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Building the Solidarity Economy by Boosting Black-Owned Co-ops

NonProfit Quarterly

Interning at the Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, I got a bird’s-eye view of the cooperative ecosystem and what cooperatives could do. I was inspired by the large-scale cooperative development that happened in Italy and Spain. This is how the Kikosi Collective developed. Photo courtesy of Repaired Nations.

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Worn paths and nonprofit organizational structure

Fundraising Coach

Not surprisingly, our by-laws need updating. We’ve come through much of the organizational development dance of the first 4 years. Does this sound like your nonprofit? Share and Enjoy: Other Possibly Related posts: The Folk Dance of Nonprofit Organizational Development. But not all of them are.

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Trusting Youth to Lead

NonProfit Quarterly

How long would a committee of unpaid volunteers (the board) run the statewide nonprofit? They studied hiring laws, human resource ethics, comparable market compensation, and the demands of building an organizational culture, and they drafted a comprehensive, values-aligned job description for the new executive director.

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Are you lying to your nonprofit board members?

Fundraising Coach

I''m not sure why it is, but so many of us outright lie when we invite people to our nonprofit board. Don''t apologize for asking a prospective board member to prioritize your nonprofit. Many of us in nonprofits have a real self-image problem. Our by-laws require a certain number of board members and we have to fill the slots.

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Job Details: Dec 14, 2012

Getting Attention

Brandon & Associates, a small, progressive public affairs and strategic management firm specializing in communications, public interest and grassroots advocacy, and policy and organizational development, seeks an individual with experience in project management, communications, policy analysis and issue campaigns.