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The Carver Guide Series on Effective Board Governance by John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver

Eric Lanke

Back in 2007 I read Boards That Make a Difference , which lays out the Carver Model of Policy Governance in book form. Would these documents, I wonder, be easier for the Board to get its head around that the multiple charts and pages that they are currently forced to go through?

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NAASF Crowdsources Customer Support and Advocacy with Online Community

Higher Logic

The website included rudimentary discussion boards, but the platform posed a challenge for categorizing topics, and members were frustrated by the interface, the delay in posting and the inability to upload documents. It removed the discussion board in 2007, after a significant number of members stopped using the feature.

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Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders

Beth Kanter

No longer small, with a budget over $5 million, the organization began work to become a high-performing nonprofit in 2007. Should the document focus only on nonprofits that hope to get larger? The purpose of the resulting document is to entice small nonprofit leaders to consider how they might use the PI in their own work.

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Shaking Up Patterns

Jamie Notter

One simple thing I’ve found to be a catalyst for conversations about patterns is creating Wordle cloud of board meeting agendas, survey responses, annual reports, and other core operating documents. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12). September 2007 (17). August 2007 (18).

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Exploring #Humanize: Open

Jamie Notter

There is a separate 20-page worksheet document for each chapter on the four human elements. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12). September 2007 (17). August 2007 (18). July 2007 (13). June 2007 (17). May 2007 (11). April 2007 (13). March 2007 (13).

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Ignoring the Impossible

Jamie Notter

The story documents a company called Morning Star, the world’s largest tomato processor. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12). September 2007 (17). August 2007 (18). July 2007 (13). June 2007 (17). May 2007 (11). April 2007 (13). March 2007 (13).

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But You're Just Not Doing it Right

Jamie Notter

They will then try to sell you on their new dynamic, nimble, constantly evolving, “living plan document” system. December 2007 (8). November 2007 (14). October 2007 (12). September 2007 (17). August 2007 (18). July 2007 (13). June 2007 (17). May 2007 (11). April 2007 (13).