grantmakers
Revisiting Honest Practice
Looking back through my writings about honest practice, I came across this piece originally published in the
“You can’t copy your way to the top.”
This “meta lesson” from The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership struck me when advising a colleague on a grant that wanted applicants to document the use of “best practices” in their proposed project. The real kick was that the funder was only interested in new projects and proclaimed to support innovation.
Alliance for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference, 2009
When:
July 15, 2009 - July 17, 2009
Where:
Palm Springs, CA The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is holding their 2009 Annual Conference July 15 - 17. 2009 in Palm Springs California.
Delivering impact: Improving nonprofit effectiveness