 5, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Nikki Wilson (right) is co-founder of On the Up. Along with her husband Rob (left), Nikki is on a mission to uncover Africa’s most inspirational social entrepreneurs. The team is currently travelling from Cape Town to Cairo, and blogging as

Nonprofit Management

Innovative Ideas for Sale—No Strings Attached

As controversial as he is kind-hearted, serial entrepreneur Charles Maisel's viewpoint shakes up conventional charity thinking.

By Nikki Wilson | 4 | Aug. 5, 2011
 

Nonprofit Management

Turning Nonprofit Executive On-Boarding on Its Head

If new executives develop themselves in alignment with the organization’s goals, they will mitigate stress and increase the likelihood of their success.

By Jeanne Bell & Marla Cornelius | Jul. 19, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Susan Misra is the associate director of Program and Grants Management and Capacity Building at TCC Group. Corporate citizenship

Nonprofit Management

Training for Nonprofits That Sticks? Yes, It’s Possible!

The reason many fail to achieve organizational change is that they focus on preparing leaders to change, rather than actual implementation.

By Susan Misra | 3 | Jul. 14, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting, which provides strategic planning, Board development and fundraising advice to charities and philanthropies.

Nonprofit Management

Everything Old Is New Again, and Nonprofits Should Stay That Way

What nonprofits need isn’t more advice, it’s more money.

By Kelly Kleiman | 41 | May. 3, 2011
 
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Philanthropy

It’s Not About the Tea

By and large, the Central Asia Institute's supporters went for a feel-good story, didn’t do their homework, and didn’t ask the right questions with the Three Cups of Tea dust up.

By Kevin Starr | 29 | Apr. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Sonia Ospina, PhD, is faculty director of the Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Nonprofits

A Loss in the Nonprofit Battle Against “Modest, Passionate and Utterly Disorganized”

The recent expose by 60 Minutes and other organizations, which challenge the practices and experiences chronicled in "Three Cups of Tea," is potentially damaging to the nonprofit sector.

By Sonia M. Ospina | 1 | Apr. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Stephanie Wolcott is social responsibility director for the Alcoa Foundation in New York City and serves as content contributor to KIN Global at the Kellogg School of Management.

Nonprofit Management

Listen to the People

Always talk to the people you are trying to help. And make sure you listen.

By Stephanie Wolcott | 4 | Apr. 18, 2011
 
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Nonprofits

One Nonprofit Closure: The Missed Merger Opportunity

If you believe you are headed toward a merger, start the process sooner rather than later.

By Jean Butzen | Mar. 22, 2011