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A Personal Inventory Will Help Find That Next
Job
By Tom Pope
One job seeker volunteered at
Beth Israel Hospital. Having a sales background with Neiman
Marcus in the for-profit world, that skill helped the woman land
a job in development.
That story, told by Lois L.
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Management ...
Global warming not an act of
God
Going “green” might be
the newest trend on the block. But Catholic organizations have a
higher calling to become environmentally sustainable, according
to Dan Misleh, executive director of The Catholic Coalition on
Climate Change in Washington, D.C.
Misleh explained during the National
Catholic Development Conference that stopping climate change
isn’t about the science or politics -- it’s about
minimizing the environmental impact on life. Even Pope Benedict
XVI has spoken out about climate change.
That’s why The Catholic
Coalition on Climate Change, including the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA,
created the Catholic Climate Covenant to unite Catholic
communities to stop climate change. The Catholic Climate
Covenant invites Catholic communities to take The St. Francis
Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor.
Here are tenets of the St. Francis
Pledge:
- Pray and reflect on
the duty to care for God's Creation and protect the poor and
vulnerable;
- Learn about and
educate others on the causes and moral dimensions of climate
change;
- Assess how each of
us – as individuals or within our families, workplaces or
other organizations – is contributing to climate change
(i.e. consumption and conservation);
- Act to change our
choices and behaviors contributing to climate change,
and;
- Advocate for
Catholic principles and priorities in climate change discussions
and decisions, especially as they impact the poor and
vulnerable.
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Grants ...
Giving the money just starts the
process
Although it might not seem
like it to grant recipients, grantmakers do have a concern about
the effect of the funds they disburse.
In the book “More Than
Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the
Grant,” the Center for Effective Philanthropy has put
together a picture of the possibilities that exist past the
awarding of money.
The Center had four key findings:
- Foundation staff believe that assistance
beyond the grant is important for creating impact -- and, in
particular, for grantees' achievement of their goals -- but they
know little about the actual results of the assistance they
provide.
- The majority of grantees of a typical large
foundation receive no assistance beyond the grant, and the 44
percent that do receive assistance generally receive just two or
three types.
- Providing just two or three types of
assistance appears to be ineffective; it is only in the minority
of cases when grantees receive either a comprehensive set of
assistance activities or a set of mainly field-focused types of
assistance that they have a substantially more positive
experience with their foundation funders than grantees receiving
no assistance.
- Providing assistance beyond the grant in
ways that make a meaningful difference to grantees calls for a
significant investment on the part of the foundation. Program
staff at foundations that provide assistance in these ways to
more of their grantees tend to manage fewer active grants and
give larger grants.
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Boards ...
9 myths about most
boards
Assembling and keeping a great board is a
challenge, but June Bradham, founder and president of consultant
Corporate DevelopMint, has discovered nine myths that can hamper
either the makeup or operations of a board. She presents those
myths in her book "The Truth About What Nonprofit Boards Want"
and follows with myth-busting truths.
- It’s the cause, not the company.
Current board makeup is the number one reason a top-flight
candidate will consider board service.
- A great board member is a great board
member. Period. The board member who doesn't feel the cause
passionately can't compete with one who does.
- The board alone is responsible for success
or failure. Without a dedicated, smart, visible and vocal CEO, a
board will not totally engage.
- CEO and board members are colleagues,
nothing more. Engaged boards have an inspired CEO who forms a
partnership with board members and demonstrates a passion for
the mission.
- It’s about the work, not about the
party. All work and no play makes Jack an unhappy board
member.
- What the Executive Committee shares is its
business. The chair and CEO must build trust with the entire
board.
- Great board members = big check writers.
That's all. Board giving is directly correlated to the board
experience.
- No one cares about gift expectations two
years out. Tell the board in advance what is expected all of
it.
Boards get a lot from training.
Board members hate anything labeled "training".
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