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From apathy to action: Transforming volunteer boards through tech empowerment

Board Effect

Enter technology and board development — the secret weapons for enhancing board engagement. Technology as an enabler Technology is central to board development efforts and an effective tool in creating and sustaining board member engagement. An engaged nonprofit board is like the wind in the sails of your nonprofit.

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The Audacious Plan to Make Electricity as Easy as WiFi

Both Sides of the Table

The practical uses for uBeam technology is limitless. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? I seldom hire patent attorneys during due diligence but this was too important. We hired IP specialists to review prior art. Did the physics actually work? Was it safe? It was impressive.

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How to Be Ready for What’s Next

Duct Tape Marketing

Under his leadership, the company grew from just over $6 million in annual revenue in 1993 to over $1.6 Cree was recognized as MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies for 2014 and as one of Fast Companies World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2015. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

In an article titled “Where Lying Was Business as Usual,” Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. There are scores of individuals who equate diligence with drudgery. Accountability.

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5 Core Values For The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

In an article titled “Where Lying Was Business as Usual,” Business Week reviewed a book on the Wedtech Scandal, a Washington scandal of the late eighties in which a few government officials fed fat contracts to a dubious supplier. There are scores of individuals who equate diligence with drudgery. Accountability.

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Mastering communication with your volunteer board members

Board Effect

And in each case, board administration found solutions for the communications issues they faced by employing a smart technology solution. Without that baseline agreement, it will be hard for the leadership team to get anything done. So, how can these issues be overcome?

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Navigating the volunteer board member lifecycle for effective collaboration

Board Effect

From director onboarding to departure, consider other organizations’ experiences: Onboarding new directors to a 52-member board falls to the board administrator of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry , a business advocacy organization in Harrisburg. The best technology tools simplify work and save time.