Do businesses dislike nonprofits?
Very often, when I tell business people that I work with the nonprofit sector the first thing they say is, “Oh, I’ve tried to deal with nonprofits. How do you do that?” (Frankly, at times, I have no...
View ArticleBoard members expecting magic
Hello Board Members. We’re fully aware we were not invited to the table to force this conversation upon you. But this is a Revolution. And we are determined to engage you in critical issues that many...
View ArticleOf Chinese and Chassidim.
Whoever thought that in a matter of days, the cross culture experience would be like this? Last week, the leaders of the Revolution were immersed in challenging the thinking and methologies of the...
View ArticleHaas Fund’s Big Omission.
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund just released a seminal report for a changing nonprofit sector. Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising, states statistics that...
View ArticlePeter Buffett’s NY Times editorial.
Peter Buffett’s article in this weekend’s New York Times is being whispered about in the hallways of nonprofit organizations. But I doubt it’s being spoken about loudly in board meetings. Who will have...
View ArticleSeizing Europe’s conversation.
They’re coming from Germany, Hungary, Austria, Moldova, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Sweden and a few from the US. They’re among Europe’s next generation social entrepreneurs. The Paideia...
View ArticleCharity: Water
Look closely at the name—charity:water. Lots of attitude. No caps. Two short words. A colon in-between. Breaks through everything. Easily remembered. This branding alone is a brilliant marketing move....
View ArticleFierce Pockets of Resistance.
Now that summer is coming to a close and the donors are returning from Martha’s Vineyard and the Cote D’Azur, the Revolution will be surging forward to drive out those pockets of resistance. A shifting...
View ArticleArchitects outpacing nonprofit execs?
As Seizetheconversation methodology continually points out: In this new era, design is the barometer and manifestation as to how our society is tackling a changing world. L.A. Times Business Section....
View ArticleThe Corporate- Nonprofit Dance.
The corporations lead. Step 1: We volunteer. Step 2: We give away stuff. Step 3: We fund. Then the nonprofit partner follows. Step 1: Yes, we’ll engage your volunteers! Step 2: Yes, we’ll distribute...
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