Lunch with Community Links staff (L to R): Nikki Love, Josh Levinson, Toby Portner, Melissa May White, Tia Blankenfeld Now you know my vacation last week to Hawaii wouldn’t have been complete without hanging out with some awesome nonprofit folks. I even got a chance to meet Nikki Love (far left in the photo above)! [...]
Heather Carpenter’s NP Times Top 50: The Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders You Should Know
From my girl Heather Carpenter on the west coast, always promoting the sector and our unsung leaders! Psstt, take a guess how many nonprofit leaders of color made this year’s “real” list. Answer: it’s more than one, but less than 5. Out of 50. See for yourself… My NP Times Top 50: The Next Generation [...]
In Order to Create a More Perfect America: Promoting the Non-Monetary Value of Nonprofit Labor
Photo by macropoulos Today is Labor Day, and most of us are lucky enough to be off work. You all know I’ve lamented many, many times on this blog about the dismal state of nonprofit salaries and benefits. But today is really the perfect time to highlight the non-monetary value of what we do, and [...]
Young Nonprofit Professionals Need to Keep it Real
Photo by Thomas Baltes We are born followers. In school, we are taught to memorize blindly our alphabet, multiplication tables, names of presidents and their wives, dates of wars and treaties. As children, we play a constant game of Simon Says to get the best grade in the class. And all throughout life, we try [...]
Meet Diana Church: Changing the Landscape for Young Nonprofit Professionals in Louisville
Out of the thousands of people milling around the Council on Foundations Philanthropy Summit last month, I ran into Diana Church, a Perspectives reader who works at the C. E. and S. Foundation in Louisville, Kentucky. Meeting Diana was so great because she is really just a burst of energy and has a clear commitment [...]
What I Learned at the Council of Foundations 2008 Philanthropy Summit
I know you dear readers are just DYING know my big take away from the biggest, baddest philanthropy summit in the land, so here it is: Foundations have the SAME intergenerational issues as nonprofits. Yep, that’s right. We’re all in this together, and no one quite has all the answers for supporting the next generation [...]
Trista Harris on Re-Imagining the Nonprofit Sector
I had the pleasure of meeting Trista Harris this week at the Council on Foundations Summit. As fellow bloggers, we had a great time getting to know each other better and sharing our “industry secrets”. I first came across Trista’s work last year on her blog, New Voices of Philanthropy and I’ve been a big [...]
Interview With Melissa Johnson: You Don’t Need a Title to Lead
I met Melissa Johnson last year by happenstance, as all good fortune begins. We were in the same session at the DC Foundation Center listening to a talk about passing the torch to the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Melissa introduced herself as the Co-Chair of EPIP, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, and we exchanged cards. [...]
What Young People Want: Mo’ Money, Professional Development, Leadership Opportunities
It’s really that simple. A recent Chronicle of Philanthropy article reported on last week’s Young Nonprofit Professionals Network conference in Chicago. What were they talking about? How the nonprofit sector needs to change or die. In addition to seeking higher wages, young nonprofit workers are looking forward to more professional-development opportunities, especially through leadership structures [...]
Elisa Ortiz to the Nonprofit Sector: "Change or Die"
Elisa Ortiz is the kind of young woman you meet for the first time and get blown away by her incredible energy and commitment to being her best self in the nonprofit sector. She is currently the Coordinator of Outreach and Special Initiatives at the National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) and a strong voice [...]
