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		<title>Tired of Talk about Vision</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2010/09/tired-of-talk-about-vision/</link>
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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>
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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>Anyone Know Why We&#8217;re Meeting?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<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>Why am I here?</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2009/12/why-am-i-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasting time in meetings is harmful to the bottom line. Inviting the right people is key to productive meetings and happier staff and volunteers.]]></description>
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		<title>Nonprofits Need Help, Not Just Directives</title>
		<link>http://www.nonprofitwatercooler.com/2009/12/not_just_directives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telling nonprofits to collaborate or merge is easy. Implementing it is hard. Where will the help come from in order to make it happen?]]></description>
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		<title>Is this meeting necessary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>susandetwiler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all have the experience: Sitting in a meeting, wondering when it will end, and too polite to just up and leave. Meanwhile, we&#8217;re screaming inside, &#8220;Get me out of here!&#8221; Of course, this never happens in your organization. But if this experience is so common, why does it still happen?
I contend it&#8217;s because no [...]]]></description>
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