I am so proud to be a long-time LIFT volunteer, leader, advocate, and supporter alongside countless others. To really understand some of the thing I value most and dreams that I fight for, please read this article. The work LIFT has done throughout the years and the growth it continues to do is incredible, and… Continue reading In the Fight Against Poverty, It’s Time for a Revolution
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Investing in volunteer management helps nonprofits better meet community needs and supports our employees as they help their neighbors. Evern Cooper, President of the UPS Foundation Source: A Guide to Investing in Volunteer Resources Management: Improve Your Philanthropic Portfolio
Girl Scouts now can earn financial literacy badges. If I could have done that, I might have been a Brownie for more than just a few months of what felt like domestic living training. Yay, girl power!(Source: http://i.cdn.turner.com/)
Resolutions: checking in and checking out
Here’s what I had from 2011, and what happened: - enjoy my job transition and make the most of it Definitely have learned a ton, so CHECK! - learn to bake desserts All year in my head, this resolution was to learn to like dessert and not to bake it, and I’ve recently enjoyed some… Continue reading Resolutions: checking in and checking out
Neat stuff that I’d love to share
It hasn’t been a year in the awesome book, that’s for sure. But, I derive a lot of motivation and excitement from some of the neat stuff that my friends are working on. Some of the more linkable of these are shared below; know that there are many, many more and I am simply horrible… Continue reading Neat stuff that I’d love to share
I like that there’s a Tumblr to give the American public straight up answers. I’m sad that the American public doesn’t do grammar or know how to Google when they do know how to find the small ‘Ask’ button on a Tumblr page*. I’m also sad that the answer is so matter-of-fact that it doesn’t… Continue reading
The choice should include not just your personal reasons and goals for giving to a particular cause. Your giving should be grounded in some understanding of where the greatest needs are, and which organizations are doing the best job. Most charitable gifts go to organizations that are already wealthy. Much less goes to organizations struggling… Continue reading
Tostitos + Big Brothers Big Sisters
Why do nonprofits doing great work have to be an unfortunate conduit for advertising junk food to kids? I’m sure it will be a great event, but it’s going to make Tostitos brand products look too cool for school. It’s a tough ballgame to even think about forgoing monies from companies that showcase a different… Continue reading Tostitos + Big Brothers Big Sisters
And I believe it’s very important for the non-governmental movement to gather strength, not only to urge better business practices and a better government, but also to find other ways to step into that gap, to do things faster, cheaper, and better. Bill Clinton, at the 2011 Fares Lecture at Tufts University
Amazing and affordable performance coming up at Carnegie Hall on October 18 by Panos Karan. He’s playing to benefit Keys of Change, which aims to promote and establish musical education and its benefits in remote areas around the world. More info and tix here.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Jen Bokoff 
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