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Book Review: Gay, Inc. and Nonprofit Neighborhoods
Katy continues her look at critical explorations of the nonprofit world! She thoroughly enjoyed the two books featured in this review, by Myrl Beam and Clare Dunning. If you’ve ever been involved with small nonprofits, you know they’re usually in a tight spot, probably due to the continual need to secure resources. It’s a sad…
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Get Your Priorities Straight
Wondering whether your organization is clear about its priorities? Bela has some advice on where to start. Does your organization really know its priorities? Are they embedded in the daily decisions and actions of your team? How do you know? It is one thing to discuss them in the context of strategic planning. But acting…
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Review: Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One (Majora Carter)
Katy’s become interested in a number of critiques made about the nonprofit world. In her next few blog posts, she’ll explore the work of some authors who’ve recently raised some challenging questions about nonprofit practices and philosophies. When we talk about a nonprofit’s effectiveness, what do we mean? That it achieves a stated goal, carries…