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"It is the best of times and the worst of times."
—Charles Dickens
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Consultant for the nonprofit sector
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| "Simone is dynamite, knows her stuff and how to present it. Don't miss her if you have the chance." |
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The place in France
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We have a 2nd office in a wine-making village, deep in the south of France. (Note to hopeless Francophiles: we do rent the place.) To take a mental vacation, click. Our village vineyards:
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ABOUT JOYAUX
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Consultant for fund development, board and organizational development, and strategic planning.
Simone is recognized internationally as one of the most thoughtful, inspiring, and provocative leaders in the nonprofit / NGO sector. She works with all types and sizes of organizations. Joyaux presents top-rated workshops all over the world and is a faculty member for the Masters Program in Philanthropy and Development at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Her books and writings receive rave reviews.
Worried about cost or availability? Don't. Just ask. Negotiate.
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PRONUNCIATION
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Simone Joyaux
See-MUN Zha-WHY-oh
Don't worry about mispronouncing it. I'm not offended.
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| Simone's Blog: Pet Peeves |
| Today is tough love day. |
| Maybe your organization should close? |
Should every day be tough love day? Probably not.
Some days should be for whining. Some days for celebration. Some days are just getting by days.
But tough love day has to happen, too. That's when you face the truth, the harsh truth, if harsh it is. Tough love day is when you stop whining, quit complaining, and figure out if you can do what it takes to produce a decent organization.
If you cannot do the minimum required.... the minimum required for quality service, the minimum required for quality corporate governance, the minimum required for quality professional development, the mimimum required for quality fund development....
Then you should close. Your clients and board members and staff and donors deserve some level of quality. None of them is more important than the other.
On tough love day, face this: If you cannot do the minimum required for good fund development -- and you need donors to exist -- then close.
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Copyright © 2005-2010, Joyaux Associates, 10 Johnson Road, Foster, RI 02825
Phone: 401-397-2534, Fax: 401-397-6793, Email: spjoyaux@aol.com
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