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Women in the nonprofit sector: Underrepresented, underpaid, underfunded, but making progress 

Candid

was Boston Womens Fund. Awarding initial funding to small but innovative organizations, listening to and trusting grantees, and being flexible in their application requirements can achieve what traditional large-scale philanthropy cannot.

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Transcript: Velina Peneva, Swiss Re Chief Investment Officer

The Big Picture

Bachelor’s in economics and a BS in computer science from Wellesley in Boston and then an MBA from Harvard Business School. And I had a professor in economics who suggested that I look at this company called Media One in Boston that had recently been acquired by Con No, it was, it used to be called Continental Cable Vision.

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Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders

Beth Kanter

These nonprofits fill important niches in communities, often maintain close relationships with their beneficiaries, and serve as incubators for innovative ideas. Actually, according to the Urban Institute, 88% of nonprofits had revenue between $100,000 and $3 million in 2015!

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Meetings 5.0: Five Ways to Improve Your Events

Virtual

But I know it has something to do with “innovations in meetings and programs.”. Innovate with room set ups. And if you’re in the Boston area, swing by NE/SAE on Thursday and Friday the 16 th and 17 th. This week I’m speaking on a panel at the New England Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting. Here’s my “high five.”.

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Moneyball and Management Innovation

Jamie Notter

Moneyball and Management Innovation. At the end of the 2002 season the Boston Red Sox offered Billy Beane a job. That is the promise of management innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. Want Innovation? Moneyball and Management Innovation | Humanize | Scoop.it. Consulting. Generations. Website. {

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Jack Morton launches global innovation practice: Genuine X

Event Industry News

Global brand experience agency, Jack Morton, today announces the launch of Genuine X, the agency’s innovation practice, The initiative is designed to support clients’ business needs at a time of increasingly rapid change, often driven by technology. I’m excited about this innovative initiative and the opportunities it can open for us.”.

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Kidney Disease Group Announces Roadmap for Innovative Treatments

Associations Now

That’s the thinking behind the American Society of Nephrology’s “Technology Roadmap for Innovative Approaches to Renal Replacement Therapy.” Bonventre, chief of the renal unit and director of the bioengineering division at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, who led the team that developed the roadmap.