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How To Show The Value Of Your Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries.

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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business. He taught me that 95% of the time I didn’t need help from him or another attorney. And stuck was the operative word: I stayed in that role for seven years.

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New Benetech board member, Robert Wexler

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a principal at Adler & Colvin, San Francisco's top law firm specializing in nonprofit law. Rob is also a lecturer at Stanford Law School where he teaches the Law of Nonprofit Organizations. His practice focuses on tax and corporate matters for nonprofits and their donors.

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How To Show The Value Of What You Do

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Specifically, the book teaches how to demonstrate the value of your initiatives, using a simplified version of the ROI Methodology. The ROI Methodology was implemented globally in the 1990s and since then has become one of the most used evaluation systems in the world, as it is used routinely in more than 6,000 organizations in 70 countries.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Negotiate a Gift of Realty with Strings Attached

Bloomerang

Realize, however, your organization is legally bound to respect your donor’s wishes when accepting (or later handling) their gift. Seeing multiple other organizations have turned down this gift due to the ongoing expenses that will be incurred should give you pause. I hope this helps you find a way forward, — Charity Clairity.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Negotiate a Gift of Reality with Strings Attached

Bloomerang

Realize, however, your organization is legally bound to respect your donor’s wishes when accepting (or later handling) their gift. Seeing multiple other organizations have turned down this gift due to the ongoing expenses that will be incurred should give you pause. I hope this helps you find a way forward, — Charity Clairity.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. From the late 1800s up until 1920, the U.S. entered the Progressive Era.

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