Really interesting article examining lessons the commercial world can learn from the not-for-profit sector:
The recession that has staggered the world economy has leveled the nonprofit world. Endowments have lost significant value, and donations from corporations and private citizens have dwindled. But dealing with hard times is nothing new to many in the nonprofit sector. Well-run nonprofits know how to be frugal as well as creative in how they work with limited resources.
What Nonprofits Teach Us About Learning – John Baldoni – HarvardBusiness.org.
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