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[Recommended Book]

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

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By Jim Collins
A must read for managers who want to apply good business techniques to their nonprofit.

Publisher's Description:

The Challange
Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?

The Study
For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?  Read more



[Tip Sheet]

Making Planned Giving Easier Tips

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By Chuck Reynolds, A.B., M.A., CFRE

Welcome to this Tip Sheet to use if your organization is interested in making planned giving a reality. Often we underestimate our capacity to take incremental steps to begin the planned gift process. What research is telling us is that the planned giving area holds great promise for long term growth and yet, perhaps is the most underutilized opportunity for nonprofit organizations. Do not be concerned or stressed about the technicality of a planned gift. There are ways to address this area when the planned gift comes your way.

The 10 steps outlined below should enable your organization to engage the planned giving area. There are a number of ways and vehicles a donor can use to make a planned gift including gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, insurance and bequests as part of their philanthropic plans. Your priority, however, is cultivation and building a relationship with those committed to your mission.  Read more



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