Your stories. Your impact.
I’m a consultant working with a 501(c)(3) organization that’s part of a very complicated, international organization, which includes a couple of c3’s, a c4, and a few standard issue for-profit entities. Basically, it used to just be one organization, but then they decided that each of their major departments should spin off on their own.
Read MoreI used to work for a nonprofit in town, but recently left my position and now work at a local coffee shop. The other day, I received a text from a coworker saying that a gentleman had come by and asked for me, or, to quote them:
“Someone came in and wanted to make sure you knew they came in.”
Read MoreDue to the pandemic, the organization I worked for decided to host the annual gala virtually. This was a tough decision, as the majority of attendees are older and streaming technology was likely going to be a challenge.
Read MoreI recently left an organization that had a very active board of trustees. They were heavily involved in nearly all organization decision making, which made sense 20 years ago when it was all volunteer run, but was quite challenging when we had 12 full time staff…
Read MoreI used to intern at a nonprofit art gallery, and one of my responsibilities was to sit at the front of the gallery to welcome visitors (and, of course, record their gender, race, and age on a clipboard for grant purposes.)
Read MoreOne of the most important aspects of my job is being able to communicate well, connect with people, and well, at the end of the day be able to talk. While I have always considered myself a chatty Kathy, this experience confirmed it.
Read MoreI work as a consultant for nonprofits, and one of my clients recently shared this story which I wanted to share with anyone struggling at their own nonprofit during the EOY craziness.
Read MoreI once worked for an animal welfare nonprofit that took their mission a little too far. Like “all life is precious, so we don’t believe in pest control” kind of far.
Read MoreThis nonprofit I used to work for was very concerned that staff knew internally that the mission was “food education”…
Read MoreMy nonprofit is a church so our 'donors' are 'registered' with us. We recently sent out our end of year appeal (a nice brochure and letter, along with a robo-message from our Pastor thanking everyone for their participation)…
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