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Embracing Intrapreneurship: A Nonprofit Game Changer

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Another example–noted in Gump’s book–is the Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown program, which teaches younger students about being citizens, workers, and consumers in society. But it’s much harder to dig up examples of intrapreneurship in the nonprofit world than it is in the for-profit world.

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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. Their work impacts over 200,000 professionals and aspiring engineers every year. In 1971, two students–Edward E. Background. Barnette, Jr.

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Evolution of Today’s Nonprofit Professional

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Whether you were born into it, fell into it or discovered it along your life’s journey, today’s nonprofit professionals follow an evolutionary path much like that of our species. Students build off the work of alumni going back to the 1980’s raiseing funds to attend the national conference in January each year.

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

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Importantly, leaders should also be using DEI resources or DEI professionals as a limitless resource that includes board development. Wage inequity is effectively failing to retain talented and young professionals that enter the sector. He is a Chicago-born Oregonian, who moved to Eugene after living abroad in Sudan.

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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

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They wanted to help students and teachers who were teaching from home that needed curriculum ideas and ways to engage their students in this new virtual environment.”. It was their employees in Chicago and Atlanta. One was an airline company, so I assumed it would be their local employees signing up. It wasn’t!

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Change Makers and Dream Chasers

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MCON 2015 promises to include the same caliber of speakers that MCON is well known for, great socializing events for mingling with your peers, and the beautiful and vibrant city of Chicago as your backdrop. If you can’t make it to Chicago, there’s always the free livestream you can enjoy from the comfort of your own living room.

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Guest Post: Nell Taylor on the Chicago Underground Library

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Last month, I got a chance to talk with Nell Taylor, founder of the Chicago Underground Library. We have neighborhood newspapers, internationally-renowned magazines of political commentary, and three View-Master reels of Chicago hot dog stands, neon signs, and motor inns, respectively. We start each official meeting with introductions.

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