We are so used to doing everything via the Internet that we think we have paid our dues when we paypal a donation, or inform all our friends of what’s happening around us via our social networks. Yet, we need to continue to help in the real world and to make sure that we volunteer [...]
Groundcrew: Organizing the Social Web on the Terra Firma
February 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Entrepreneurs, Talents, Innovators
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Non-stop startups: UMS, a noticeable NPO
November 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Entrepreneurs
Non-profit organizations (NPO) are all the more fascinating as they must be, if not “profitable,” at least capable of operating on budget and offer some form of moral earnings and satisfaction to their patrons. Just as any business, they must show real numbers in order to justify their existence and the continued involvement of donors [...]
Tags:Ann and Clayton Wilhite·Ann Arbor·Carl Herstein·Ken Fischer·Lawrence Brownlee·Leon Botstein·Leonard Bernstein·Marie Chouinard·Martin Katz·Marylene Delbourg-Delphis·Matt Fischer·MBA·Michael Kondziolka·Non-profit organization·Patrick Hayes·Robert McDuffie·Sara Billmann·start-up·UMS·University Musical Society