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What Are The Hallmarks of a Successful Nonprofit?

Board Effect

Patrick Rooney, a professor of economics and philanthropic studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, told the Chronicle, “Uncertainty is the enemy of investment in the capitalistic sector, but it’s also the enemy of investment in the philanthropic sector.”

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IBM and Indiana Jones

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Since Apple introduced the Siri personal assistant with the new iPhone 4S I have read several blogs how much better it is compared to Google Voice Search or to GPS and other voice recognition products. How about compared to IBM.

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More Innovation

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On the New Florence blog John Deere’s FarmSight Virgin Galactic seeking pilot-astronauts Mattel games and brain-machine interfaces Hamilton County, Indiana next-gen 911 Lexmark Genesis – printer for our social, mobile, cloud times.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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Thanks to Pete McPherson, Do You Even Blog ! #4- My business partner, Adam Hale, and I were both in Fort Wayne, Indiana when the company was founded. Third, I send the remaining options to friends, family, etc, and ask them to choose their top three names! The name that falls with most people’s top three is what I choose!

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Innovation, like eggs, is cheaper in the country

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

The good news in today’s blog post is that an entrepreneurial and innovative company is stepping up to meet the rural web access need. Ironic that they are starting their roll out in Nappanee, Indiana — Amish country. Eric is the President of the Indiana Development Corporation.

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Startup CEO, Second Edition

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I haven’t taken a poll to figure out the overlap between people who read this blog and people that bought the first edition of Startup CEO, but I’m guessing there’s a high degree of it. First, the new cover art from the publisher is kind of cool: The first question you might have is, “Why a second edition?

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Rewards of a Diverse Nonprofit Board: Making a Commitment to LGBTQ and DEI

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associate dean for research and international programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, “Diverse board members can improve the organization’s philanthropic engagement through increased board member participation, fundraising, and advocacy.”. As stated by Una Osili , Ph.D.,

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