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Internships matter

NOCHE (The Northeast Ohio Council On Higher Education) recently released a fascinating report called the Internship Market Research study.  In short, the report concluded that:    As a student, you should know that internships provide real world...

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Twitter, Nonprofits, and Philanthropy

Usage, news, and discussion surrounding Twitter seem to be everywhere at the moment. I wanted to share several links I think are worth reading to learn more about the Twitter phenomenon and how it might be of actual use in the nonprofit world without becoming...

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WCSB encourages listeners to “Give Back”

WCSB (the student-run radio station of Cleveland State University) is a great place to hear quality, non-corporate radio – much of it featuring music and news connected to Cleveland’s ethnic communities. They have a fantastic, truly eclectic program...

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Book Worms Unite for Social Change!

Earlier this spring, I was asked by our friendly nonprofit association, Ohio Grantmakers Forum, to review a book on nonprofit management for the spring issue of their newsletter.  I used the opportunity to track down the latest publication from the folks at...

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Faith-based organizations in action

Think about the YMCA, Salvation Army, and Habitat for Humanity. What do they all have in common? (Besides, of course, the fact that each organization has made significant contributions to society.) Each of them was founded as a faith-based organization. In...

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Could merging help your organization?

Earlier in my career, I was part of a rather large agency that merged with another to create a new entity.  The rationale for the merger was that:  both organizations had similar missions, i.e. programs serving children and families, one entity would be...

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