Tag Archives: opinion
You Love Your Nonprofit, Your Friends Not So Much
Seneca once said “Associate yourself with people who are likely to improve you.” When going through life sometimes you don’t really get to choose your friends knowing where they will take you. Or for that matter where life will take … Continue reading
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
Filed under Opinion
Politics vs. Nonprofits – Your Comfort Zone
Recently the Arizona state legislature passed a law that allows law enforcement to require people to show their citizenship papers if they are suspected of living in the U.S. illegally. Much political debate and critical analysis, both legally and “hot-headed”, … Continue reading
Filed under Development, General
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
Filed under Human Resources, Opinion
Is Apple Out to Get the Nonprofits?
Two days ago I read a scathing article on one of my favorite companies, Apple, and how they do not at all support charities or nonprofits. The author is Jake Shapiro, the CEO of PRX, the nonprofit that is behind … Continue reading
Filed under Development, General, Opinion
Nonprofits are All About the Outreach
One of the many things that separate the nonprofit sector from the public and private ones, is the that there is never a guarantee of funding from year to year. Yes, you may be saying the same can be true for a … Continue reading
Filed under Blog Roll, Development, Opinion
A Conversation with Paul Loeb
Today the Chronicle for Philanthropy held a web chat with esteemed author Paul Rogat Loeb of the book Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times. He took questions for about an hour and touched on many topics that those who … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Development, Opinion, Public Service
