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Six Reasons Non-Profits Fail, Reason #4: Obsession with Percentages

“It sounds like you’re cooking the books,” I said.  And the executive director went absolutely nuts.  I wasn’t surprised because I had been in this conversation hundreds of times before.  But I had to tell it like I saw it. … Continue reading

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Ratios are Ridiculous!

Picture this.  You’re sitting around with your colleagues in the conference room and the “boss” tells everyone that they have to figure out what percentage of the newsletter or the latest appeal can be “counted” as education because your fundraising … Continue reading

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