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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

And this kind of nepotism frequently backfires because board members ideally should possess three of the four Ws: wealth, work, wisdom, and wallop (the ability to influence others). This proved to be a wonderful way to share nationally AbilityFirst’s empowerment philosophy. After five years, we finally balanced the budget.

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Connected Citizens Report: The Power, Peril, and Potential of Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Decentralization and Individual Empowerment: As power is pushed to the edges, individuals will have an increasing ability to exert influence through social and broadcast media. We will be influenced by what our connections think and information production and distribution will become more participatory.

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Solutionary Women: Nancy Gruver

Have Fun - Do Good

I love working with men who use their influence and resources to make the world safe and fair for girls. Much of the media aimed at girls gives them mixed messages about “empowerment” by implying it can be attained by buying certain products. In the case of DADs a non-profit structure seemed to fit the mission best.

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Bringing Women a Global Voice: Jensine Larsen, World Pulse

Have Fun - Do Good

That means building in more structure and more discipline, and for myself, it was a lot of letting go of doing everything and knowing how to do it, you know, figuring everything out and really bringing in people who bring that different set of skills. We brought professional empowerment mentors and coaches, and also professional editors.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

Have Fun - Do Good

Melinda: Well, it might be helpful to explain the origin of Women's Global Green Action Network, because it helps to describe how we are structured. What was really missing and what we could fill through a structured place and space, and that would be Women's Global Green Action Network. And we have been operating on those goals.

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