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About CDP « Cultural Data Project

The Cultural Data Project (CDP) is a unique system that enables arts and cultural organizations to enter financial, programmatic and operational data into a standardized online form. Organizations can then use the CDP to produce a variety of reports designed to help increase management capacity, identify strengths and challenges and inform decision-making. They can also generate reports to be included as part of the application processes to participating grantmakers.

Investing approaches for endowments

In the wake of the economic meltdown, investment committees at endowments and foundations are reconsidering how they make decisions.

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Keeping technology current

Planning ahead for technology upgrades and replacements can save time, money and frustration, says this article from TechSoup.

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What to Do When You Really, Really Disagree with a Board Decision

Thumbs up and downMost of the time, nonprofit boards work through consensus. But what if you think a serious mistake is being made? Sometimes knowing what to do in advance if such a situation arises can help you understand the situation more clearly as it unfolds:

Have you ever been in a situation where the board has made a decision that you think is very wrong and will have severe negative consequences for the organization? Or where you think an important decision has been railroaded through?

As a board member myself and something of a contrarian, I've found myself in these circumstances from time to time over the years. For example, on the board of an organization with a sizable financial deficit, I found myself and one other board member losing a seventeen-to-two vote to take funds from the organization's endowment for current operating e

Growing board engagement: Part III - Decision-making

This final article in a three-part series on board engagement focuses on how to structure the decision-making process at board meetings.

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Vermont Law Review | 10th Annual Symposium

Corporate Creativity: The Vermont L3C & Other Developments in Social Entrepreneurship

The Incredible Power of Company-Wide Goal Alignment

tudies show a dramatic increase in both worker and business performance when an organization effectively sets and closely ties individual employee goals to the company's overall strategy. Yet amazingly, a mere 7% of employees today fully understand their company's business strategies and what's expected of them in order to help achieve company goals.

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