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		<title>It&#8217;s Not Rocket Science&#8230;Why Do We Need to Hire a Consultant?</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/09/its-not-rocket-science-why-do-we-need-to-hire-a-consultant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sethbloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As consultants working with nonprofit organizations on various aspects of nonprofit life including fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and leadership development, we are often asked why an organization should engage our services rather than just do it themselves.  My answer is that consultants bring experience, focus, perception, accountability, objectivity and style that make the realization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tired of Talk about Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of talk about vision? Me too! And here's why.]]></description>
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		<title>“I’m not saying please, I’m not being reasonable, I’m making the decision&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/08/%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%99m-not-saying-please-i%e2%80%99m-not-being-reasonable-i%e2%80%99m-making-the-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's up to the Executive Director to make hard decisions - as seen on TV. ]]></description>
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		<title>When the Best, Biggest and Most Successful Can Backfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sethbloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/?p=113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I love about writing for a blog and posting my opinions is I can write about virtually anything I have an opinion about and picture people reading it, nodding their heads in agreement.  Hopefully as I continue to blog I’ll write something that resonates with some folks or even challenges you.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Services Are Great, But We&#8217;re Flat Broke</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/07/your-services-are-great-but-were-flat-broke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/07/your-services-are-great-but-were-flat-broke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sethbloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we had a nickel for every time we heard this comment from prospective clients, we would have enough money to retire.  OK, well maybe that’s an exaggeration, but you get the picture.
Perhaps the irony of needing financial resources to support a nonprofit organization is most apparent when we’re meeting with organizations to discuss our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to present a new idea without getting lynched!</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/03/how-to-present-a-new-idea-without-getting-lynched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marlacooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been watching the dues committee at a non-profit where I’m a member spend the past year, researching, studying, analyzing, considering, projecting and estimating what impact a new membership dues structure would have on the organization.  I’ve also been watching them present this new idea to board members and some of our bigger donors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anyone Know Why We&#8217;re Meeting?</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/anyone-know-why-were-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/anyone-know-why-were-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/?p=101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations! You’ve limited your meeting attendees to those who need to be there.
Now, how are you going to keep from wasting their time?
Your valuable volunteers are smart. They can come up with great ideas and engage in really substantive conversations that result in good policy. That only works though, if they’ve been given time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax-exempt groups must adapt to economic woes</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/tax-exempt-groups-must-adapt-to-economic-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/tax-exempt-groups-must-adapt-to-economic-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guillermina Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nonprofit crisis can generate the energy to transform Delaware’s sector into one that more efficiently and productively serves its diverse constituency and supplements efforts to foster economic development.]]></description>
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		<title>Art to spark civic dialogue in Delaware</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/art-to-spark-civic-dialogue-in-delaware/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/art-to-spark-civic-dialogue-in-delaware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guillermina Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What, really, is the role for the arts in Delaware?]]></description>
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		<title>A niche for corporate giving</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/a-niche-for-corporate-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/02/a-niche-for-corporate-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guillermina Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The nonprofit sector could become corporation’s call for leadership and community involvement.]]></description>
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