Archive for May, 2011
Seeking feedback on aggregating charity reviews
Monday, May 30th, 2011
This guest post was written by Kate, a soon-to-be MBA grad determined to do good while doing well. She’s interested in how to increase giving to the highest-performing non-profits, and the intersection between for-profit and non-profit social innovation. She blogs…
More survey findings
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
As part of taking a break, I thought I’d go through and share posts that have remained in my draft file for one reason or another. I’d completely forgotten about this post. It’s some of the findings from a reader…
Snooping in Nonprofit Tax Forms
Monday, May 23rd, 2011
This guest post was written by Katherine Wertheim, CFRE. Katherine has been a professional fundraiser for more than 20 years, she blogs at Werth-It.
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I admit it, I’m a dinosaur. When I first started fundraising, if I wanted…
A Peace Corps poster child mulls over the 50th anniversary
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
This is yet another post that has lingered in my “draft” file for months. It was inspired by the post Peace Corps: America’s most extensive SWEDOW (stuff-we-don’t-want) operation? on Dave Algoso’s blog Find What Works.
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I am essentially a…
On “sabbatical”
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
The car is packed and I’m off for a laid back job in Yellowstone National Park for the summer. My goal is to come back rejuvenated and reenergized in the fall.
While I’m away a new guest posts will be up every…
Interesting articles and posts – April/May
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Here’s my last link roundup before I head out. I can see from the number of posts that I let it go too long, sorry about that.
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Donated dress and a struggling industry – TheStar.com
Three Cups of Tea highlights weaknesses in charitable rating systems
Thursday, May 12th, 2011
The Three Cups of Tea Scandal has highlighted many issues in the nonprofit world. I’ve written about two of them already and over 160 posts and articles have been written about the various aspects…
Today’s Peace Corps hearings on rape
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Today Congress is holding a hearing related to people that have been raped in the Peace Corps (PC) and the way the Peace Corps treated them both in country and after they returned to the states. You can read a
A love/hate relationship
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
I’m spending my days getting ready to take a hiatus from the aid world for the summer. As such, I’m having a hard time concentrating on writing serious blog posts, so I thought I’d share with you a personal…
Taking a Break
Friday, May 6th, 2011
It’s been a long and difficult six years, and it’s taken a toll on my mental, physical and financial health. So I’ve decided it’s time to get away for a while and recharge my batteries. I’ve accepted a laid back…
