Archive for April, 2009

Nonprofit: Start One, Lead One

I spoke at the Minnesota Mensa Regional Gathering ‘Last of the Aughts’ Saturday. The topic was:Nonprofits: Start One, Lead One. I discussed a few key ideas I have. Start Don’t start a nonprofit if you can do it with a for-profit. Don’t start a nonprofit if you can do it some other way. The National [...]


Remodeling Nonprofits

Chris Fuller, President, Performance Writing & Public Relations, just wrote about a situation in a discussion in a group we share. In his last job, one of his responsibilities was to serve as Executive Director of a foundation. It had outlived its usefulness. He was to either make something of it or shut it down. [...]


Vote For Children’s Mental Health Grant

The Challenge We have abandoned mental health in general and children’s mental health is in crisis.  My wife works in children’s mental health so I am continually reminded about the erosion of our children due to mental health problems. What You Can Do Vote for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health [MACMH] at the Minnesota [...]