My Experience

San Antonio’s Eastside Promise

Posted by on March 16, 2012 at 10:53 am

Last week a spotlight was focused on education in San Antonio.  An impressive delegation which included the United Way of Bexar County, City of San Antonio, United Way International, the Department of Education, and Promise Neighborhoods Initiatives toured the targeted schools, Tynan Early Childhood Center, Bowden Elementary, Pershing Elementary, Washington Elementary, Wheatley Middle and Sam [...]

Boards, Funders: Hold Your Nonprofit Leaders Accountable.

Posted by on August 2, 2011 at 11:18 am

I was reading an article by Paul Connolly, in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. In the article, Connolly discusses how some people propose that the best thing you can fund in a nonprofit is the fundraising arm of the organization.  Connolly suggests that tactic is short-sighted: This evidence is consistent with other research on nonprofit [...]

New Year, Now What?

Posted by on January 6, 2011 at 11:01 am

Happy New Year!  I am the kind of person who likes to take time in January to reflect on the past year and contemplate opportunities for the new year.  2010 was the year I more fully embraced social media.  I decided I would blog.  First, I learned how to purchase a domain with a vague understanding [...]