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Editor’s Note
What will you do to begin again this fall? For me, autumn always meant starting over with big ideas and new projects. I used the change in weather and the back-to-school sensibilities to redefine priorities and goals. For those who work in this …
Nonprofit Spotlight: Donna Murray Brown is Tearing Down the Silos in Michigan
Donna Murray Brown is the President and CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) She is also only one of a handful of African American CEOs of a statewide nonprofit association in the state. The MNA is a membership organization that is “d …
Editor’s Note
Happy summer, Avocados! While for many, the season represents outdoor barbeques and long vacations, we in the world of not-for-profit know that summer is no time for ease. Fiscal years may have just begun, and that means a whole new set of strat …
Editor’s Note
Welcome to the latest Blue Avocado! As a longtime reader, I’m thrilled to be serving as guest editor. I know that I’ve often used Blue Avocado as a resource, a reminder, and a refuge during those stressful nonprofit emergencies, and I’m happy to presen …
Nonprofit Spotlight
A new feature of Blue Avocado. Each issue, we’ll highlight a community nonprofit that is doing great work within their sector. This issue brings you a nascent nonprofit that bridges social services and the arts. The Trenton Community A-Team (TCA …
What kind of avocado do you want to see?
As we get ready to welcome our new guest editor, we want to hear from you! What kind of avocado do you want to see? Let’s face it, sometimes running a nonprofit can feel about as easy as folding a fitted sheet, but here at Blue Avocado, w …
Financial Prospects for Nonprofits: How Does Your Nonprofit Rate?
Blue Avocado bubbles with insight because you, our readers and our writers, are astonishingly smart. We’ve heard great ideas from you along with suggestions for how we can be even more relevant with what we publish here on the site, so this issue we’re …
Avocados Are Always In Season!
We considered offering up a Pumpkin Spice Avocado this month, but thought better of it. We’ll leave peak Pumpkin Spice to the coffee and pastry purveyors of this world and focus on what we do best: practical provocative and fun food-for-thought f …
A Tiger Escaped Today . . . and I’m on the Zoo Board
It made international headlines: tiger attacks three visitors and kills one of them after escaping her enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo. What was it like to be on the Zoo board at that time? We are grateful to our friend for sharing his First Person …
Blue Avocado celebrates 100th issue… editor notes
Yup, this is the 100th issue of Blue Avocado. As you know, we’re an online magazine — where each issue has 5 – 8 articles — rather than a blog with many short posts. We’re very proud of our unique mix: At least one thought-provoking (probably …
