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The Strategic Puzzle
Mission statements. Core values. Vision statements. Strategic plans. While these terms and others have been the subject of many books and endless internal debates, confusion and frustration still reign. ...
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Which Gifts Are Donor Restricted?
When a church or other charity receives funds, it is essential that any donor-restricted gifts be identified, properly receipted, and segregated in the accounting records, ...
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Succession Planning
Leadership succession planning for the nonprofit or church ministry is one of those areas that is often neglected in the development of board policies. ...
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Mission Creep
In 1938, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes to help fight polio, the disease that had crippled him. ...
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Let Us Inquire of the Lord
There's an obscure little story about David, the warrior, that hardly anybody notices, but it gives wonderful insight into an important truth. ...
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Ten Dangers
Organizations succeed or fail for many different reasons. When they are young, and the future is bright and exciting, it is easy to miss some of the pitfalls that lie in the road. ...
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The Crisis of Character
We're at a crisis in our culture. It's not a crisis of security, although that's of prime importance to our citizenry. And it's not a crisis of terrorism, although that's an issue ...
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The Leader as Coach
As caring leaders, it is our goal to help those who work under us get in touch with how their passions intersect with God's work in the world—to identify those things that will ...
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Making Christ Evident in Your Ministry
A few years ago, I was part of a project which required that I fly monthly from Seattle to Los Angeles to deliver customer service training and quickly became a "regular" at a well-known hotel. ...
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Are We in a New Golden Age of Giving?
Something extraordinary—call it an unprecedented, immediate and yet seismic phenomenonis happening before our eyes. Its cachet is the color of money, yet all the dollars we're talking about may be just a prelude …
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5 Powerful Ways to Be an Effective Communicator
In my early career, my job was to help GE senior executives give speeches, talk to employees, and talk to shareowners. The variety of techniques I worked ...
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Virtual Teams
In today's competitive business environment, where innovation and "speed to market" are crucial, virtual teams have emerged as a new form of collaborative work. They are designed specifically ...
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Risk Management
Risk management is a major responsibility of the administration of nonprofit organizations, but it is seldom considered beyond simply having insurance coverage. Over the last two decades ...
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Protecting Yourself from Discrimination Lawsuits
No one likes to terminate an employee's employment. It is an unpleasant experience for everyone involved, but sometimes it is the best option for both the employer …
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Emerging Trends Affecting Ministry
There are two key principles that are relevant for every leader who wants to emulate both the style and substance of Jesus the ...
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Building Big Goals
World Vision exists to fulfill the mission of "a vision for each child, a life in all its fullness, a prayer for every heart, the will to make it so." They employ over 22,000 employees ...
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Beyond Bored Meetings
Most people find board meetings to be about as interesting as watching slides of their great aunt's bridge party. It's a good thing we don't turn out the lights for our board meetings! ...
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The Engstrom Institute is developing a variety of technology-mediated learning opportunities for its members, such as online courses, that will enhance the effectiveness of ministries and leadership. Learn more …
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