Comments on: Nonprofits Will Never Be Respected Until We Start Respecting Ourselves http://www.rosettathurman.com/2009/06/nonprofits-will-never-be-respected-until-we-start-respecting-ourselves/ empowering a new generation of leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: You Say You Want a Revolution? Well... | Stanford Knowledgebase http://www.rosettathurman.com/2009/06/nonprofits-will-never-be-respected-until-we-start-respecting-ourselves/#comment-14342 You Say You Want a Revolution? Well... | Stanford Knowledgebase Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:04:33 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=2137#comment-14342 [...] our complaining rallying within the nonprofit sector has been around improving work conditions, and obtaining higher salaries… The revolution is out there in your community doing the dirty, messy work of 2 million [...] [...] our complaining rallying within the nonprofit sector has been around improving work conditions, and obtaining higher salaries… The revolution is out there in your community doing the dirty, messy work of 2 million [...]

]]> By: Rosetta Thurman » Does Generation Y Really Want Change? http://www.rosettathurman.com/2009/06/nonprofits-will-never-be-respected-until-we-start-respecting-ourselves/#comment-14035 Rosetta Thurman » Does Generation Y Really Want Change? Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:49:27 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=2137#comment-14035 [...] rallying within the nonprofit sector has been around improving work conditions, and obtaining higher salaries. While it’s clear that young people really want to work in the nonprofit sector, it’s [...] [...] rallying within the nonprofit sector has been around improving work conditions, and obtaining higher salaries. While it’s clear that young people really want to work in the nonprofit sector, it’s [...]

]]> By: Heather Carpenter http://www.rosettathurman.com/2009/06/nonprofits-will-never-be-respected-until-we-start-respecting-ourselves/#comment-10594 Heather Carpenter Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:07:01 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=2137#comment-10594 Rosetta: I really like this post. It helped me to think about the nonprofit sector in a new way and to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY rather than play the blame game. Thanks! Heather Rosetta:

I really like this post. It helped me to think about the nonprofit sector in a new way and to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY rather than play the blame game.

Thanks!

Heather

]]> By: Niecy Lunn http://www.rosettathurman.com/2009/06/nonprofits-will-never-be-respected-until-we-start-respecting-ourselves/#comment-10494 Niecy Lunn Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:16:04 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=2137#comment-10494 Rosetta, I admire your openness and willingness to address the many issues within our sector so candidly. Thank you for putting out there something that has been the elephant in the room for far too long. When I received your update today, I received confirmation that others are feeling the same sheer frustration that I feel about our sector, and I truly believe our generation is not going to stand by and do things the way they have always been done. We must start talking about our work and praising it for the impact it has. I am tired of being defensive of my decision to work in the nonprofit sector as if I am choosing a lesser path. The nonprofit sector, in my case working for social justice, is so vitally important to who I am and I deserve to be respected for it, compensated appropriately for the quality of work I do and others should aspire to do this work as well. It is time for us to stand up and respect ourselves, our sector and demand respect for our work as well. Thank you for your leadership...and for forcing us all to face up to the issues we have has a sector...and for making us better at what we do. Rosetta,

I admire your openness and willingness to address the many issues within our sector so candidly. Thank you for putting out there something that has been the elephant in the room for far too long. When I received your update today, I received confirmation that others are feeling the same sheer frustration that I feel about our sector, and I truly believe our generation is not going to stand by and do things the way they have always been done.

We must start talking about our work and praising it for the impact it has. I am tired of being defensive of my decision to work in the nonprofit sector as if I am choosing a lesser path. The nonprofit sector, in my case working for social justice, is so vitally important to who I am and I deserve to be respected for it, compensated appropriately for the quality of work I do and others should aspire to do this work as well. It is time for us to stand up and respect ourselves, our sector and demand respect for our work as well.

Thank you for your leadership…and for forcing us all to face up to the issues we have has a sector…and for making us better at what we do.

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