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3 tips to negotiate like the FBI
Bargaining with a small child is like negotiating with a terrorist. They pull every trick to manipulate you and get what they want: tears, anger,…
Are corporates friends or foe?
A recent debate in Sydney posed the question: are corporates friends or foe? Of course, you’d expect us to argue passionately for the friends side.…
5 paradoxes of partnerships
I can’t be the only one hooked on MAFS (or trashy towers as it’s known in our house!) judging by their viewer numbers. Wow! There…
3 signs your charity is sabotaging its own success
We like to set ourselves ambitious goals. Put a man on the moon, end poverty, get your teenagers to clean their rooms. We start hopeful…
Imagine the non-profit sector without women
Phil is a database manager. He’s worked at the same charity for over 30 years and loves the cause. Every time a team of productivity…
How authenticity attracts corporate partners
We encourage non-profits to provide solutions to a corporate partner’s problems and how you should solve, not sell. But that’s not the same as reinventing…
How to play to your strengths
I’m reading a biography of the English king Henry V who scored a huge victory over his French opponents at Agincourt. Henry has been a…
The 4 hidden costs of pro-bono partnerships
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts, says the old proverb. But that referred to trusting an adversary, not receiving gifts from an ally. Corporate partners are…
4 signs of a toxic culture for partnerships
Thomas Erikson has written a successful series of books about working with difficult people. Surrounded by Idiots, Surrounded by Narcissists, Surrounded by Psychopaths, Surrounded by…
The urgent need for partnerships
Think of the great partnerships in history: Lennon and McCartney, Watson and Crick, Hewlett and Packard. Each collaboration brought together people with different skills, personalities…
Target and Australian Childhood Foundation 3 years on
Behind the scenes of a successful partnership Some corporate-community partnerships take a while to develop whilst others start with a bang of excitement and activity.…
6 partnership truths you should share
When my husband and I were dating, I cooked a meal to impress him. He complimented the cooking and made me feel like a gourmet…