When I was a time-constrained ED trying to make sense of managing nonprofits, I loved finding those rare articles that acknowledged problems I was having trouble even naming — never mind addressing. Every now and then the Nonprofit Quarterly publishes an article like this — an instant standard. Such is the case with Clara Miller's
Fiduciary Funnelvision (Jun 05)
I know that it does not always seem like it when we are buried in our day-to-day routines, but a good board that knows how to make the most of its duties is worth its weight in gold. On the other hand, a board that doesn’t know how to act wisely on what is in
Boards Behaving Badly (Jun 05)
The reason why I like my job is that I get to meet lots of people who are both good AND interesting. This is not an automatic pairing, of course. This is why if you really like “interesting” your personal life can end up in shambles — ’nuff said I guess. Anyway, so when I
Ethically Challenged? (Jul 05)
We want to hear your quandaries and conundrums! Below you will find a link to the first installment of a new regular Nonprofit Quarterly column, "The Nonprofit Ethicist." https://www.dev-npq-site.pantheonsite.io/section/730.html This column is designed to help answer your questions about any situation in or around your nonprofit in which an ethical choice is required of you.
Can the Dependent Sector Kick the Habit? (Aug 05)
First and foremost in my life I am a mother. As all of my close friends know, I could not stand to be separated from either one of my children when they were babies. I found them unimaginably beautiful in every way. As infants, they both ended up with the same illness requiring major surgery
Unnatural Disaster: What’s the Right Response? (Sep 05)
First and foremost in my life I am a mother. As all of my close friends know, I could not stand to be separated from either one of my children when they were babies. I found them unimaginably beautiful in every way. As infants, they both ended up with the same illness requiring major surgery
Our Highest Calling: Ensuring the Rights of the Dispossessed (Sep 05)
They don't have money, or clout. They don't have a Web site, and they're barely reaching the independent press. So why should we care about Community Labor United and other groups like it in New Orleans? We should care about, and actively support, coalitions and organizations like the CLU because they are knit from local
Branding Amidst the Noise (Oct 05)
My delicate flower of a daughter is jamming and blocking on a new Roller Derby Team. The team is called Boston Massacre. The team name makes its intention quite clear (although the Providence Riveters took them down in their debut bout last week). My daughter’s moniker is “Cookie Push”. Some of her team mates —
Speechless by Default? (Nov 05)
Its funny how we don't know or we forget that having a broken heart or having a heavy heart is a real physical sensation until we get right up on it and then it hits us–"what is this thing in my chest I can suddenly actually feel?" We forget that our hearts are real sometimes
Ethically Challenged II (Nov 05)
Last week I was in Nebraska among a big group of people who were all working locally in their communities. One woman raised her hand and asked for help. She said that she was a member of a coalition working to prevent underage drinking in a small town. Not long ago a young man had
Another Shakeout at the Red Cross (Dec 05)
In the latest issue we promised that we would try to keep you abreast of the stories behind the stories of the aftermath of the hurricanes in the Gulf — and there are a million stories. This is a high profile one. Last week was marked by another shakeout at the Red Cross. Another purging
Breaking the Nonprofit Code of Silence (Jan 06)
I was listening to the Tavis Smiley Show on New Year’s Eve as he hosted a stellar panel of African American leaders reviewing the events of 2005. Connie Rice, co-director of the Advancement Project and definitely a lady with the gift-o-gab had some pointed words for a prominent Democrat with her eye on the presidency.