To the millions of people who work and volunteer in the Community Benefit Sector, who have felt your life’s work disparaged as you watch the political news these past few days, I offer the following definition of “Community Organizing.” Community Organizing is work done to fix the messes made by those who run our nation’s… Continue Reading
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Nonprofit Sustainability
Have you ever wondered what it takes to sustain an organization’s efforts?* Is it just money? Or is it something more fundamental? I’m thinking about this because we spent time at the Diaper Bank last week – our “grandchild.” There is such an extraordinary energy surrounding the work they are doing, and that feels so… Continue Reading
Diaper Banks Rock!
Having founded and retired from the world’s first two Diaper Banks, it is rare for us to have 3 wonderful Diaper Bank things happen, all in one weekend. But being “proud parents,” I must share! First, Friday night, our first-born – the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona – held its annual fundraiser. And while I… Continue Reading