Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

For the last three years, I have satiated this string of my DNA with an unconventional job – as Executive Director of a small NGO addressing maternal and child survival in slums of Mali, West Africa, where health outcomes are among the lowest in the world. Delegation.

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NGO Short-term Delegation Finance 175

HR Digest

OCTOBER 21, 2023

We’d be lying if we said companies loved them either as the process of organizing and scheduling team activities for work can be quite laborious. Finding a local NGO or community that you want to work with is the first step to this team-building activity. What’s not to like?

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Team Building Reputation Team Review 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2011

In the private sector, corporations achieve their goals by carefully designing business operations that are reflected in a budget and then regularly reporting on how actual profits compare to that budget. A well-crafted mission statement allows an NGO to operate with focus and discipline. Why is this?

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Mission Statement NGO Budgeting COO 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Whelan : We’ve seen a sea change in the last 10 years around company and NGO engagement — it’s far more cooperative. The [UN] goals just provide some guidance on the biggest needs to build a thriving society — and without a thriving society, there is not thriving business. The result will be innovation.

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Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

Through the many challenges we''ve faced along the way, we''ve gained some insights that we hope will serve us and others as we continue to try to transform health care systems in Africa, India, and beyond: Set and measure ambitious goals — together.

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Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Now and then, over the years, a government agency or NGO issues a report that is startlingly insightful and useful. The authors discuss how networks really work in practice in terms of their dynamics, roles, processes, structures, and governance models.

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NGO Bottom-up Report GDP 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

When change happens fast in some area, it’s usually because multiple trends are converging to accelerate the process. From the non-profit side, the trend is toward measuring outcomes, not process. Take the example of child sponsorships, highly popular as a marketing tool for many NGOs.

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