What Is Your Long Term Impact?

Hi Inner Circle Member:

You can feel fall in the air today and the days are getting a little shorter, but the weather is wonderful right now. As a Vancouverite we are preparing for another hockey season with our Vancouver Canucks. Things always look best before the season starts and reality sets in, though this might be the season (eternal optimist!!).

Today I am going to reflect on what the long-term impact your school or non-profit has in its community.

Enjoy the eNewsletter,

Doug Halladay

President and Founder

Halladay Education Group Inc.
www.HalladayEducationGroup.com

P.S. Do not hesitate to send me your questions. They are a great starting point for the eNewsletter. :-)

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In This Issue
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1. In The News

2. Services You Can Use

3. What Is Your Organization’s Long-Term Impact?

4. Products You Should Take A Closer Look At

5. Inner Circle Thought of the Week

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1. In The News
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“Five Ways to Boost Charter Schools”
Washington Post - United States
These independent public schools give smart educators with fresh ideas a chance to show what they can do without the deadening hand of the local school ...

To read more click on the following:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091800577.html?hpid=news-col-blog

"The More Fun and Games, the Better"
Globe and Mail - Canada
Teens who put in more hours on structured after-school activities see more benefits, new research says.

To read more click on the following:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070911.wlafterschool11/EmailBNStory/lifeFamily/home

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2. Services You Can Use
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Do you want your private school or nonprofit to be more successful in board governance, to effectively develop your own strategic plan, or start your own school? If so, our services can help. Please email us at info@halladayeducationgroup.com or call us at 604-868-0002 to find out more about how we can help you with:

- Starting A School

- Strategic Planning

- Board Governance Workshops & Evaluations

- Head of School Searches & Evaluations

- Coaching for Board Chairs and Heads of School

- Institutional Assessments

- International Student Marketing/Recruiting

- International Education Reform Projects

- Curriculum Development & Project Management

Get all the details here:

http://www.halladayeducationgroup.com/services.php

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3. What Is Your Organization’s Long-Term Impact?
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What is your legacy? What will you leave behind when it is all done? Whew, now I know that seems pretty heavy, but when you look at the school or non-profit you want to start, or manage/lead more effectively, what long-term purpose does it fulfill in your community? What would be missing if you did not exist?

How you like to reach an estimated 990,000 children by building 197 schools, establishing over 2,900 libraries, publishing 77 new local language children's titles representing over 700,000 books, donating over 1.2 million English language children's books, establishing 92 computer and language labs, and funding more than 2,000 long-term girls' scholarships. All since 2000!!

Well it can be done, and it has been by Room To Read’s founder and CEO, John Wood.

How did it happen? Well sometimes a request for a single book can literally spark the creation of thousands of libraries and schools around the world. Such is the case with Room to Read. In approximately 6 years, Room to Read has created a network of over 3,000 schools and libraries in rural communities in Asia and Africa. The award-winning organization is considered one of the most effective and fastest growing non-profits in this day and age.

John Wood quit his senior executive position with Microsoft to launch Room to Read after a trek through Nepal changed his life. John sought to weave proven corporate business practices with his inspiring vision to provide educational access to 10 million children in the developing world. His novel approach to non-profit management called for scalable, measured, sustainable results, low-overhead, challenge grants fostering community ownership and sustainability as well as strong local staff and partnerships.

John did it and is still doing it. What lasting legacy will the mission of your organization serve for today’s and tomorrow’s children? You can visit his site at www.roomtoread.org

Let’s make a difference.

If you would like more information about STARTING A SCHOOL, call me at 1-604-868-0002 or email me at info@halladayeducationgroup.com or go to: http://www.halladayeducationgroup.com/school_ser_form.php

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4. Products You Should Take A Closer Look At
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Do you want effective tools that can help you start or lead your school on non-profit? These two product categories can help.

(A). "Strategic Planning Toolkit: 10 Steps to Success!!" (#1 BEST SELLER)

Learn How To Develop Your Own Strategic Plan Like The Pro's With This Easy To Follow, Step-By-Step, All-In-One Strategic Planning Toolkit. Get all the details here:

http://www.halladayeducationgroup.com/products/stratgic_planning_toolkit.php

(B). "Inner Circle Webinar Series -- Secrets of Starting A School From The Trenches” (#2 BEST SELLER)

Are you still struggling with starting your own for- or non-profit K-12 School, College, University, or Institute? You're not alone. I share with you how to start a school from the viewpoint of those who have been in the trenches and understand how to put a school together efficiently, and cost effectively. These include:

1. “Independent School Formation: The Critical First Steps"

2. “9 Secrets To Starting A US Charter School”

3. “8 Golden Rules of Starting a Junior School”

4. “Starting a Successful Private Senior School from the Ground Up”

5. “10 Steps To A Winning Strategic Plan”

6. “The Whole Enchilada - All 5 Webinars at 40% Off”

Get all the details here:

http://www.halladayeducationgroup.com/products/webinaroverview.php

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5. Inner Circle Thought of the Week
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Murphy's Lesser Known Laws:

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

2. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

3. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

4. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

5. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

6. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill…in the fog.

7. The things that come to those who wait will be the scraggly junk left by those who got there first.

8. The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

9. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

10. When you go into court, you are putting yourself into the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

Smile and enjoy the day.

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To your success,

Douglas Halladay
President and Founder

Halladay Education Group Inc.
4316 Arthur Drive, Ladner, BC, Canada, V4K 2W8
P: 604.868.0002 / F: 868.472.8737 / Email: info@halladayeducationgroup.com
www.HalladayEducationGroup.com