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Working Nonprofit Style
Working Nonprofit Style
Fall 2008
Welcome
Welcome to Fall 2008
Ethics & Conflict
The Nonprofit Ethicist: Fall 2008

If the bookkeeper in your national social-justice organization was helping himself to the contents of the till, what would you do?

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Human Resources: Workforce
Working: Nonprofit-Style

Nonprofit workers share stories about their jobs, their salaries, and the meaning of their work.

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Volunteering
Using the Whole Talent Pool: An Interview with Shannon Maynard and Robert Grimm

Nonprofit Quarterly editor in chief Ruth McCambridge spoke to Shannon Maynard and Robert Grimm of the Corporation for National and Community Service about their work, the latest research on volunteering, and trends in effective nonprofit staffing management.

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Human Resources: Laws & Processes
Show Me the... Participation

McCambridge surveys the literature on what workers want, and finds that autonomy and voice top the list.

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Volunteering
Volunteering by the Numbers

Volunteers are the human resource lifeblood of the nonprofit sector. Who are they, and what motivates them?

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Organizational Culture & Development
Who Decides? Mapping Power and Decision Making in Nonprofits

Do endless meetings with no resolution get you down?

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Human Resources: Laws & Processes
When Is HR Outsourcing Right for Your Organization?

Can’t afford an HR staff? Outsourcing may be the way to go.

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Ethics & Conflict
Dr. Conflict | Fall 08

Dr. ConflictAre you ready to have your power in the organization reflect the power inherent in your title? Dr. Conflict is here to tell you how.

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Financial Management: Enterprise
Business Planning on a Dime: An Interview with David Brown and Pamela Brown

Recently, the Nonprofit Quarterly sat down with veteran nonprofit business planners David Brown and Pamela Brown to get insight on what distinguishes business plans from other kinds of plans and what nonprofits need to know to create an effective plan. Guess what? You don’t need to spend $250,000 for an effective business plan.

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Financial Management: Enterprise
Business Planning: What's in Your Toolbox?

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. But you have options in nonprofit planning, and “strategic planning” is just one. Broaden your toolbox by browsing the aisles of this “virtual hardware store” of business planning tools.

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Financial Management: Structures & Patterns
The Age-Old Problem: Leasing versus Buying

It’s an age-old problem: whether to lease or buy office and program facilities. Few organizations have the expertise and track record of the Illinois Facilities Fund, whose analytical lens can help any nonprofit sort through its real estate options.

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Media & Communications
Nonprofit Taglines: The Art of Effective Brevity

A tagline should say it all. Does yours?

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Satire
Next-Generation Riff: Schism Raised by Consciousness

One organization takes the generational challenge seriously and discovers that it has created a situation that can’t be healed.

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