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Managing the Mosaic
Managing the Mosaic
Winter 2003
Welcome
Welcome | Winter 2003
Letters
Letters to the Editor (Win 03)
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Case Study
Spinning Straw into Gold: Ferocious Resolve

A year after we last interviewed these organizations, the resourcefulness and drive that they continue to demonstrate in the face of financial upheaval is inspiration for us all.

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LeadershipOrganizational Culture & Development
Making Change: How to Build Adaptive Capacity

The strength of nonprofits rests on their adaptability. Sussman examines the core capacities and strategies that build and sustain adaptive organizations.

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Organizational Culture & Development
To 501(c)(3) or Not to 501(c)(3): Is That the Question?

In addition to the obvious benefits, incorporation can have unexpected costs. Kunreuther looks at why some groups are considering thisquestion more closely.

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Technology
Promising Progressions: Nonprofits and Technology

For nonprofits, the challenge is not whether they will incorporate technology, but how. Now familiar tools are increasingly being used to exten our work in new ways.

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Organizational Culture & Development
Brave Leadership in Organizational Conflict

Conflict and creative tension are key parts of organizational existence, but what is a leader to do when the situation becomes toxic?

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Accountability: Evaluation
What the Nonprofit Sector Can Learn from Home Improvements

Hewlett Foundation’s Paul Brest asserts that clear causal models are the key to successful strategies for nonprofits. He asks for feedback—what is your experience?

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Accountability: Regulation
Time to Stop Excusing the Inexcusable: Foundation Trustees Who Play by Their Own Rules

Recent foundation scandals involve a small fraction of grantmakers, but all will be hurt unless trustees demand the highest possible standards of themselves.

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Satire
Help Wanted: $100,000/yr. for Hard-Working, Cooperative Board Member (Discreet Inquiries Only)

Phil Anthrop goes behind the scenes to expose the barely imaginable trade in "gravy spots" on foundation boards.

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Advocacy
On Nonprofits and the Electoral Process

Nonprofits are an indispensable part of our democratic process. With elections less than a year away, two experts look at what nonprofits must do and why.

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Media & Communications
What's a Blog, and Why Should Nonprofits Care?

Weblogs offer nonprofits a low-cost way of publishing their material and communicating with others, but like all new technology, this requires humanware too.

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