Do you serve the Penniless, Jobless, Marginalized and Despised? Read this.

The Gospel of the Penniless, Jobless, Marginalized and Despised by Chris Hedges I love reading Chris Hedges. His books, The Empire of Illusion and Death of the Middle Class were so good. He also writes articles and talks about reviving popular politics and reviving popular culture from the rise of predatory corporate capitalism. This time, he […]

Don’t be a leader. Be a builder.

I had a meeting with my business mentor, Behram Atashband, last week. In the meeting, he talked with me and my business partner about hiring more people into our business. And he said, don’t be a leader. Be a builder.

Are you feeling stuck?

Are you happy in your job at a charity?   If so, stop reading. If you are ready to move on to a new job, I hope this post will give you some food for thought.     Have you ever stopped to consider why you might be unhappy? Have you ever wished you could […]

Would you like to learn how to grade your boss? Here’s your checklist

Are you a nonprofit employee? Do you want a clear system to figure out if your nonprofit boss is doing right by your organization or not? Or are you a nonprofit board member? How do you provide oversight and make sure that your organization stays on track? Do you need a model to figure out […]

Your Nonprofit is in Trouble. How? Read on.

Yesterday I wrote about inequality being the thing that holds nonprofits back. how we need better wages for every not for profit worker. And I just found out that The Atlantic agrees that inequality causes a host of issues, including bad education for our children, and that we should adopt the Finnish model of everyone […]