tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post6727143984639790468..comments2023-08-15T10:03:46.797-05:00Comments on JulyDream: Business in the Philanthropic WorldJulyDreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07397582842098893308noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-48455808722328810372007-12-30T18:45:00.000-06:002007-12-30T18:45:00.000-06:00Did your boss read the FT article?http://www.effec...Did your boss read the FT article?<BR/><BR/>http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065310598293693015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-76965660240956386082007-12-29T05:22:00.000-06:002007-12-29T05:22:00.000-06:00btw pavan,i had got a chance to get a glimpse of...btw pavan,<BR/>i had got a chance to get a glimpse of the book, but now since you r recommending let me go through it again, for that i have to borrow it from my friendRanjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765466316820239425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-89242557549818306512007-12-29T05:17:00.000-06:002007-12-29T05:17:00.000-06:00hey paige,nice food for thought, i do believe that...hey paige,<BR/>nice food for thought, i do believe that mere participation(as i have have some) in philanthropic activities is not enough if you really want to be involved in these activities.....Ranjit Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765466316820239425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-77194677850398234612007-12-28T16:42:00.000-06:002007-12-28T16:42:00.000-06:00thanksyour advice is right on target...yeah its th...thanks<BR/><BR/>your advice is right on target...yeah its the company of people that you enjoi actually...<BR/><BR/>Naah, i m not much interested in seeing the fireworks...celebrating with frirnds @ local pub is better :)Achilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977917255363485070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-60241483193359784892007-12-28T15:14:00.000-06:002007-12-28T15:14:00.000-06:00Yeah, there's a whole ton of books on non-profit m...Yeah, there's a whole ton of books on non-profit management, but the growing trend of many NPO Boards is the desire for private-sector metrics. Anyway. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment, by the way -- I've been getting a lot of support from my classmates on this one...I just don't like getting my armor dented sometimes...<BR/><BR/>Any word from Ross?matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646978869891498636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-87027146055994331252007-12-28T00:12:00.000-06:002007-12-28T00:12:00.000-06:00You may have already read it, but if you did not, ...You may have already read it, but if you did not, Peter Drucker's "Managing the Non-profit Organzation" has quite a few parameters on which a performance of a non-profit can be measured. <BR/><BR/>It is definetely a pertinent question you raised and I believe that non-profit organizations should look at themselves as enterprises and usher in ideas of performance measurement and compete with their for-profit cousins in driving innovation and excellence.Pavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178788394650011935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822527.post-65869201908636426912007-12-27T18:58:00.000-06:002007-12-27T18:58:00.000-06:00hehee... it reminds me how difficult to measure en...hehee... it reminds me how difficult to measure engineer's productivity. LOLMo Zhouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990885129869457169noreply@blogger.com