Tag Archives: nonprofit management

Management Advice from Patrick Esquerre

Posted on October 9, 2011

I recently had the chance to enjoy a lunch with Patrick Esquerre, the founder of La Madeleine Country French Café. Over a delightful meal of mussels and lamb at the impeccable Salum, we discussed Patrick’s career as an entrepreneur and … Click here to continue reading >>>

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Are nonprofits bloodsuckers who are raping the economy?

Posted on August 22, 2010

Rush Limbaugh has called nonprofit staff “lazy idiots” who are “raping the economy.” I respond briefly here, and then cite a video response from Robert Egger of the DC Central Kitchen.
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The Land of “Non” — an imitation piece

Posted on April 11, 2010

My response to Stacy Caldwell’s call for contributions towards a “collective storytelling” effort at creating a children’s fantasy about the nonprofit world.
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Inspiration to guide your work

Posted on April 9, 2010

Whether you are a non-profit leader, a volunteer or even someone who has never participated in the charitable movement . . . you can gain a tremendous amount of insight on how to lead a good life through the “founding … Click here to continue reading >>>

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Free (the) workers!

Posted on June 30, 2009

If you care at all about volunteers, your organization should definitely look into this… Google and Obama Administration are partnering on this www.AllForGood.org site. Great opportunity to get noticed on national stage while also recruiting highly connected volunteers. —————————————— From: … Click here to continue reading >>>

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The Megacommunity Manifesto

Posted on June 23, 2009

Thanks to Greg Hirsch for connecting me to this article, a segue from our revolutionary plottings with Stacy Caldwell: The Megacommunity Manifestoby Mark Gerencser, Fernando Napolitano, and Reginald Van Lee 8/16/06Public, private, and civil leaders should confront together the problems that … Click here to continue reading >>>

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Robert Egger thinks Nonprofits face “A Starbucks Moment”

Posted on June 20, 2009

Robert Egger blog, One Voice for Change, recently featured an article that describes the unique employment opportunity facing the nonprofit sector, and how approaching it in a different way could cause a permanent and productive shift in the sector’s long-term impact … Click here to continue reading >>>

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$75K emergency loans available to Nonprofits

Posted on June 18, 2009

Thanks to additional funding from The Meadows Foundation, the Center is now offering loans for agencies affected by the recent economy. http://www.cnmdallas.org/community_response.aspx To qualify for a loan, an organization must: Be a 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated and operating in the state … Click here to continue reading >>>