I spent the week in beautiful Miami for the Independent Sector Annual Conference. Have a listen to Miami Sound Machine’s Conga or check out Nonprofit Radio (I’ll be on at 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET talking scary nonprofit laws) while perusing  our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: BoardSource: What can we learn from […]

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 was Back to the Future Day, the day Marty McFly traveled to in order to save his future kids. Have a listen to Huey Lewis and the News‘ Power of Love while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Council of Nonprofits: What does 2045 hold for the #nonprofit sector? Go […]

Last Sunday was Day of the Girl and last Monday was Indigenous People’s Day. Have a listen to Mary Youngblood‘s Play With Me while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Council of Nonprofits: Engaged boards are better than ghosts! All about “phantom boards” & other missteps that lead to investigations http://buff.ly/1joIR1c BoardSource: Why do […]

Sunset at Fort Mason @ SOCAP15 The past week was highlighted by tragedies in Oregon and Afghanistan and passage of a historic law in California aimed at reducing racial profiling and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. Have a listen to Chuck Cannon‘s Money Don’t Matter while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the […]

The past week was highlighted by the Social Good Summit and Clinton Global Initiative. Have a listen to Ben Harper‘s With My Own Two Hands while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Philanthropy: Nonprofits must adapt or end up in ‘ash heap,’ Diana Aviv says http://bit.ly/1O8eglh [Ed. Many thanks to Diana, who led Independent Sector […]

  Monday marked the start of autumn and International Peace Day. Have a listen to Green Day’s Wake Me Up When September Ends while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: United Nations Women: What are the #globalgoals? The full list is here. http://owl.li/SDLAo  #action2015 [Ed. The Sustainable Development Goals Council of Nonprofits: What’s the […]

Earlier this week, 14-year old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for building a clock. Have a listen to Yusuf Islam’s Where do the Children Play? while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: President Obama: Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what […]

I’m in Washington DC today, September 11th, for a meeting of the Public Policy Committee of Independent Sector. Have a listen to Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris sing If This is Goodbye while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: The First Lady: Remembering and praying for all those we lost and their loved ones. May […]

Yesterday was Women’s Equality Day. Have a listen to Martina McBride’s This One’s for the Girls while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Council of Nonprofits: Let’s rethink board “training” http://buff.ly/1MTWNfP Nonprofit Quarterly: TRENDING: Making Sense of “Sustainability” and Its Uses and Misuses in the Arts http://hubs.ly/H016pmM0 Mark Blumberg: Bill Cosby, Donald Sterling and Charities’ “Nightmare” […]

The U.S. stock market had its worst day in 18 months yesterday with worries over China identified as the catalyst for the losses.  Have a listen to Billy Bragg’s Tomorrow’s Going To Be A Better Day while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week: Joan Garry: How a CEO and Board Chair Can Build an […]