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Nonprofit People Choose Their Presidential Candidates
After the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, we decided to check in with some nonprofit folks about who they’re supporting–as individuals–for president:Hillary Clinton for President: Hillary’s supported me and people like me all her life. Did you …
Don’t Drive, Chew Gum and Use the Phone at the Same Time
Dear Rita:As a social worker for a nonprofit, I am required to carry a cell phone with me. Sometimes my supervisor calls me when I am driving. If I don't answer the call, she might think I'm shopping instead of working. However, I am concerned …
Take a 3-Minute Vacation Right Now: Check Out Today’s Front Pages
Instead of heading to your favorite coffee place, why not take a 3-minute vacation by reading the front page of the Pensacola News-Journal, Today’s Zaman (Istanbul), Asahi Shimbun English Edition (Tokyo), the GlosSzcecinski (Poland), the Telegraph (Cal …
Blue Avocado Issue #2: Finding Our Footing
The bite-sized magazine for nonprofit people – Blue Avocado – presents its second issue! We had a great launch and so many of you sent encouraging and thoughtful feedback. This issue features a Board Cafe column on meaningful acts of appreciation (aren …
Word on the Street About . . .Bicycle Parking
The technology! There are these new bike parking machines that are bike carousels, 3 – 4 stories tall. You swipe your pass; the pass corresponds to a parking space. The machine turrets you and your bike up this concrete structure – which is really secu …
World Press Freedom Day: A Free Press and a Free Nonprofit Sector
Maggie, Lisa, Bart, Marge and Homer: the five members of the Simpson family. One in every five Americans knows who they are. But what are the five freedoms of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Only one in 34 of us know! Do you? …
Word on the Street about . . . Hospice
Two things. We aren’t getting as many family volunteers as we used to. We still have so many volunteers–but fewer of them came from having a family member who died in our hospice. We’ve heard that from other hospices, too, but I don’t know what it mea …
Seen and Heard
What are you listening to right now?Bjork! Why? Because she’s so original!Carlos RamirezCenter for Nonprofit ManagementLos Angeles, California
Should I pay off my student loan or pay into my 401K?
Q: I have about $2,000 saved up . . . Should I pay off my student loan, or pay into my 401K at work? A: It depends on whether the nonprofit you work for matches your contribution to your 401K (or 403b) account. At many nonprofits …
Take a Three Minute Vacation Right Now: Visit an Art Gallery
Take a fast visit to the nonprofit Houston Center for Photography and see some beautiful photographs from their current exhibit. "Sometimes there are so many depressing things in the world the onlything I can do is go look at something beautiful f …
