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Nearly 78 million Americans volunteered their time for an organization in 2019—that’s about 30% of the population—according to AmeriCorps. Nonprofit organizations and other companies that rely on volunteers should be developing and managing volunteer programs that benefit the organization and volunteers. It all starts with a well-designed plan. This Library topic is called “Developing & …
Eligibility of Alien Workers in the U.S. Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD This section of the library provides miscellaneous information which may be helpful as an overview of various aspects of business law in the United States of America. Businesses designing personnel policies should obtain advice from an attorney specializing in the area of …
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Business Development — Growing Your For-Profit or Nonprofit Organization © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Whether your organization is a for-profit or nonprofit, you have to address certain considerations and make certain decisions if you set out to intentionally expand — or grow — your organization, products and/or services. You can grow your organization, products …
Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models Learn Strategic Planning Without Incurring Travel Costs! The Series Facilitating Strategic Planning from the Consultants Development Institute provides virtual courses and numerous downloadable tools to learn to facilitate strategic planning. Concurrently you customize your own relevant and realistic Strategic Plan and earn a Certificate in Facilitating Strategic Planning. …
Basic Guide to Program Evaluation (Including Outcomes Evaluation) © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Much of the content of this topic came from this book: This document provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit programs — there are many kinds of evaluations that can be applied …
Problem Solving and Decision Making (Solving Problems and Making Decisions) © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of This Topic Include Test – What is Your Personal Decision-Making Style? Guidelines to Rational Problem Solving and Decision Making Rational Versus Organic Approach to Problem Solving and Decision Making General Guidelines to Problem Solving …
General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development. Sections of This Topic Include Introduction Preparation for Interview Types of Interviews Types of Topics in Questions Sequence of Questions Wording of Questions Carrying Out Interview Immediately After Interview Other Resources …
Goal Setting with Employees — What Should Employees Work On? © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. Strongly Suggested Pre-Reading How to Ensure Strong Employee Performance Management Sections of This Topic Include …
Understand Generational Differences: Guidelines and Resources © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Sections in This Topic Include What Are Generational Differences? Overview of Perceived Differences Between Generations Are Generational Differences a Myth? Guidelines for Managing Different Generations Also consider Related Library Topics What Are Generational Differences? What is a Generation? Before we go on to …
What is Supervision? How Do I Supervise? Comprehensive, practical book by Carter McNamara The guidelines and resources in this topic are not sufficient to develop strong competencies in supervision. Those competencies come from extensive experience in applying that information. Sections of This Topic Include What is Supervision? To Truly Understand Supervision, Be Acquainted With Its …
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Life Stages of Boards © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of This Topic Include Nonprofit Boards For-Profit Boards Also consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to This Topic In addition to the articles on this current page, also see the following blogs that have posts related …
GovernanBroadbent Report (Canadian Governance)ce Codes and Reports © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Governance Codes and Reports Committee on Corporate Governance (Hampel Report) Internal Control Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code (Turnbull Report) European Corporate Governance Institute UK Corporate Governance Code Companies Act (basis for much UK corporate legislation) Review of …
General Advice © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Vast majority of content in this topic applies to for-profits and nonprofits. This book also covers this topic. Sections of This Topic Include For-Profit Nonprofit Also consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to This Topic In addition to the …
Board Evaluation © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Vast majority of content in this topic applies to for-profits and nonprofits. This book also covers this topic. Sections of This Topic Include General Conducting Self-Evaluation Using Results Also consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to This Topic In …
Nonprofit Boards © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Vast majority of content in this topic applies to for-profits and nonprofits. This book also covers this topic. Nonprofit Boards Overview of Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Board of Directors of Corporate Board of Directors (includes nonprofits) Board and Staff Responsibilities The Legal Responsibilities …
For-Profit (Corporate) Boards © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. For-Profit (Corporate) Boards Overview of Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Board of Directors Board and Staff Responsibilities What Do Boards Really Do? Evidence from Minutes of Board Meetings – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation Business Basics – …
Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards How Nonprofits Differ From For-Profits – and How They Are the Same For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards: More Similarities Than Differences? Nonprofit and For-Profit Boards — a Comparison Nonprofit and Corporate Boards: Same or Different? | CompassPoint …