Giving
Answers, LLC formed in 2001 to help build the organizational
capacity of nonprofit organizations. Through alternative learning
and technology services, organizations can identify unique,
affordable methods of building an effective Web presence,
with useful tools to manage donor relations, volunteer opportunities
and Web-content development. Through our learning services,
individuals learn core management practices tailored specifically
to the nonprofit sector. Both our technology and learning
services emphasize the importance of deploying resources strategically
to fulfill the organization’s mission and meet its goals.
We believe that management of nonprofit
organizations has special requirements both in function and
in structure. From the relationship between executives
and boards to the legal structure and the ways in which income
is generated and monies accounted for, nonprofit are different
from both government and business. Moreover, there is
a different set of expectations about what constitutes appropriate
purposes and behavior for these organizations, which if violated
can cause significant problems.
Therefore, managers of nonprofit organizations must have the
knowledge base and skills of administrators, but they must
also have additional, distinctive skills and understandings
to lead and manage nonprofit organizations effectively.
Given the growing restraints on government's capacities to
address critical social problems and human needs, our society
has turned more and more to nonprofit organizations for services
and solutions.
The nonprofit sector has grown quickly
over the last decade, increasing demand for capable staff
and leadership. At the same time, our country’s economic
downturn has put significant pressure on executives to manage
more strategically. They have had to learn to collaborate
with other organizations (often across sectors), compete for
limited resources, motivate and retain a workforce in constant
flux, and demonstrate meaningful, sustainable outcomes for
their constituents. This is at once a daunting task and an
exhilarating opportunity.
Recent research from several major cities
identifies an employment trend where most new hires for executive
director positions are first-time executives, learning the
role and building supportive networks in real time.
These reports underscore the importance of strengthening the
nonprofit manager's capacity to lead and manage in order to
sustain critical services and move communities forward. It
is our hope and dream that the technology and learning services
we provide will help.
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Giving
Answers, LLC
408 N. Euclid, 3rd Floor
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
(314) 454-0500
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