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21 Things You Must Do To Stay Competitive In The 21st Century We have seen in the previous article “It is a Dog Eat Dog Nonprofit World” that the romantic and idealized notion that many of us carry around that the nonprofit world is a better place to be, may be flawed. Instead of cooperation, we encounter competition; instead of collaboration we encounter self-will; and instead of dedication to mission, we find adoption of cut-throat business practices. There are, however, many ways that a nonprofit can thrive in this environment. It... It's A Dog Eat Dog Nonprofit World You would not be working at a nonprofit if there was not a passion for your mission that compensated for the sacrifices in salary and other benefits you could probably earn in the commercial world. That says something about the kind of people we are. Most of us are: * Trusting. We cannot imagine that there might be bad people in our idealized world; * Optimistic. How could we survive if we did not believe we really could make a difference? * Sympathetic. We are most...