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Diversity: Strengthening the Federal Workforce with a Variety of Viewpoints
I was given a great gift. A colleague disagreed with me. I was expressing my satisfaction on a piece of work that I consider a signature accomplishment. She reflected on…
Public Sector Supervision and Retaining Good Employees
Just this past June, Gallop reported that 70 percent of American workers hate their jobs. Along with this headline, it was reported that while the vast majority of Americans hate…
Promising Practices on the Homeless Front
Despite the bleakness of the situation with the homeless in the United States, where e-snap computer snafus have disrupted U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding and sequestration…
The Evolution of Nonprofit Finance in the United States: Earned Income, Enterprise Strategies and Social Enterprise
The United States has a rich history of nurturing nonprofits and thus has a nonprofit sector that is among the most dynamic and wide-ranging in the world, both in terms…
The Political Engagement of Nonprofit Organizations in the United States
After listening to recent media coverage reporting that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) delayed the application process for a range of organizations such as Tea Party groups and others for…
Environmental Nonprofits: Sharing with Government, Serving the Public
As the third sector, after the government and the private sector, the nonprofit sector is able to focus on specific concerns without the constraints of either bureaucracy or the perverse…
Nonprofits and the Federal Government Working Together
Nonprofit membership organizations have or have access to tremendous intellectual capital, dedicated members willing to donate services and credibility with the media and the public. These assets can be tapped…
Nonprofit Management Techniques that Ensure Success
Nonprofit organizations are key partners and vital to addressing the social, economic, and educational needs of the public. Government agencies often have to deal with bureaucratic red tape that nonprofit…
Nonprofit Management and the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” is being implemented through a wide-ranging combination of public and nonprofit organizations. All of these organizations are experiencing challenges in meeting…
Optimization or Mission Drift?
The Question How do nonprofit managers strive for optimization, stay true to the organization’s mission and avoid being misunderstood in the process? Third sector organizations (e.g. nongovernmental organizations and nonprofits)…
What May Strengthen the Federal Workforce
On January 20, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous and inspirational inaugural address in which he implored Americans to “ask not what your country can do for…
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