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NonProfit Membership

April 13, 2011
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What does being a member of a nonprofit mean? Membership is very loosely defined in the dictionary as being part of a group. If you have a condition that others have, does that make you a member of the group? Do you have to actively make a choice to join a group? If you have [...]

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Triumph and Tears

March 7, 2011
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I met the most amazing woman tonight: someone who truly embodied the heart and spirit of what I have always thought a nonprofit would be. Maybe I have become slightly cynical after being involved with several more ‘corporate’ type nonprofits; not to say that is bad, but the raw feelings this woman shared were outstanding. [...]

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NonProfit Membership

March 3, 2011
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Members? Many groups talk about their ‘members’, but just who, or what, constitutes membership? The dictionary defines a member as a person who is part of a group or company or nation. That is a pretty broad definition and includes many variations. For your nonprofit, what is a member? Is it someone who has donated [...]

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