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Category Archives: Values
Values are the foundation of brands that have enduring success
A genuine brand is the public replica of private values. As individuals we learn to trust others when the fundamental values we hold sync with theirs. But when that trust breaks down, we question, and often limit, the relationship. Similarly, … Continue reading
Building Organizational Trust in an Age of Cynicism
In times of change, the last thing you need to experience—as an employee, a colleague, a corporate leader, or a customer—is the discovery that trust has been violated. Does any of this sound familiar? A person, group or organization has … Continue reading
Posted in Business growth, Contributors, Jim Jewell, Leaders, Values
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“Your young men shall see visions”: The importance of organizational vision
If you are an organizational leader, do you have a vision? Is your organization focused on a clear and broadly understood vision of your corporate purpose and future? “If there is no vision,” a 1599 version of Proverbs 29:18 reads, … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Jim Jewell, Nonprofit organizations, PR secrets, Public relations, Values
Tagged nonprofit management, nonprofits, vision
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7 Reasons NonProfits Flounder or Fail
By Jim Jewell A group of my friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to a worthy cause, to reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of environmental concerns. They had the plan worked … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Jim Jewell, Nonprofit organizations, PR secrets, Public relations, Values
Tagged consulting, failure, nonprofits
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7 Disciplines of Highly Successful Charities
How to build the trust that fuels program growth By Jim Jewell In the last year, some two thirds of Americans responded to appeals from charities for support of projects to meet human needs, create new initiatives, advance faith, and … Continue reading
Choosing Gelato, and the Value of Values
In a simple visit to a gelato shop this weekend, I—knowingly or unknowingly—made value statements about risk taking, friendship, childhood joy, keeping promises, and childhood diligence. While we all can recognize that the overtly important choices of life are based … Continue reading
Trust Me
Trust has been in decline for many years. I wrote about the decline in public trust in 2010, and just now on the NPOutlook Blog. With charities trying to recover–like so many others–from the economic carnage of the last five years, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Nonprofit organizations, Values, Virtue
Tagged charity best practices, nonprofit management, trust, Valcort, values
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7 reasons nonprofit organizations falter and fail
Why do some charities thrive and others struggle and fail. I’ve been heavily involved in organizations that have done both, and I have some ideas about why even the best intentioned leaders often see their nonprofits decline into virtual irrelevance. In a … Continue reading
7 disciplines of highly effective charities
I have spent all of my career working for or with nonprofit organizations, primarily Christian groups. I’ve made a recent job move, to work with a management consultancy called The Valcort Grop, which specializes in diagnosing organizational health and providing solutions … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Jim Jewell, Nonprofit organizations, Values
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