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Life-cycle of a Grant Application or Submission

Some nonprofit organisations start their search for funds by selecting a variety of funding sources – rather than by needs-based planning.

Stage 1:           Conception – the planning stage where you clarify the desired outcome

Why this?  You have to know …

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Applying labels to categorise individuals is out of control

Examples include categorizing people by birthdate, culture, religion, home address, education, age, sex, income, living standard and employment.   This practice is rampant among people in positions of power, authority or influence.

Let’s explore this practice!

  • Joseph Mayo, an early writer

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Boardroom Tensions, Traumas and Triumphs

Tensions and traumas lie in wait for unsuspecting Board office-bearers and members.  They can erupt after a period of unnerving rumbling, simmer beneath politeness, and manifest at times of high stress as well as times that are apparently stress-free.  

Invitations …

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Survival Protection Plans for SMEs and Nonprofits

In planning to establish a new Nonprofit Organisation or Small/Medium Enterprise, one of the first tasks is to identify goals and objectives for the new entity.

Such goals and objectives are usually expressed in positive terms as to:

  1. desired outcomes

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Moving into and out of the position of Board Chairperson

If you find yourself a prospective Chairperson, make an objective assessment of:

1.    the current situation, including:

    • the nature and level of support currently available to the role, and to the person in that role,
    • reason for the position becoming

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Improving the Workplace Environment – through left- and right-brain orientation

I have spent many years considering and anticipating human behaviours – particularly in developing and negotiating opportunities and solving problems within a variety of business, organisational and work-place environments.

Initially concentrating on organisational policies and procedures, I soon realised that …

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Governance of Rural and Regional Nonprofit Service-providers

The social and economic impact of natural, environmental and economic downturns and disasters have been well documented through recent years.  This article focuses on the impact upon nonprofit organisations in rural and regional communities.  

Such events and their ongoing impact …

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Forecasting involves the past, present and future

A key person in any organisation will often be engaged in forecasting, which includes:

  • assessing risk,
  • setting measurable outcomes,
  • estimating income and costs,
  • scheduling tasks and activities to achieve the required completion date,
  • allocating responsibilities,
  • monitoring performance,
  • financial

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Managing Staff – the issue of promotion

A Manager will at some stage of her/his career face the need to promote or ‘elevate’ a member of their staff to a new or higher level of authority and responsibility – which is likely to be due to either

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What is Committee-itis?

Committee-itis is an infection which invades the body of a committee through one or more committee members.

Recognising Committee-itis – imagine this:

You’ve just come back from a committee meeting.  And what you saw was a group of people who …

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