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Six Threats to Organizational Transformation

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Whenever there is organizational change, those with power who are fearful that they will lose power will often exert unnecessary force to swat away potential changes. Echo Chambers One of the most dangerous phenomena during an organizational change is to make decisions in an echo chamber. What do I mean by that?

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Six Threats to Organizational Transformation

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Whenever there is organizational change, those with power who are fearful that they will lose power will often exert unnecessary force to swat away potential changes. Echo Chambers One of the most dangerous phenomena during an organizational change is to make decisions in an echo chamber. What do I mean by that?

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MNA is searching for our next Executive Director

MNA Association

Representing the richness and diversity of Montana’s charitable sector, MNA members address an array of missions in education, health and human services, arts and culture, religious and spiritual development, environmental protection, animal welfare, economic and workforce development, and more.

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An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In this regard, the education-focused nonprofit Jump Corporation offers a useful case study of how early-stage nonprofits can develop effective governance practices and evolve them over time. In 2011, seven Korean Harvard University students established Jump with the common goal of expanding educational opportunities for underserved youth.

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Corporate Partnerships & The Law: Contracts ??

Selfish Giving

Companies may want the charity partner to undertake specific activities. If the charity is expected to provide substantial return benefits, such as active marketing of the company’s products or services, the payments received as part of the relationship could be subject to unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”).

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The Perils of Black Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

Black leadership has been severely underrepresented across several domains within the United States, including the workplace, education, and government. 8] Instead, Black leaders tend to be appointed to manage strategic crises and organizational change. A somewhat different perspective.is

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Paving a Better Way: What’s Driving Progressive Organizations Apart and How to Win by Coming Together

NonProfit Quarterly

Core Concepts for Mutual Understanding In this period of widespread turmoil, consultants, coaches, and capacity builders must help organizations build a nuanced understanding of what is going on, identify bright spots, gaps, and missteps, and craft and sequence actions to stabilize and evolve organizational dynamics.