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Here are just a sampling of recent comments praising Terrie Temkin’s
column, "On Nonprofits."
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"You
are an incredible resource for this community. THANK YOU."
--B.T., director of development, Food for Life Network |
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"I am so happy to
have found you! I have an enormous amount to learn."
--S.B., founder, International Society for Academic Research
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"(The
column has provided) consistent and timely education that serves to prevent
nonprofit boards/staff from making uninformed decisions that ultimately threaten
their ability to deliver services."
--B.F., program development consultant, Nonprofit Resource
Institute |
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"I always read your
column because I am the director of a nonprofit organization, yet my training
is in (a totally different field)."
--C.L., director |
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"Another one of my clients just waved one of your columns in my
face and said, 'But Terrie Temkin says...'
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--R.M., fund development consultant, Miller &
Calhoun |
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"Our members have
told us repeatedly about how helpful Ms. Temkin’s column has been to
the viability, growth and direction of their nonprofit organizations."
--M.P., president and CEO, Florida Association of Nonprofit
Organizations |
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"This cutting-edge
column is immensely valuable to those who serve on boards and to nonprofit
organizations."
--E.B., former executive director, Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade
County |
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"If you ever decide
to package and publish your articles for sale, please let me know."
--R.S., former hospital administrator |
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"I read you while
on vacation in Miami. How do I read you now that I’m
home?"
--D.B., fund raising consultant, Milwaukee, WI |
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 About
Terrie Temkin
An
award-winning speaker and engaging facilitator, Terrie Temkin,
Ph.D. is the president of NonProfit Management Solutions, Inc.
and a principal of CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc. She brings
more than 30 years of nonprofit management experience to both
companies. Terrie has held executive positions at leading organizations
in the nonprofit sector, serving as a trainer, program director,
fund raiser, and executive director. She has also served as a
board member, board officer, and direct service volunteer.
For
five years Terrie wrote a biweekly column for the Miami
Herald
on nonprofit issues. She is the author of three books, numerous journal articles,
several book chapters, and is the former editor of a quarterly
newsletter. She has a doctorate in organizational communication
- specializing in the nonprofit setting. Terrie has been recognized
frequently, including listings in Who's Who in American Women.
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a complete bio - click here
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The Impact of Nonprofits in this Country
- There are close to 2 million nonprofit organizations
that are registered with the IRS. There are many more that operate
without an official designation.
- The number of nonprofit organizations is growing at
a rate of approximately 90,000 per year.
- Nonprofit organizations had total revenues of $900
billion and assets exceeding $2 trillion in 2002. These rates exploded
with the long run enjoyed in the recent past by the stock market
and general acceptance of fees for services.
- People donated over $240 billion in 2002. This represents
a $50 billion increase since 1999 – despite the major economic
downturn seen during that three-year period.
- Seventy percent of all households in America contribute
financially to nonprofits.
- If the nonprofits in this country made up a country
onto itself, its revenues would exceed those generated by the gross
domestic products of most of the countries in the world, including
first-world countries such as Canada and Australia.*
- The number of Americans working in the nonprofit sector
has doubled in the last 25 years. Today, 12.5 million people work
for nonprofits in this country. It is a number larger than the
number of people who work in construction, transportation, finance,
insurance, or real estate.*
- Approximately 84 million adults in America volunteer
annually.
- Nonprofits are governed by boards of directors that
range in size from three to over 100, with the average board size
being 17.
- At last count (2001) there were 245 colleges and universities
offering courses in nonprofit management, including almost 100
that offer 3 or more graduate courses in the field. Among the institutions
offering degree programs are Harvard and Yale. The number of institutions
is growing daily.
* Illustrations from Lester Salamon’s America’s
Nonprofit Sector: A Primer. 1999
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05/24/04
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