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Purpose and ground rules of the Plexus Consulting Group® Blog

The purpose of the Plexus Blog: to engage the best and brightest association leaders throughout the country in the public discussion of management ideas and issues that are of concern to them in ways that are fruitful for them and for those readers who we hope will be drawn to this discussion. This is in accordance with the Plexus vision: To mobilize the not-for-profit and public service sectors to set the international standards of excellence in efficient and effective organizational management solutions.

The information and professional opinions expressed in the Blog are solely those of the authors and contributors and do not represent the express views of either Plexus or its employees—nevertheless we should endeavor to steer discussion as much as possible toward the “purpose” as described immediately above.

Ownership rights: Authors of blogs retain property rights over the materials they submit, but by submitting them to Plexus give Plexus limited license to publish their articles and comments on the blog and in the Plexus newsletter with proper ownership attribution.

Publication Specifics:
1. Weekly in order to keep blog content fresh and attract a steady stream of readers to the blog. But Plexus will use discretion to consolidate monthly if it does not have a steady flow of articles.
2. Invited articles authored by selected association CEOs, who have agreed to author a 300-500 word article on a topic of their choosing, that represents an issue of interest to the CEOs in nonprofit organizations: Article length is desired to be approximately 350 words, with a 500 word maximum;
3. Authors will need to certify upon submission that their work is original and that they have the rights to their work and that they understand their work may be downloaded and used elsewhere.;
4. As long as the work is that of the author, who will retain their rights to the article, it could be used by him or her elsewhere at the author’s discretion;
5. Authors grant Plexus a perpetual limited license to: 1) edit for length and grammar; 2) publish in the blog, and if desired by Plexus, in the Plexus newsletter; 3) republish in the future, so long as it is not for profit-making or promotional purposes .
6. Prior to publication, all articles will be reviewed for grammar, composition and good ethics. Potentially defamatory work will not be accepted.
7. Responses and comments will be allowed from all individuals registered with the blog, subject to civility and good ethics. They will be reviewed prior to posting and there may be a significant time lapse in order to do so.

DISCLAIMER- Plexus will disclaim responsibility for the accuracy of all submissions and will rely on the authors to avoid mistakes and plagiarism and disparaging remarks.

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