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Take a 3 Minute Vacation Right Now and Have Some Laughs
Today’s politiquette tip: don’t tell a person using a wheelchair, “I don’t think of you as someone in a wheelchair!” Or more commonly: “I don’t think of you as a minority!” said to people of color. The implication, of course, is that the listener has m …
Blue Avocado # 98 Summer Bonus Issue
Summertime is a great time to kick back and get some deals. We’re bringing you the Blue Avocado with sizzle. In this issue you can sign up for free phone calls with Blue Avocado writers Kim Klein and Vu Le, webinars with Jan Masaoka and Steve Zimmerman …
What You Should be Getting Out of Being on a Board
There are enough books and articles to fill a library on the subject of how board members can contribute to the nonprofits on whose boards they serve. But what about the other way around? What should we board members get out of board service? And as ex …
Hammer Factories, Carpenters, and Pigs . . . editor notes issue #97
These days there are so many people creating tools for nonprofit leaders and for activists. Foundations fund online tools, research studies, websites that analyze and present data, convenings on new tools, and so forth. We have a million factories maki …
Overhead Rhymes with Garlic Bread . . . editor notes issue #96
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to talk of many things: “Of rent and desks and insurance — and whether pigs have wings. “Why no one wants to pay for overhead, and all the grief that brings.” Overhead is on the upswing as a discussion top …
IRS Nullifies Section 501(c)(3) . . . Issue #95 April 1 2014
April 1, 2014 . . . Blue Avocado is in secret merger talks with the Red Cross, Greenpeace,Yellow Ribon Fund, Purple Heart Foundation, American Black Film Festival, and Brown University. “At last, there will be a place where wounded veterans can make fi …
Four-Day Deals, a Contest and Ice Cream! Blue Avocado #94
I scream, you scream, we all scream for the Blue Avocado Bonus Issue! We have everything our readers want: Deep discounts on books, magazines, tech training, T-shirts and accounting services Webinars offered free and only to Blue Avocado …
Take a 2-Minute Vacation Right Now: 40 Inspirational Movie Speeches in 2 Minutes
Do nonprofits inspire people? or do people inspire nonprofits? If you need two minutes of inspiration, enjoy this video that includes such classics such as “A day may come when the courage of men fails, but it is not this day!” and “Clap! Clap! …
News from American Nonprofits
We are pleased to bring this update on the American Nonprofits Federal Credit Union from Pamela Davis, President of American Nonprofits: American Nonprofits and Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Group have been cooperating to determine how best to i …
First World Problems, editor notes issue #92
Why is the web so damned slow today? Why is the printer jammed yet again? Where did I put the remote down? Why is everybody in front of me driving so slow?! First World problems of course (one that is complained about only because there aren …
