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Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations
Volunteerism is an enormous economic force, yet it is never mentioned in business school or in economics departments. –Walter Hoadley, former Chief Economist for the Bank of America All-volunteer organizations (AVOs) are a major social …
Word on the Street in…the Recovery Movement
It’s all about recovery support services such as telephone recovery support, recovery housing, recovery coaching, and community centers. Recovery support services are a great alternative or adjunct to treatment and a great way to organize the recovery …
Three-Minute Vacation…On the Prowl With North African Cats
A Blue Avocado reader tells us his technique for “vacationing” on a rough day at work: he goes to YouTube and puts in the name of an animal and the word “cute.” Lots of us use our computers to hunt for lions and tigers and bears – oh my! Admit it …
Fast and cool summer reading: All-Volunteer Organization boards. Immigration laws and employees. Wild cats. 7/15/08
Just like a work career often involves moving from one company (or organization) to another, in a zig-zag, partly accidental path, our community careers have similar forward-but-unexpected trajectories. And very often, both our "entry-level" …
Queries and Help Wanted July 15
Thanks to everyone again. This issue’s requests: For an upcoming humor article, why do you think men in the nonprofit sector "wear such bad shoes"? Click here to send an email or photo to editor. For an upcoming article on racial/ethnic diver …
Three-Step Immigration (IRCA) Compliance for Employers
The best protection for employers seeking to comply with the law is to keep accurate paperwork demonstrating your good faith efforts to comply with these complex and confusing immigration laws. Three steps that will help: 1. Keep …
Take a 3-Minute Vacation Right Now: Chamber Music!
Spirit yourself to an intimate chamber music concert, played on historical instruments: Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, iii, performed energetically by the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. http://youtube.com/watch?v=6jtk4ETAx8g
Obama: the Nonprofit Sector’s Favorite Son?
As never before in recent memory, all eyes are on the presidential election. And for Blue Avocado readers, part of the reason is that one of the candidates – Barack Obama – comes from the nonprofit sector. While presidential candidates typically …
How to Eat a Blue Avocado. Obama: Nonprofits’ Favorite Son? 18th Century Music. Board Meetings by Phone. Yum! – July 1, 2008
Thanks to so many Blue Avocado readers for your notes letting us know that you're finding this magazine useful, refreshing and uniquely right for community organizations. And thanks, too, for your questions! Here are some ways to get the most out o …
Queries and Help Wanted July 1
Wow! Thanks for the great responses to this new section of Blue Avocado where we seek help on future articles. This issue’s requests: 3-minute vacations: let us know what your 3-minute vacations are, or nominate an enjoyable part of your own site for t …
