Jargonbusters attack!

Nonprofit jargon is dying a loud, public death, and I am dancing on its grave.
Its death has been heralded and hurried along on many blog posts over the past few weeks, and it’s overdue. As a greenhorn to the world of nonprofit communications, I mentally flinch every time I read a phrase like “earned income” and [...]

Lesson 9: Allot nap time.

When I was in high school, I thought I was a narcoleptic. I fell asleep pretty much anywhere, especially in class. Trying to stay awake as teachers talked at me for an hour at a pop was excruciating. Even parasite week in Advanced Biology put me to sleep. I did the head-bobbing thing and bit [...]