Comments on: Turning purchasing into possibility for the formerly incarcerated http://blog.redf.org/2009/08/04/turning-purchasing-into-possibility-for-the-formerly-incarcerated/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Timothy Swords http://blog.redf.org/2009/08/04/turning-purchasing-into-possibility-for-the-formerly-incarcerated/#comment-94 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:18:03 +0000 http://blog.redf.org/?p=162#comment-94 Carla,

Thank you for the wonderful article. It’s a timely topic and the prison/parolee example is useful.

Scaling up the revenue generators is key to any organization’s success. One major obstacle I have observed in non-profits, is the lack of understanding of the future capabilities required and the cost of those, aka, overhead. It is key to successful strategy to also have a very detailed, multi-year implementation plan, including targets for revenue and for operations–to be able to deliver the goods/services at the higher levels.

Sincerely,

Timothy Swords
Managing Principal
T. Swords & Associates–Management Consulting
http://www.tswords.com
(415) 606-6441

]]> By: Dana Harvey http://blog.redf.org/2009/08/04/turning-purchasing-into-possibility-for-the-formerly-incarcerated/#comment-60 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:35:56 +0000 http://blog.redf.org/?p=162#comment-60 Hi Carla — Nice article. Hope you have a chance to stop by Mandela Foods Cooperative sometime. I look forward to an opportunity for us to work together in the future.

kind regards,
dana harvey
director
510-967-8621
mandela marketplace
1364 7th street
oakland, ca 94607
510-433-0993
510-433-0659 fax

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