Collective martyrdom will make our work ineffective
In a recent article on the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Brendan Tapley—a communications and marketing consultant—argues that the sector is suffering from lack of pride and how this makes it difficult for us to celebrate our work and advocate for support…
Call to action for nonprofits to put greater focus on diversity
While diversity is not a new issue, I’ve come across some compelling calls to action lately on what it means, what it takes, and why we need to focus on diversity in our organizations. A Call to Action First, it…
Three ways Millennials can develop a career that makes a difference – lessons from Net Impact, part I
Last weekend I attended the Net Impact 20th Anniversary Conference in Baltimore. While I spoke on a panel about untraditional ways of getting experience in order to break into the impact sector, I was amazed by the brilliance of many…
8 Lessons from the Olympics on Working Hard, Doing Good, and Fighting for Change
As I’ve mentioned before, I think you can find a great deal of inspiration from the stories, successes, and failures of athletes. I also find that larger conversations around inequality and social justice happen when we dig into sports. With…
Shifting the lens on the millennial generation’s activism
Ami Dar, Executive Director of idealist.org, recently wrote about the language problem facing the social sector. Rather than acknowledging the full range of actions people take to make a difference, we often use limiting generic words to describe what we’re…
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