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Managance Consulting is now on Facebook!
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We are currently exploring Peter Block's new book: Community: The Structure of Belonging. BK Publishers, Inc, 2008.
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Featured Nonprofit
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This winter we're seeing first hand just how hard it is for animals living outdoors and the kind of appreciative friends they
can be with our help. "Moonpie" as we
affectionately call him found us one evening this Fall when he appeared in our
driveway from nowhere. While he loves to
be free we provide him with a heated bed, plenty of food and water and the
safety of the garage when he wants it. I
pray each day that our efforts will keep him healthy and that he will be one of
the lucky ones."
Animals rely solely on their human caregivers for
safety and comfort - especially during the winter months," said
Stephanie Shain, director of companion animal outreach for The Humane Society
of the United States
(http://www.hsus.org). However,
stray animals, feral cats, and chained dogs, all have to deal with
frigid, inclement weather often because they have no choice. There are 5000 independent nonprofit shelters
in the US
and a wide variety of animal care and animal rights organizations doing their
part to help stray and abandoned cats and dogs survive the winter. To learn more about how you can help please
visit these websites:
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Managance -
Pronounced: ma-nij- ən(t)s\ -noun Managance is about organizing, administering and supervising
with vision and intention to produce great results. Managance Above is about
going over the top and exceeding expectations in achieving your mission.
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Will President Obama's Promise of Change Effect the Non-Profit Sector?
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The
election of Barack Obama as our 44th president has generated an
unprecedented level of excitement and hope.
For members of the nonprofit community his victory has special
significance. Obama began his career working as a community organizer,
helping residents in the South Side of Chicago improve their neighborhoods. During
his campaign, Obama promised to help strengthen the sector with 3 core initiatives:
- Enabling
more Americans to serve the country by expanding AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, skilled retired workers and creating America's Voice Initiative to employ Americans who are fluent in other languages to serve overseas.
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Establishing community service requirements into
middle and high schools nationwide, expanding the YouthBuild program,
establishing a new American Opportunity Tax Credit for college students where
100 hours of service can earn a $4000 tax credit, and ensuring that at least 25
percent of college work study funds are used to support public service
opportunities.
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Investing
in the nonprofit sector with a Social Investment Fund Network
and a social entrepreneurship agency for nonprofits within the Corporation for
National and Community Service.
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How can your
organization engage more volunteers in meaningful ways?
- How can
you build capacity to effectively use more volunteers in your organization?
As
President Obama moves his agenda forward Managance Consulting will be watching
closely to share
our observations and insights with you.
For
more information on Obama's proposals and the impact on nonprofits see: www.barackobama.com/issues/service and www.nptimes.com/08Nov/npt-081104-1.html.
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For Profit Companies Agree - A Positive Corporate Culture Yields Strong Results
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Jim Parker, the
former CEO of Southwest Airlines, had tears in his eyes when recounting his
company's actions following the terrorist attacks of September 11th at
a recent conference on Leading Organizational Change held at the University of
Maryland Business School. He said that despite
the dramatic reduction in air travel in the following weeks and months, the
company immediately made a pledge to keep all of its employees on the payroll whether or not the industry recovered. The management team agreed that if
needed, they would forgo their own salaries for a period of time to ensure that
there was enough money to cover costs. This is just one example of the core operating values of communal responsibility and caring for others that permeates
throughout Southwest Airlines. Other examples are the thoughtful way the gate clerks
interact with customers and flight attendants and pilots care for
passengers. There is no doubt in Mr.
Parker's mind that Southwest's corporate culture contributes to its continued
success and profitability.
In strategic planning guided by Managance Consulting, we help our clients identify or checking in
on their organization's core operating
values-the actions and beliefs that are at the heart of every high performing
organization. We believe, for example,
that it is not enough to just say our core operating value is about "team work
or collaboration." More important is
taking time to examine what teamwork or collaboration really means for your
organization and how your organizational practices facilitate or
hinder how you live out these values.
- What values are at the heart of your
organization?
- In what ways do your core
operating values influence great "customer" service?
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How can you use your core
operating values to enhance your organization's performance?
For more information on the Southwest
Airlines experience: Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits by James Parker
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Starting SMART Coaching Helps One Executive Directors Have A Successful First Year
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Soulfully,
Mindfully, Astutely, Responsibly and Trustingly are the attributes our Starting
SMART coaching program is designed to nurture in new executive directors or
executive directors who have taken on a new position. During the first six months on the job when executive
directors are taking stock of their new situations and positioning themselves
as an effective leader, the Managance Consulting Starting SMART program offers a monthly energizing
phone call with one of our coaches and plenty of support via email between calls. Read more about results from
Starting SMART coaching in the new client case from Fair Chance at www.managance.com.
For more information about Fair Chance at www.fairchancedc.org. |
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Look Forward To Warmer Weather With A Creative Learning Experience Outdoors
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 After 7 years working full
time for Managance Consulting, we're pleased to announce that Paige Teegarden
has struck out on her own with an exciting new venture that is is perfect for a spring organization or professional development workshop. Located in the
beautiful mountains of Garrett County in western Maryland, Think Outside is an
innovative consulting firm that helps individual professional growth and organizations perform more strategically and effectively. We use our
human connection to the natural world and new perspective from facilitated
outdoor exercises to create transformative experiences for individuals, organizations and businesses.
What do we
mean by 'use our human connection to the natural world'?
Drawing from the relatively new field of Eco-psychology, we
believe that human beings evolve in relationship to their environment and in
part because of this evolutionary relationship that our bodies and minds are
'in tune' with the natural world. We can gain inspiration and comfort by
being more aware and intentional in connecting to the natural world.
Human beings respond--body, mind and spirit--to nature. Nature can
provide a sense of balance, harmony, timelessness. Think Outside
provides our clients with simple tools to help them become
more aware of the natural world at a personal/sensory level and then use the
benefits to help facilitate organization change and individual
transformation.
What do we
mean by 'facilitated outdoor experiences'?
Think Outside uses four outdoor modalities to surface new perspective for growth and development. These are:
- sensory awareness (guided outdoor reflection)
- interacting with horses as mirrors of what we are
unconsciously communicating
- adventure
experiences (with ropes courses and rafting) and
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creative
arts.
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Where could you or your organization benefit
from a fresh perspective?
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What information would help you remove barriers to "try on" the Think Outside approach?
To schedule your innovative workshop this spring visit www.thinkoutside.net or send
Paige and email today
phteegarden@thinkoutside.net.
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