“We milk every cow,” explained Ms. Blanchard in a recent New York Times’ article. “We’re not a three- or four-legged stool. We’re a millipede.” The[…]
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“We already thought of that. It doesn’t work here.” “We have a parking lot and there is a parking shortage in the area,” Catherine shared.[…]
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We love bold, glitzy, high-stake revenue opportunities. They’re exciting. We’ll be heroes when we pull them off. We invest in risky options, hoping that they[…]
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Your staff does so much. They work extra hours. They apply their talents, and you want to do more to recognize their efforts. Asking for[…]
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On the sidewalk by the busy highway, a scruffy man squatted. He was loading beer cans into a plastic grocery sack. After he loaded three,[…]
Read MoreNonprofit people devise fascinating ways to earn revenue or ingenious solutions. Many of their concepts can be adapted to your setting. This article shares the[…]
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