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

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Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds. 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).

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

Have Fun - Do Good

We also take part in trainings that are relevant to most of their work. It could be training in information and communication technology, or it could be a training on a local water filter that would be helpful for people to bring to their communities. It's called the Biosand Water Filter.

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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. citizen journalism training that we developed because the women were asking for it.

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