Can You Gig It?

In a recent LinkedIn post, Detroit’s “Gig Economy” was showcased highlighting several freelancers and their experiences. Freelancing is a growing component of our national (and local) economy, fueled in great part by technology and globalization. This creates powerful opportunity, and nowhere is the value proposition for “gigging” more compelling for business than in the nonprofit arena. Several dynamics converge to yield a strong case for considering outsourced talent as a uniquely effective mission-booster. As with any proposition, there are pros…

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Is Your Data Delivering?

On the surface, a simple “Yes” or “No” question – are you getting what you need from your data? It’s a question every organization’s leadership should be asking themselves. And asking the question brings to light the fact that there are several layers that make the question anything but simple… First qualifier – what data are we talking about? In the nonprofit arena, discussions around data are often limited to three general areas of operations – program, philanthropy and finance.…

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Photo. Synthesis!

Do you remember when you first learned about the magical process of how plants convert sunlight to energy? How your teacher lovingly and patiently guided you through the various parts of a plant until you got to the glorious leaf and its hallowed chlorophyll? How you longed to immerse yourself in all of science’s wonders rather than spend time on frivolous play and socializing? Okay, maybe it wasn’t THAT captivating, but you have to admit it is pretty amazing when…

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Moving the Pile

OF COURSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE EVERYTHING IS! The ringing in of the New Year in the US is accompanied by dramatic increases in testosterone resulting from the seasonal onset of Football Fever. College teams vie in Bowl games (44 Bowl games will take place in 2016), many with curious sponsorship-induced names (the Taxslayer Bowl?). Pro teams are in the thick of the playoff contention race, and the Super Bowl is roughly a month away. One of the situations you’re…

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