Bright side

It must be summer, because nonprofits are sweating–and not just due to the heat, which has been knocking on 100 degrees here. Gas prices, a faltering economy, a rapid-fire series of natural disasters, and other ill winds are combining forces to challenge the resourcefulness of nonprofits to the max.
And that’s the gentle way of saying it. [...]

Newsflash: Nonprofit folks like to talk.

Big surprise, right? But I learned this anew at the Nonprofit Congress National Meeting here in DC last week. As one member of a single-digit staff working to make a 500-plus meeting run like butter (is that a saying? Run like butter?), I spent a lot of time behind the scenes: making centerpieces by the dozen, [...]

T Minus 31 Days

Our 50 Days of Action countdown is still ticking, so it’s about time I tackled one of the daily action items myself. Today’s, unfortunately for me, involves statistics. Fortunately for me, it also involves serendipity.
Yesterday I was typing away when Rick dropped by to leave a book on Gina’s desk. “That looks like something fun,” [...]

A Double Helping of Town Halls

Last time I wrote about the importance of face time and human contact in nonprofits, and I got to walk my talk recently with a pair of very different Town Hall meetings. Town Halls have been on my plate since January, and I’m sad to see them wrapping up for the year. I love the [...]

How can nonprofits inspire their audiences?

*UPDATE 4/1/08: I’m in the Carnival this week! Yay! This is not an April Fools’ joke! Check out the other fab posts on inspiring your audience at the Sea Change Strategies blog.*

When I found out that the theme for this week’s Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants is “How can nonprofits inspire their audiences?”, let’s just say it didn’t [...]

Feed the soul and the bank account

I have to find a job. Nothing against the one I have, which I adore—but I need a job job, the kind with a salary and benefits and a few days of paid vacation a year. I can’t intern forever. That’s no respectable way to live. Or eat, says the intern writing her blog post [...]