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Can Hibernation Teach Us Something About Management and Planning?
Can hibernation teach us something about nonprofit management and planning? Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere and on solstice, December 21. Here on the 50th parallel my office clock[...]
Keeping It Together–Organizing for Grant Success
Keeping it Together A Happy New Year to you. January 1, was the first splash into 2018 waters. Now, marking the new lunar year with Chinese New Year festivities will[...]
Our Crowdfunding Roots
People around the globe care about families, friends, and communities, and think about sharing and redistributing food and wealth. Yes, there are exceptions, but the desire to help and[...]
Give, Exchange,Prosper-National Philanthropy Day November 15
Since National Philanthropy Day is on Wednesday November 15, it's a good time to talk about "matching funds" a term used in the funding world for the pieces of the[...]
Three Mighty Words: Keep Moving Ahead
A big shout out to the woman, now in her tenth decade, I met recently in Victoria BC. We were sitting on wooden chairs outside a downtown coffee shop waiting[...]
Why Crowdfunding Is a Double Win for Nonprofits
Do you work with a nonprofit organization? Have you thought about crowdfunding for special projects? Does the time you would put into learning about it or building the board’s confidence[...]
Weekend Musings, Giant Sequoia’s and Author Jon Mooallem’s Perspective
In my weekend musings about general cultural and natural history, Author, Jon Mooallem, gets some human perspective from giant sequoias on a wintry visit to California's Sequoia National Park[...]
Successful Funding Begins With Your Idea
You Have an Idea-- Congratulations! If you have an idea about a project you’d like to see happen in your community, congratulations. You, as an originator, have taken the first[...]
Well Rounded Discussion About Philanthropy in Hawai`i
If you'd like to learn more about the history of philanthropy in Hawai'i, about who gives--and how people give, Moderator, Daryl Huff of Hawaii News Now asks questions of three[...]
