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By Gerry Czarnecki Fundraising is cause selling, and it takes the right combination of commitment, knowledge, insight and listening skills to convert prospects into donors. In the for-profit world, some

By Jim Fried This month, we did a remote broadcast live from the 10th-annual CCIM Outlook Conference in Miami, which was attended by real estate businesspeople from all over the

Most of the coverage of Mehmet Bayraktar’s Island Gardens development has come in snippets. A lot of it has dealt with the delays in bringing the $1 billion mega-yacht marina

Marketing gurus join forces to target women with new branding and entertainment company By Beverly Barna When longtime marketing gurus Mark Alfieri and Pat Patregnani met about a year ago, they

An expert panel talks about what’s going right and what challenges the region faces By Kevin Gale It still doesn’t hurt to treat a job candidate to dinner at Joe’s

Rachel Sapoznik crusades to change how we think about health care and insurance Rachel A. Sapoznik is the founder, CEO and president of Sapoznik Insurance, a premier employee benefit and

Green fleet pays off for City Furniture City Furniture says that the cost savings from trucks that can run on compressed natural gas (CNG) are a key part of its

Taking a measured approach to corporate minutes can minimize potential legal hazards and maximize regulatory compliance By Kevin Gale Consider minutes as the instant replay of the corporate boardroom. Let’s

By Betsy Atkins As a corporate board member, you’ve gotten the memo on how technology change is shaking up how you do business. But don’t get comfortable; the compounding of

By Gerry Czarnecki If you asked to join a nonprofit board, I suggest that you pause first. Since virtually every C-suite executive, high net worth individual or person of influence

By Jim Fried Two Miami real estate thought leaders recently discussed urban placemaking on my show. Placemaking is a growing trend that looks at an area’s attributes and potential and

By Julie Neitzel Landmark innovations over the last 20 years include mobile phones, the Internet and social media. The financial services industry similarly continues to innovate with new investment tools