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Leadership in NGO's: is it all that different than the for-profit sector?/Leadership au sein des ONG : est-ce different du secteur a but lucratif?(EXPERT ADVICE)(non-government organizations)

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| March 22, 2007 | Hardy, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2007 Canadian Institute of Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I worked in the NGO sector for over 30 years. I worked in small organizations with annual budgets under $250,000 and I worked for large organizations with budgets in excess of $17,000,000. I have done work with large American NGO's with annual budgets in excess of $250,000,000. I have worked in social service organizations, health organizations and international service organizations. Over my career I have observed a steady evolution in the NGO sector. NGO's are no longer found to be exclusively in the volunteer sector and you can no longer assume that they are only locally based. You can no longer assume small and you can no longer assume well intentioned at the cost of ...

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