Blue Avocado
Posts by Blue Avocado:
Only Bad Restaurants Go to Scale
We in nonprofits are good at taking on myths and sacred cows. But perhaps the least examined of these myths is the one about going to scale.
How to Get a Job at a Foundation
How foundations say they hire is often different from how they approach the hiring process. We asked foundation staffers how they got hired.
Sample Drug-Free Nonprofit Workplace Policy
A drug-free workplace policy with sample language to consider including in your nonprofit’s employee handbook.
Ask Rita: Can We Discriminate in Favor of People with Disabilities?
Ask Rita’s HR experts review Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and ADA rules.
Nonprofit Love
We asked about your experiences with romance in the nonprofit workplace, and the common thread was passion — for your work and each other.
America’s Dirtiest Job: Nonprofit Telemarketer?
Should telemarketers really be despised? Blue Avocado readers share their experiences making telemarketing calls for their nonprofits.
Just Awards: Follow-up to “The Nonprofit Justies”
Just Awards “honor” the New York Times and the Rockefeller Foundation for poor coverage and narcissism related to the nonprofit sector.
Married Co-Executive Directors of Nonprofits
Meet two married couple co-executive directors of nonprofits. What organization wouldn’t want two for the price of one?
Taking On the Big Stuff
A fast look at just four critical areas facing American society today: Poverty, race, environment, and democracy.
Five Emergency “Musts” for Your Nonprofit
Blue Avocado shares five “must-have” emergency supplies for nonprofit workers to keep at their desks in case of disaster.