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The Evolution of Business Relationships
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Part of leading in the corporate or nonprofit world comes from being able to build and sustain relationships. Whether you’re raising funds or selling...
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LEADING AS AN ART
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Everyone leads differently. Some lead through charismatic charm, others through authoritarian power and still others through empowering and guiding....
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HOW TO MAKE CONNECTIONS STICK
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership I love to meet people, but keeping up with new connections can be a hassle. Many of us exchange business cards and collect people on sites like...
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LEADERSHIP BY PIE TIN, RAINSTICK, KNIGHTS
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership The other day I mistakenly bought piecrust instead of pie and couldn’t find a pie tin. So I went to the local resale shop and left with three things—a...
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THE POWER OF RETREAT
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership It was a cold dark night and I awoke troubled, thoughts spinning in my head. I got out of bed, went to my computer and googled “silent retreat.” I...
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FUNDRAISING REQUIRES INVESTMENT
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Fundraising has a cost. While most businesses are slated to wait at least two years to turn a profit, most nonprofits look to fundraising programs,...
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THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR BOARD*
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership When I think of the time I’ve spent serving on boards, most of it was frankly, boring. Organizations tend to bog the board down with mundane details,...
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TARGET AUDIENCE DIES
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Many of us learned in marketing to send out information to a “target audience” and focus on their needs. However, as social media and tools of...
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NETWORKING AS AN ALIEN
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership At an event recently I walked up and joined a group who proceeded to look at me as if I was an alien. Of course relocating from New York to Milwaukee...
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FIREPLACE SPARKS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Peter Zehren | Nonprofit Management and Leadership Any nonprofit or corporate leader knows the feeling of being confronted with a problem that has limited solutions. Whether it’s a lack of staff,...
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