Tag: Nonprofit

On a significant day, August 13, 1931, a momentous event took place. It was the signing of the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in the Armed Forces in the Field. This international treaty held a noble purpose: to establish crucial rules to safeguard the...

It was expected that our development team members contribute routinely so we could ethically ask others to give to the same causes. I felt financially strained and insecure just pitching in $15 here and there while other members of my team contributed well over $100 to each campaign. I sim...

Last year, I quit my job at a nonprofit organization in Milwaukee. I was completely disappointed, disillusioned and pissed off. I was ready to write off the whole system. Ever since, I’ve been trying to come to terms with the bullshit I saw. So I started researching what many refer to as th...

Winter solstice falls on December 21 and, in some cultures, is known as “the day the sun stands still.” It is the shortest day of the year — with just 8 hours and 46 minutes of sunlight. It is also the astronomical beginning of winter. From this day forward, days will lengthen. ...