Sally interviews Robin Cory, of Colbeck Strategic Advisors. They talk about how organizations which focus on their impact, and align their financial resources and organizational capabilities to it, can build strong strategy that achieves results. Robin and Sally talk about how to decide what not to do and why that is often difficult in the not-for-profit sector. They also talk about the importance of funding organizational competencies like measurement- so that organizations can adapt and build their impact.

Resources:

• Colbeck Advisors: http://colbeckadvisors.com/
• Robin Cory on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-cory-6a226b/
• Frances Frei on "When to Disappoint Your Customers" (video): https://hbr.org/2012/07/when-to-disappoint-your-custom
• Dan Pallotta's TED Talk "The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong" (video): https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong

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