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While I generally like sports, I don\u2019t watch much basketball. Maybe the NCAA college tournament as it nears the end. Baseball is my game. Always has been.<\/p>\n

My dad was a Little League coach and I was his dugout sidekick. And then I went to school at Fordham in the Bronx, a stone\u2019s throw from Yankee Stadium. I know a lot about the game. And about statistics.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s basketball that actually captures my favorite statistic. The<\/em> assist.<\/em><\/p>\n

Simply put, you get statistical credit for setting the shot up, for making sure the ball gets to the open player who is free to make the shot.<\/p>\n

Why don\u2019t nonprofit leaders incorporate this mindset into their work? After all, most of you are in the business<\/em><\/strong> of assisting.<\/p>\n

\u2018Assisting\u2019 is actually a rather big theme in my How To Build A Thriving Nonprofit<\/em><\/strong> online workshop.<\/p>\n

The workshop just started, it\u2019s free, and it\u2019s intended to help any leader at a nonprofit \u2013 board or staff \u2013\u00a0that can use an assist or two. It would be wonderful if you\u2019d participate.<\/p>\n

Here\u00a0are just a couple of the comments people have left so far about the workshop. There are a whole lot more like these:<\/p>\n

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If you’d like to join us,\u00a0click here<\/a> to register for the workshop.<\/p>\n

Connected to the workshop, I also started a Facebook group. And it\u2019s been AMAZING! The assist percentage in the group is OFF THE CHARTS.<\/p>\n

An ED posted her new logo and 25 folks (and growing) offered terrific feedback \u2013 about the logo itself, about getting board buy in.<\/p>\n

Another leader asked, \u201cWhen is it ok to say \u2018no\u2019 to your board?\u201d You can\u2019t imagine the quantity and quality of those <\/em>responses.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s talk about what happens to your organization when you start to emphasize the \u2018assist\u2019. And I\u2019m thinking about two kinds of assists\u2026 1) inside your organization and 2) within your sector or community.<\/p>\n

But first, let\u2019s discuss the five kinds of folks you meet a nonprofits.<\/p>\n

THE FIVE KINDS OF FOLKS YOU MEET AT NONPROFITS<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

During my time as the Executive Director of GLAAD, I used to advocate against stereotypes. That said, I know they sometimes exist for a reason.<\/p>\n

So at the risk of stereotyping, here are five kinds of folks you\u2019ll meet in most \u201cteams\u201d at nonprofits:<\/p>\n