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• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  "Mind the Gap," Board Member, (BoardSource,  September/October 2010, pp. 8-11).
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  "Breakthrough Thinking," Advancing  Philanthropy, (Association of Fundraising Professionals, November/December  2010, pp. 48-51).
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  “Mission Accomplishment as Philanthropic Organization Effectiveness, Key Findings from the Excellence in Philanthropy Project,” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (Sage, Vol. 25, No. 1, March, 1996, pp. 110-123).
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  “How do you know if your organization is accomplishing its mission,”  The Not-for-Profit CEO, (C3 Publications, Vol. 3, No. 11, September 1996, pp. 1-3).
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  “Achieving Growth and High Quality by Strategic Intent,” Nonprofit Management & Leadership, (Jossey-Bass, Vol. 9, No. 4, Summer, 1999, pp. 413-428).
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  “Achieving the impossible ‘intentionally,’”  The Not-for-Profit CEO, (C3 Publications, Vol. 7, No. 1, November 1999, pp. 1-3).
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M.  “Breakthrough Strategy Workbook”.
• Sheehan, Jr., Robert M. “Mission Gap: The Missing Driver for Nonprofit Strategy,” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, August 10, 2009.

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