If a volunteer hour is worth about $50, what is your organization doing to maximize this gift?
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Two Out of Three SNPs are Gone!
Small Non-Profits (SNPs) likely make up the majority of organizations registered under Alberta Societies Act [1]. Based on numbers just released from the Alberta Government, two thirds of these organizations no longer exist [2].
This Read is Garbage (and that is good)
Some thoughts on a book that was garbage – and why that is a good thing. Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte, Jennifer Aquino, et al. [1]. An excellent survey of the world of trash and the disposal of other unmentionables.
This blog is part of my ongoing effort to remember what I have read. I have tried to write it for your enjoyment, but its primary purpose is, better recall of this worthwhile book.
Continue readingA Walkable Read
The Jetsons would have us believe that flying cars and moving sidewalks are just around the corner. It turns out that the Jetsons live in an unhealthy environment in which the citizens would be fat, isolated and unhappy. The book, the Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, by Jeff Speck [1] gives an alternative, and brighter future.
This blog is part of my ongoing effort to remember what I have read. I have tried to write it for your enjoyment, but its primary purpose is a better recall of this worthwhile book.
Factoid Bingo – Details, Details, Details
In a previous blog, Factoid Bingo was introduced. Think of this blog as sort of an annex. It records details that bog the main blog down. Poke around and use the details noting that it is written primarily as a memory jog for myself.
Factoid Bingo
Factoid Bingo helps a large(ish) group of people introduce themselves to each other. Best played in person, the game shares an interesting fact about a person via a randomized list of Factoids. In the game, each player tries fill the card by finding the owner of the respective facts. Prizes are given for blackouts, lines and to the introverts in the group.
Continue readingA QIR Project Tool
Issue, Project and Decision logs are mainstays in project management. They are designed to formulate a clear understanding of opportunities, threats, risk and changes in a project. They also are created, updated-intermittently, and seldom used to their full potential. The QIR log manages Questions, Issues and Risks in one place as part of the day to day running of a project.
Multi-Factor Success Matrix
Is the system live, is it stable? What are the risk areas of the new system? When will it be working properly? Dreaded questions when managing complex systems. A multi-factor success matrix can help an organization visualize key elements of a system and make informed decisions… or perhaps just answer the question, have we gone live yet?
What Got You Here, Won’t Get you There
I saw Marshall Goldsmith speak more than ten years ago. Unfortunately, I gave away the copy of the book I received and did not replace it until recently. Too bad, I could have used his advice over the past decade!
Checklist Manifesto
In my ongoing effort to remember what I have read, some notes on Atul Gawande’s book, “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right” [1].
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Organizational Biology 