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I have no COI and will go over it

I'll clean it up some and detag it. Not going to write a master's thesis on it and not responsible for previous screw-ups (my byline not on it), but I'll make it better.

-TCO

Done. Not perfect, but just writing it in more of a chronology makes it look less promotional and objective. Also more interesting to read. This is also how a lot of the RSes treat it.

Needs pic or pics

Snap a photo of the group or the office or leaders or such and upload. I grabbed best free one I found by Google search, but I think one sans client would be better. -TCO

Oh...and Bridgespan, they won't COI tag you for uploading a photo. That's basically encouraged. Needs to be one you are willing to give up control on. But just go in front of the building or the like and take a photo with cellphone and upload it.71.127.137.171 (talk) 03:51, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the suggestion. We've uploaded a photo of our front door to Wikicommons for use with this article per your request, and I made the edit to the page.

Linqink (talk) 19:51, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tag removal

I don't think we should use the talk pages of articles to label contributors. Tagging is a nasty, nasty habit of non-contributor, version-fighters regardless. In any case, I've gone over it and it is insane to leave the thing taggerized forever with one contributors name up there. Might as well say, mean old TCO worked on it. ;-) If you really think the think needs more de-COIing, then SOFIXIT and prune the parts you don't like (or even AFD it).71.127.137.171 (talk) 03:47, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nonprofits.

The word nonprofits is used several times at the beginning of this article in a way that suggests that the editor is used to using it as a fairly common noun. It is not a familiar use of the word for me and gives something of an impression of overslickness and even jargonese. Are you simply refering to a non-profit organisation? I should add that I am from the UK which may be the reason I do not see nonprofit as common parlance. Is it different in the US? Tom Hedger (talk) 10:42, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, in the States "nonprofit" as a noun is a common usage in all but the most formal of prose, to designate not-for-profit organizations, incorporated or otherwise. A more informal term which I occasionally see even within our hallowed pages is "a 501(c)3", referring to a religious, scientific, charitable or educational organization recognized under that section of our Internal Revenue Code. The latter, unlike the former, is in my opinion excessively informal and to be deprecated, if only as jargon.--Orange Mike | Talk 12:27, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]