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Newsletter: Trust But Verify

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Author’s Note:  This is the 4 th in a series of 12 articles meant to share my trials and my errors in starting up and building The Business of Good. ...
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Newsletter: Trials and Errors Lesson 3: Play to Win

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Authors Note:  This is the third in a series of 12 articles I’m writing to share my experience, often “what not to do”, from building our foundation over the last...
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Newsletter: Trials and Errors in Service to Others – The Secret to Life: Do One Thing Well

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

This is my first article for our new website. I intend to dedicate most of my first year of writing for the site to sharing what I’ve learned as I...
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Newsletter: Tough Questions

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Social issues such as homelessness are complex and chronic and since they have not been solved using traditional means, innovative and measured new approaches, such as “Housing First” are worth...
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Newsletter: Tiger’s Secret to Success

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I've come to believe that while there are very complex challenges in my life, complex solutions don't work. And if you've ever golfed, you know it's a complex game. The...
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Newsletter: The Truth, Well Told

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Often our organizations have a good story, we just don’t tell it well.  By building a process for getting our target audience to hear the best about us, we can...
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Newsletter – “The Three-Legged Stool” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

In MBA school in my mid-fifties, some of what I learned was just attaching bigger words to stuff I already knew from experience. Others, such as the three-legged stool lesson...
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Newsletter: The Rocking Chair of Worry

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

When revenue is a problem, often we hide using planning and worrying over taking action.  Great non-profit executives translate problems into plans to address those problems then adjust as the...
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Newsletter: The Real Business of Good

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The most effective non-profit organizations are learning to combine mission with business disciplines. In 2005, for reasons I still am not clear on, I entered the Fisher School of Business...
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Newsletter: The Other Side of Our Story

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Starting a good business, just like living a good life, requires planning and discipline.  I know because I struggled for many years to develop my company into a successful organization. ...
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Newsletter: The Fundamental Entrepreneur

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Entrepreneurship is not about big ideas or flamboyant personalities – It’s about managing risk successfully.   [more] Our professor started the class by asking us to give our best definition of...
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Newsletter: The Elephant in the Room

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Until we acknowledge an issue that is getting in our way, in business as well as in life, there is no chance we will overcome that issue. When my brother,...
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Newsletter – “The CEO’s Marketing Tool Kit” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I’ve made the cut as a speaker on the national Vistage circuit. With no small thanks to my son and promoter, Kevin, we have ten presentations scheduled and that number...
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Newsletter: “The Biggest Problem with Giving”

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Thanks to those who’ve read and commented on Empty Abundance , and here’s a link to a sample chapter to entice those who have not. So I promised to use...
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Newsletter: The Bad News about Good Ideas

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Good ideas in business are just the beginning.  To be successful, one must add flexible planning and tremendous attention to detail.  [more] There are few things I know for certain...
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Newsletter: Rules of Engagement

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Engaged philanthropy is a never ending journey of learning how best to make a positive impact in the organizations we serve.  I have learned some important lessons along the way....
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Newsletter: Revenue Recipes for the Depression

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The days of traditional fund raising from traditional methods such as direct mail and golf tournaments are declining and will be replaced by more stable revenue generators such as social...
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Newsletter: Real Good, Not Feel Good

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Being a good cause will not attract sufficient customers to your social business; you must first have a good product with a competitive distinction. [more] Those were the words Rick...
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Newsletter: Our Own Skin

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The hardest part of life is learning to live with ourselves and, the more we work on ourselves (versus our partners) the more progress we make. [more] One of my...
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Newsletter: Our Own Personal Brand

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Both you and your organization have a brand, whether intentional or not and developing that brand successfully is a good part of our time on earth.   [more] It’s the 80’s....
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Newsletter of the Month: “Trust at 60” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

My partners allow me to hang out with our restaurant management one half day each quarter. We do an interactive workshop, always related to broader topics than day-to-day restaurant operations....
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