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Carter McNamara

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The CFC is the Most Donor Friendly Means of Giving

In a CFC campaign, each Federal employee gets a pledge card with a long list…

Financing & Loans

What is the CFC and Where to Apply: The Nuts & Bolts

In workplace giving, workers solicit funds from their co-workers, and the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)…

Financing & Loans

The Combined Federal Campaign: Debunking The Myths

This is the first in (what’s likely to be) a long series of postings about…

Financing & Loans

Summary Principles for Staying Sane When Leading Others

Staying Sane When Leading Others: Summary Principles Everyone in management has gone through the transition…

Leadership Skills

Some Unique Nonprofit Board Models (Part 2 of 2)

(See Part 1 of 2) Relationship Model Steven Block proposes a model that, instead of…

Business Laws & Ethics

Tell Us What You Want

This blog is for you, the reader. We take your feedback very seriously. Please take…

Improving Yourself

Tell Us What You Want

This blog is for you, the reader. We take your feedback very seriously. Please take…

Improving Yourself

5 Leadership Skills for Project Managers

Guest post from Claudia Vandermilt: As a project manager, your teams rely on your leadership…

PM Methodologies

Some Frameworks and Models of Project Management

The following list was graciously contributed by Marc Bonnemains, and is from a LinkedIn discussion…

PM Methodologies

7 Important Principles of Total Quality Management

7 Vital Total Quality Management Principles Guest post from Quin Harris Total Quality Management (TQM)…

Organization Development

Organic Approach to Problem Solving

When planning, it’s extremely important to match the nature of the planning process to the…

Business Planning

Some Unique Nonprofit Board Models (Part 1 of 2)

As demands for Board effectiveness and accountability continue to grow, research and discussions about how…

Business Laws & Ethics

A Definition of Supervision

Supervision is a widely misunderstood term. Many people believe it applies only to people who…

Leadership Skills

Welcome to the Supervision Blog!

We’re Carter McNamara and Marcia Zidle, co-hosts of this blog. You can read more about…

Leadership Skills

Setting Yourself Apart: Unique Selling Proposition

Unique Selling Proposition: Setting Yourself Apart (Guest post from Michael Zipursky.) Lack of focus. That’s…

Business Planning

Project Management, Leadership and Making the Right Decision

A guest post from Patrick d’Astous , chief scientist at Smartbox Software. A project manager…

PM Methodologies