Archive for October 8th, 2009

District Suspends Referrals To Nonprofit’s Group Homes

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

 

A Washington D.C. area non profit, Individual Development Inc., is in trouble with the government.  The District of Columbia is halting referrals to them after they took them to court earlier in the week over health and safety concerns of two of the nonprofit’s homes for the mentally disabled.  This action was taken as a result of an on going concern with the non profit’s facilities. 

To read the article in its entirety, please follow the hyperlink to the Washington Post page.

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What Does Paranoia Look Like?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

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It is easy to be overwhelmed with the unknown variables of the economy, donors and expenses.  A way to get control of the situation and turn the organizations paranoia into results is with concurrent planning.  Design a plan base on assumptions that seem doable at the time of implementation and a plan of action for each 1% change in the revenue assumptions.  The key to maximizing the organizations ability to overcome the scary monsters is to implement a plan that addresses the cause that created the paranoia.  ACORN is an example of an organization that has failed to adequately address its demons.  As a result the organization is in a free fall that only time will tell if it will survive.

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