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Are you having trouble developing a new strategic plan?
Is your earned income business losing more money than it makes?
Is your board failing to give you the kind of support you need?

If your answer to any of these questions is "Yes," we may be able to help. Stanford Social Innovation Review and the Stanford Graduate School of Business Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) have teamed up to provide answers to questions you have about managing nonprofits. We provide three ways for you to get your questions answered:

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Question: Are there any mentor programs that can assist board members who have never been on a board before?
Answered by: Rebecca Zucker
July 02, 2008
The services of an Executive Coach can be engaged to support a Board President in building and empowering the board to clarify and accomplish its mission. Mentorship may also come from an experienced past board…

Question: How can we use our organization’s resources most efficiently?
Answered by: Michele Popiel
July 01, 2008
The question you raise tells me that you are at the beginning of a substantial and challenging process for your division. I hope you will set your foundation with my piece on Organizational Development on…

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Every expert is a member of Stanford Graduate School of Business Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) an organization that provides face-to-face pro bono consulting to nonprofits. Since 1987 more than 1,000 ACT members have consulted to more than 350 organizations on topics ranging from strategic planning and income generation to cost analysis.

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