Hold the Applause
I recently received a question from a smart, young emerging leader for whom I see only great things. Her question: Do you think that the nonprofit and foundations community has gotten into a habit of congratulating itself at conferences, symposiums, and other events? I was immediately reminded of a foundation’s advertisement that runs only at certain times of year. The advertisement intentionally makes it sound as if the foundation is responsible for the accomplishments of the nonprofits it funds, and that it is directly helping the Read more
Four is Not Enough
Last week I got a call from a reporter from another part of the country asking for help. The reporter, whose normal beat is science and medicine, was stuck looking at a 990. And while she had gotten a lot of good information from the form, she wanted me to look at to see what I thought, see if she was on the right track, etc. One of the first things that easily caught my attention was the list of board members. Read more
July 2nd, 2009 2 Comments 