Change-Ready Organizations Michigan

Should someone with for-profit experience work in a nonprofit organization?The answer depends both on the skills and values of the individual in question and on the culture and developmental stage of the nonprofit organization.

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OZ Management Services, Inc.
616.682.0369
8303 Baileau Oaks, NE
Ada, MI
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517-672-6371
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616-949-5013
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Grand Rapids, MI
Dillard Partners, LLC
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1090 Farnham Ave.
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PolyArk Management Consulting
248.694.4414
330 E. Maple Rd, STE # 141
Birmingham, MI
Svr & Associates
(248) 265-6665
5740 Faircastle Dr
Troy, MI
Denmark Management
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23540 Renolyds Ct
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Should someone with for-profit experience work in a nonprofit organization? The answer depends both on the skills and values of the individual in question and on the culture and developmental stage of the nonprofit organization. Nonprofits at any stage of development may benefit from a leader with business experience, but not all nonprofit organizations are going to welcome that experience. In many nonprofit organizations, a business person enters as an ?alien life form? with distinct linguistic and cultural norms. For the match to work, each side is going to have to meet the other halfway. Language and culture will change for both the organization and the individual, and fundamental organizational practices will ultimately be affected.

Our interviews with 48 nonprofit leaders who successfully bridged the sectors indicated that nonprofit organizations that were most ready to effectively integrate the skills and perspectives of people with business experience shared characteristics that we term ?change-ready:?

  • The startup

    Little culture and process has been established allowing organizational practices and culture to be influenced by a bridger.

  • The turnaround

    The crisis at hand opens the culture and processes to new approaches and individuals who bring a new perspective.

  • A defining moment in an organization?s development - an inflection point

    Being positioned at the brink of something new with great potential serves to open minds and culture. There may be an acceptance that a new set of skills or approaches is required to move forward.

  • Organizations with a for-profit element

    Embedded in the service model are practices commonly associated with the private sector - e.g., microfinance organizations or venture philanthropy models.

  • Organizations with a history of hiring private sector employees

    People with MBAs or private sector backgrounds have been hired and are in many cases responsible for the hiring. There may be a better understanding of the transferable skills of a potential bridger, as well as an appreciation of the qualities that they bring to bear.

    About Bridgestar
    Bridgestar (www.bridgestar.org), an initiative of the Bridgespan Group, provides a free nonprofit management job board, content, and tools designed to help nonprofit organizations build strong leadership teams and individuals pursue career paths as nonprofit leaders.

    © 2008, The Bridgespan Group. All rights reserved.


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    OZ Management Services, Inc.

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    616.682.0369
    8303 Baileau Oaks, NE
    Ada, MI
    www.bjtmgt.com

    Unlike most of today’s business advisors, we have managed companies and understand the real day-to-day problems of operating a business. We understand the pressures to grow and diversify, reduce costs and improve cash flow. We know the frustration of those endless projects that attack the wrong problems and yield no positive results.

    Throughout our corporate careers, we have contributed to the growth and profitability of national and international industry leaders with diverse business models including manufacturing, traditional retail, e-commerce, direct marketing, service and non-profit organizations. The principals of BJT have managed in a variety of ownership structures: public, private and employee-owned.

    We are fully competent in a broad range of commerce forms including consumer marketing, business-to-business marketing and marketing to organizations. In addition, we have extensive experience in all of the major advertising forms including Internet, catalog, direct mail, newspaper supplements, mass media and broadcast media.

    The BJT difference is that we have faced the kinds of business problems that you face and have developed programs and solutions that work. We stand behind our results and are willing to work on a mutually agreed success-sharing basis. We believe that your success comes first.


    We provide a broad array of business services that will lead to enhanced growth and stability for your business. Our focus is primarily in nine areas: (Click on the titles)

    Strategic planning

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    In each of these areas, we will work with you to analyze your current business environment, the issues you face, determine the actions necessary, implement the plans and measure the results. At BJT, we will take an active, “hands-on” role in every stage of the project. Unlike most management services groups, we believe that delivering the plan is only the first step of our commitment to you.


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