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Playing the Long Game: Best Practices for Fighting Poverty
Like many Americans, my eyes were glued last week to the Olympic women’s halfpipe snowboarding event, watching 17-year-old American Chloe Kim defy physics with back-to-back 1080s (three full rotations) and a nearly perfect score of 98.25. Even more...
3 Olympic Leadership Lessons
When you think of the Olympics, a number of images come to mind — gold medals, athletes at the top of their game and patriotism. I was honored to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Nothing prepared me for experiencing the Olympics in real-time in...
The New Tax Law: How It Will Impact Your Nonprofit Organization and 5 Solutions to Mitigate Your Risk
While many of us were awaiting a well-deserved holiday break, we started to hear rumblings of the possible unintended consequences of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 for nonprofit organizations. Some think that charitable giving was overlooked in the final...
2018 Nonprofit Trends: Focusing on Collaboration
I’ve been reading a biography about Steve Jobs and came across a story I loved and wanted to share. Steve Jobs lived down the street from an elderly man who took an interest in him and shared life lessons with him. One day, he asked Jobs to come into his garage, and...
Favorite Inspirations: Top 10 Life Hacks for a More Peaceful 2018
In 2017, I have spent time reflecting on the concept of peace. I love the Hindu scripture that says, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your...
Nonprofit Trends & Inspiration: Top 5 TrendSpotter Favorites of 2017
The end of the year is always a special time for many social sector organizations. Not only do we have the chance to celebrate with clients and their families over the holidays, but we also enjoy the magic of the season. This warm holiday glow is often accompanied by...
Reasons We Are Thankful
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The 5 Temptations of Nonprofit CEOs with a Game of Thrones Twist
I am eagerly awaiting the new season of “Game of Thrones.” When I first started watching “Game of Thrones,” I thought Daenerys Targaryen (the blond Mother of Dragons) was weak. Her character paled in comparison to other strong women in the show. Boy – did I misjudge...
Hot Nonprofit Trends for Summer 2017
Summer is such a great time of year – the sunshine brings lighter spirits, every weekend welcomes a backyard BBQ and all sorts of fun outdoor activities abound. With Fourth of July celebrations in full swing this week, we thought we’d set a firework display of our own...
Rising Above Politics in the Trump Era
Fights on the floor of the state legislatures. Elections focused less on the issues plaguing our towns and more on dirty politics. A must-watch reality show in Washington D.C. around whom is the biggest liar. These are not scenes from the latest good vs. evil epic...