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- Professional development needs of consultants serving the nonprofit sector in the USA
As part of a survey of consultants from around the USA, 322 consultants were asked about their background, practice, affiliations, and professional development. The survey focused on questions such as:
- How effective are these consultants?
- How well prepared are they to address the challenges of the nonprofits that rely upon them?
- What is needed to further their professionaldevelopment?
The research project was conducted jointly by La Piana Associates, Inc and Fieldstone Alliance, with funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Consultant Survey Paper
- Advancing Higher Education in Uncertain Times
CASE (Council for Support and Advancement of Education) has recently released the publication ‘Advancing Higher Education in Uncertain Times’. Swift and fundamental changes are coming to the world’s colleges, universities, and schools. The changes are riding a wave of new attitudes about the role of government in education, who should support education, the responsibilities of students and parents, education as a competitive industry, and more. Some might say education is an industry at risk. These developments will lead to advancement professionals having a more central role in the academy. But this prominence will come with higher expectations, greater accountability, and the necessity to practice advancement crafts with more sophistication. This book is about the effect of these changes on the people who will deal with the consequences.
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- Environmental and social leadership essential to business success
The new PricewaterhouseCoopers' report ‘Corporate Responsibility: Strategy, Management and Value’ recognises that environmental and social leadership will be essential to business success in the 21st century. The authors of the report see six major trends that will lead to greater commitment of industry and business to sustainability:
- global markets will play a much bigger part than government policy in the decision-making process of companies;
- the financial model of current decision-making (in governments and business) will be revised to include a growing number of intangibles and non-financial issues;
- non-technological innovation will be key;
- globalisation will diminish the role of the state;
- progress towards sustainability will be incremental; and
- the global media will play a big role in awareness-building.
