Category Archives: Opinion
The Legacy of Jobs
This often verbose blog of mine has laid into the company Apple at various times throughout the past year, calling out Steve Jobs and Apple for not doing more for the nonprofit sector. However, despite my mixed emotions at times … Continue reading
Magic and the Words that Create It
My twitter friend, The Charitable Chick, had a great blog post over the July 17th weekend about the magic of Harry Potter. It has been about a month now since that post, and need to take some time to recognize something often … Continue reading
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Battling Morality
Yesterday, was an epic day in American and World history. And I do not think I am overstating that. On May 1st, 2011, the United States eliminated terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, who is the spiritual and intellectual leader of … Continue reading
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The Sector on the Chopping Block?
With the continuing recession, states forced to slash budgets, and the federal government throwing in the towel in the battle against the “debt/deficit”, the nonprofit sector maybe coming up its strongest headwind yet. Today the White House announced that the upcoming budget by the … Continue reading
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Attacks on the Public Sector
I recently just finished reading an article from the Washington Post that describes the new 2 letter word in Washington (and throughout America) as: public servant. The article outlines the attacks on public sector pay, benefits, and retirement packages as unendurably high … Continue reading
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Why Its So Much More Than Social
Social media is so much more than “social”. It is the way the world looks for its next big thing (that Bieber kid). It is how we judge how serious a problem is (Iranian Green Revolution). I could go on, … Continue reading
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Do Nonprofits Inherently Swing A Political Way?
Recently, it came to me that we are in the middle of an election season. Well, alright, I completely was aware that 2010 was a mid-term election year federally. What I did not account for was the overall politicization that … Continue reading
Cheers, on this our Independence Day
Independence Day – It has had a deep and profound meaning since the founding of our country and will until its dissolution. As Americans, the Declaration of Independence and subsquent U.S. Constitution is engrained in our daily existence, whether we … Continue reading
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How to Best Use Your Time – Multi vs Single Tasking
[Warning - LOTS of text!] Recently a debate has flared up between those that see the societal value in the skills of a multi-tasking individual, and those that see it as a drain on our personal intelligence. The rise of … Continue reading
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