Omidyar's predecessors took their business lessons to the nonprofit sector on a grander, more institutionalized scale.
Within the nonprofit sector, there has been strong growth in providing disadvantaged children with social, educational and health services.
He goes on to say that in the nonprofit sector, the public frowns on hiring leaders who expect a higher compensation package.
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"Wharton is seeing a growing number of alumni at all career stages--early, mid, late--changing jobs to enter the nonprofit sector, " Ms. Costello says.
Sometimes they choose circuitous career paths, taking some time to care for children, prepare for a career change or work in the nonprofit sector.
My writing on the nonprofit sector has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, Society Magazine, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Public Interest.
But so, too, is his experience in government and his experience in the nonprofit sector, and his intimate understanding of clean energy development and industries.
Perhaps companies need to take a cue from the nonprofit sector.
The debt ceiling debate and budget deal will undoubtedly have implications for the nonprofit sector and Tides is ready to respond to these challenges in any number of ways.
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If we allowed the nonprofit sector to build the kind of demand for philanthropy that Hollywood builds for movies, we would be on our way to the necessary scale.
By transforming the social structure through economic alliances, corporations and their partners in government and the nonprofit sector may be able to promote social change through aggressive corporate philanthropy and citizenship.
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It appears that the current economic downturn has a number of would-be Wall Street types scrapping their original career plans and heading to the nonprofit sector for shelter from the storm.
As the nonprofit sector continues to grow at an unprecedented pace, savvy donors are demanding more accountability, transparency and quantifiable results from the charities they choose to support with their hard-earned dollars.
Think about it: How many people who graduate with a degree in engineering, mathematics, technology or scientific research, work in the nonprofit sector or seek opportunities in human resources, strategy or operational sustainability?
As part of this work, Corvington is engaged directly with some of the top social innovation intermediaries in the nonprofit sector and has co- authored publications such as Ready to Lead: Next Generation Leaders Speak Out and Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis.
Nathalie Kylander: Our research team, including Chris Stone, Sherine Jayawickrama, Johanna Chao Keilick and Alex Pittman, talked to 73 individuals in 41 organizations and we were struck to find that a shift was occurring, that the nonprofit sector was at an inflection point in terms of the way people perceived and talked about their brands.
Her Synergos Institute brings together big business and mainstream philanthropy with the struggling nonprofit sector in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The nonprofit healthcare sector is especially sensitive to public scrutiny, with federal and state regulators monitoring their charitable activities and media outlets actively reporting aggressive collection practices.
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Today, as founder and executive director of Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP), Gib forges cross-sector partnerships to improve the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations in the international development sector.
How do we ensure that the financial and operational services, as well as the strategic collaboration we offer, meets the needs of philanthropists and nonprofit leaders before the sector hits snags and slowdowns?
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Codifying how this should be set up could involve the private sector, nonprofit organizations and state governments, not to mention Washington.
Explore opportunities in the public, private and nonprofit sector.
"The same set of skills that make a student an attractive candidate in the private sector can make them equally attractive in the nonprofit arena, " said Joseph Du Pont, director of the career center at Brandeis University.
The data that the IRS collects about nonprofit organizations present a great opportunity to learn about the sector and make it more effective.
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Through the program, emerging leaders are paired with an established leader from the business, nonprofit, media or government sector worldwide who will provide mentorship and guidance.
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More than 1, 200 attendees and 200 speakers and panelists participated from across Federal, state and local governments, nonprofit and academic communities, and the private sector to identify opportunities around greening the Federal Government.
And if you can let go of the notion that the private sector is the best way to get what you need, you will find that nonprofit organizations provide very sound guidance, for instance, the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic.
And some nonprofit organizations discount the for-profit motives of the private sector, seeing them as exploitative and off-mission.
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