Humor
Nonprofit Executive Director Gives Advice on Love, Marriage, and Other Stuff
Executive directors are problem solvers. But why keep it to just nonprofit problems? We would make great advice columnists!
The Founding Fathers Write a Grant Proposal
The challenges of writing a grant proposal and getting funded evidently go back to colonial times.
How to Schedule a Nonprofit Meeting: Point of Vu
Humor columnist Vu Le comments on the joys of meeting scheduling with The Official Rules for Scheduling Nonprofit Meetings.
New Sitcom: Nonprofit Life
Vu Le proposes a new tv show called ED featuring a group of Executive Directors of several nonprofits located in Seattle.
Dress for Nonprofit Success?
Blue Avocado humor columnist Vu Le gives some fashion advice to us nonprofit folk.
Collective Impact: Resistance is Futile
Collective Impact (CI) has covered lots of ground, but like taking naps at work, it should be done strategically and sometimes not at all.
The Automatic Nonprofit Salary Calculator
A tongue-in-cheek version of the familiar Salary Calculator model to comment trenchantly on the indiscriminate — and not so indiscriminate — differences in how nonprofit staff get paid.
America’s Dirtiest Job: Nonprofit Telemarketer?
Should telemarketers really be despised? Blue Avocado readers share their experiences making telemarketing calls for their nonprofits.