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Is it April 1 Yet? Blue Avocado #86
At Blue Avocado, it’s April 1 and we’re thinking about changing our name: help us decide! One possibility is the Blue Avocado Foundation, which would allow us to receive the sucking-up of hundreds of nonprofits every day. We would declare oursel …
The Founding Fathers Write a Grant Proposal
“Just look at this second sentence!” groaned Samuel Adams. “‘We hold these truths to be self-evident . . .’ This flies in the face of ‘evidence-based practice!’ We’ll never get funded!” Another delegate had a different complaint: “This mission statemen …
Morgan Freeman and the Declaration of Independence
Just in time for the 4th of July (otherwise known as Independence Day) . . . Morgan Freeman and other Hollywood stars read the Declaration of Independence aloud. To tell the truth I couldn’t listen to the whole thing, but Freeman’s opening comme …
Take an Einstein Nap
Albert Einstein is famous for his belief in daily 20-minute naps . . . so take yourself off to the conference room for an Einstein nap and come back smarter. Or try a Salvador Dali nap by holding your keys in your hand above a plate on the floor; when …
Nonprofit Embezzlement: More Common and More Preventable Than You Think
"I was on the board of a national social justice organization for three years. The Development Director discovered that the "external-auditor-turned-internal-accountant" had been embezzling funds by stealing checks and using the "st …
