When I advise nonprofits about corporate giving, I recommend including a “corporate giving” section in their gift acceptance policy. It should note whether there are companies or even entire industries that your nonprofit wouldn’t want to partner with because they conflict with its mission.
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You’re in your weekly staff meeting. As usual, a few team members arrive with detailed lists of their ongoing projects, while most jot down a handful of updates in the last hour before the meeting.
Your teammates begin logging into the online meeting or drifting into the conference room just a minute or two before start time. A few punctual attendees chat about weekend plans or touch base on an ongoing issue. Five minutes past the scheduled start, the leader suggests waiting a bit longer since not everyone has arrived—and Bob is supposed to be joining. At seven minutes past, someone asks, “Can someone text him?” Finally, the meeting begins.
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