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Five Things They Never Told Me About Christian Fundraising
What's so Christian about the way we do our fundraising? Is Christian fundraising nothing more than secular fundraising, with some Bible verses strewn throughout our appeal letters? ...
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How to Bless Your Team Members!
"If you preach, just preach God's Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don't take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; ...Read more …
Three Days in a Canoe
The challenge many organizations face today when it comes to knowing what to maintain and what to discard to accomplish their mission can be clearly illustrated by a canoe camping trip I took with my son this past summer. ...
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Coaching for Performance—Without Command and Control Tactics
When World Vision designed a coaching model for use with their staff around the globe, we knew it had to be different. ...
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Serving Up
"Servant leadership" is a buzzword both in Christian and secular circles. Almost all position descriptions—from hourly employees to the CEO—cite servant leadership as a valued characteristic and an important qualification for the job. ...
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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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Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations
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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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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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Level Five Accountability
Michelle serves in the finance department of a large ministry. One of her duties is checking staff expense reports, and she's noticed something unusual about the CEO's travel expenses. ...
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Rules/Policies, Logic, and Love
Organizations have rules, regulations, and policies to guide the behavior of the people who work and live in the organization. The intent of those who developed the rules, regulations, ...
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10 Common Mistakes Employers Make
Let's face it, as employers focusing on ministry or business, it is easy to lose sight of the rocks and potholes that can come our way with employees. ...
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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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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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