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The Guide to Your Nonprofit Whistleblower Policy

Board Effect

Whistleblower policies date back to 2002 with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act , which came about as a result of corporations that misled their investors relating to fraudulent financial reporting practices. A whistleblower policy is more than a core policy for nonprofit organizations.

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The Top 10 Requirements for an Effective Client Lifecycle

Guy Nirpaz

This executive owner should be responsible for client retention. From a client to client perspective the owner should be a post-sales account manager, often referred to as a Client Advocate, Client Account Manager or Client Success Manager who is measured on retention, and not new sales revenue. Try it now for FREE.

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What Defines Your Company Culture?

Up and Running

Similarly, in it’s own 2002 study, the communications agency Cone found that 77 percent of respondents said that a company’s commitment to social issues was a major factor when deciding where to work,” writes CEO of TOMS shoes Blake Mycoskie, in his book Start Something That Matters. The good news is, most of the time you don’t.

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The Gamification Behind Loyalty Cards

Up and Running

Launched in 2002, the Sainsbury’s reward card finds particular strength in integrating ‘food for thought’ (excuse the pun): If you have your own bags, for example, you can redeem points. Operations & Productivity Sales & Marketing brand loyalty customer relationships customer retention' Point Reward Cards.

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Making Decisions in Context

Austin Startup

Compensation decisions obviously affect hiring and retention. Many of us suffered in the 2000–2002 dotcom crash and/or the 2007–2009 Great Recession; others hardly noticed a blip. And, if there’s a spouse or significant other involved, you better make sure that person also can tolerate this ride.

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Open Letter to a New Austinite

Austin Startup

This growth has fueled Austin’s economic maturation and increasingly-enviable national profile, but it has also fueled widespread gentrification, a decline in local business retention, income disparity and real estate zoning challenges that are as noticeable as burnt orange hats and t-shirts.

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21 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My father and I started the business back in 2002 with the following dream: “our mission is to support USA families and jobs by producing high-quality clothing, in the USA, at an affordable price. As I started talking to people who were in healthcare organizations, patient care and retention came up over and over.