Recently, as I waited with a nonprofit CEO of a social service agency for board members to join a virtual meeting, we quickly dove into[…]
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Read More“It’s hard to get staff to share stories.” Glenda Leonard, Development Director at the Salvation Army, said, “We’ve even made it part of their annual[…]
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