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Getting Started in Corporate Philanthropy
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| Business guru Charles Handy, writing in Harvard Business Review, summarized the value of philanthropic businesses by saying, “A good business is a community with a purpose.” Here are six steps to setting up a corporate philanthropy program. |
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4 Ways to Ensure Your Business Thrives
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| What’s the biggest problem facing your organization? Inadequate funding? Burnout of employees, volunteers, board members? Lack of vision? Overwhelming workload?
Many, many organizations face these issues. But if you think “Well, that’s just the nature of this kind of work,” think again. These problems are often symptoms indicating that an organization has slipped into what I call a culture of endurance.
Please note that endurance is not the same as perseverance. When organizations persevere, everyone may work long hours and get by on a shoestring, but employees, volunteers, board members, and general membership all feel energized, enthusiastic, and united by a common goal/mission.
When companies or nonprofits are in endurance, however, they exhibit some typical symptoms: |
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Pay It Forward
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| Hurricane Katrina survivors thank volunteers by keeping circle of kindness going. |
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YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE REALLY VOLUNTEERS
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| At a recent leadership breakfast held through Lehigh University's Iacocca Institute, the speaker made mention that employees are really just volunteers. And it made me think…..if employees are volunteers at our organization, meaning they volunteer to accept employment with us…that means they can volunteer to work and they can volunteer to leave. |
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From Russia to Radio: The Early Years of Radio Czar David Sarnoff
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| Born into a small Jewish village in Russia, David Sarnoff would migrate to America and quickly climb the ranks of corporate America to become one of the world’s most innovative and successful businessmen. As head of the Radio Corporate of America, Sarnoff ushered in a new era of technology and entrepreneurial prowess. |
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Preserving Your Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department
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| What do you do when you are faced with losing a significant number of fire and rescue call personnel? How can you guarantee public safety when you are unsure how many, if any, of your volunteers will respond to a call? These are the problems faced by many communities in Maine and throughout the United States. With the rapid decline in the number of volunteers, more and more towns are forced to consider employing full-time staff-a decision that could run havoc with the financial well being of any community. |
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My Harvest America Review - A Product Paradise Or Another MLM Wasteland From My Harvest America?
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| My Harvest America. So what is it then? Let's take a close look at Harvest America to see if it has legs as a network marketing affiliate program, or does it look like just another lame duck? This is the only review of My Harvest America you will ever need to read (bold claim I know but I'll bet my Stars & Stripes on it). Here goes; |
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Taking the Reins of Your Family Finances
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| Every day in America, the Chief Financial Officers of corporate America make decisions that can help increase revenues, decrease expenses and directly affect the lives of employees who depend on their jobs to feed their families and fuel their lifestyles. |
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Background Checks for School Volunteers -- Necessary or Not?
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| Depending on the role of the volunteers and the level of supervision they will have, many believe school volunteers should be subject to the same screening criteria as any other school worker. These criteria are generally formed by the position or role of the individual and the level of unsupervised access the worker will have to the schoolchildren. |
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Any Volunteers For The Next Presentation?
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| Do you slink down in your seat when your boss calls out: "any volunteers for the next presentation?" Find out what it means...and what you can do about it. |
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Thank (God) For Godless Holidays
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| Now that the holidays are over, we can get back to the business of America. And thank God - no, strike that, thank the "community" - we have a president who understands what the business of America is (crony socialism, of course!).... |
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