People multitask everywhere these days, thinking they are being productive - Blackberrying away while walking down the street, texting while driving,...
Paul Brest | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business
The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.
Eli Davidson | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living
Why is Allee Willis's new video "Hey, Jerrie" one of the fastest growing videos on YouTube? Because it's what I call The Anthem of the "YES YOU CAN"...
Paul Brest | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business
Don't yawn and click on another link -- administrative costs and overhead sound really boring, but they're critically important for nonprofit organizations and also for donors.
M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living
You've been doing well and then something threw a monkey wrench into your formula for success. Make no mistake -- setbacks suck. Time for the 4As.
Paul Brest | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
Most real-world decisions involve tradeoffs, and much corporate philanthropy lies somewhere between pure philanthropy and marketing.
M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
Do you know what works for you to keep your momentum? Knowing what's works for you is key. There are no "one size fits all" solutions -- each of us sustains motivation differently.
M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.21.2009 | Living
Ready to accomplish big things this year? Author M.J. Ryan, of the Intent Learning Series, discusses the most important step in achieving your intentions--getting started!
M.J. Ryan | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living
An intent can be anything you want to change or achieve in your life or in the world in which you live -- it can be personal, social, or global, or all three.
Paul Brest | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business
Yes, any public benefit activity should be executed according to a plan. But I refute the assertion that philanthropists are the ones charged with designing a theory of change.
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business
In this market you're happy you have a job, but ugh, it feels stale. You wish you had that "new job" feeling you had when you first started.
Karen Leland | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living
As we roll into January, I have been reflecting (in between shopping, cooking, planning, and partying) on my past resolutions of 2008 and my goals for 2009.
Therese Borchard | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living
I know what you're thinking: another cheesy, goody-two-shoes article on how I can keep all those goals I've set going into 2009. If you abhor such art...
Amy Swift | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living
Here's what I learned about goal-getting from my uber-focused husband: if you're serious about a goal, go get it, and stop playing around.
Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
Tim Russert made the political game accessible to the masses and made many of us want to be involved and participate in the process.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.18.2008 | Living
I think that some objectives are better characterized as resolutions, others, as goals. You hit a goal, you achieve a goal. You keep a resolution.
Russell Bishop | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living