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Carter McNamara

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Meeting the Requirement for at Least 3 Proposals to Get Funding

Funders often require a grantee to get at least 3 proposals from consultants before the…

Organization Development

The Combined Federal Campaign — Let the Games Begin !!

Having just finished the enjoying the spectacle that is the Summer Olympics, it’s now time…

Financing & Loans

Differences in How Change in Practiced in East Compared to West

(Guest post from Ron Leeman.) I have also recently undertaken some “rough and ready” research…

Consulting & Freelancing

Wearing Two Hats: Board President & Paid Executive – Part Two

(Guest post from Hank Lewis.) An email said: My organization is 2nd in my life…

Business Laws & Ethics

How’d We Do In The Combined Federal Campaign ??

CFC Charity Results In my last post (June 28), I reviewed some of the general…

Financing & Loans

History of Organization Development (Part 6 of 6) – “Can People Really Change? The Genius of Kurt Lewin”

(Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International. This is the sixth blog…

Consulting & Freelancing

Wearing Two Hats: Board President & Paid Executive – Part One

(Guest post from Hank Lewis.) An Email Said: My organization has no paid staff, is…

Business Laws & Ethics

The Combined Federal Campaign — 2011 Giving Greater than all but 13 Foundations

“There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” -– Mark Twain Here are some statistics about…

Financing & Loans

History of Organization Development (Part 5 of 6) — Wilfred Bion and Eric Trist “The Birth of Self-Managed Work Groups”

(Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International. This is the fifth blog…

Consulting & Freelancing

CFC and Planning for the Fall, Part II

By now, CFC charities know the numbers and total dollar amount of the gifts pledged…

Financing & Loans

History of Organization Development (Part 4 of 6) — Frederick Taylor, the First Modern ‘Change’ Consultant

(Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International. This is the fourth blog…

Consulting & Freelancing

CFC and Planning for the Fall, Part I

It’s now spring, which is an interesting time for charities in the Combined Federal Campaign…

Financing & Loans

History of Organization Development (Part 3 of 6) — A Timeline of Who Did What and When

(Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International, with Billie Alban, President of…

Consulting & Freelancing

The CFC: Leveraging National Volunteer Week – April 15-21, 2012

In the 7 Keys to CFC Success, Key #3 is “Use all 12 months of…

Financing & Loans

Exotic Project Management Software

Guest post from Alexander Mitnikov. Where does a typical software vendor come from? IT-companies from…

Project Management Tools

Supportive Leadership – The 5 Basic Rules

(This is a guest post from Professor Günther H. Schust and is based on his…

Leadership Skills