Category: Business

  • widening circles

    widening circles

    “I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it.” Excerpt from Das Stunden-Buch (The Book of Hours) by poet Rainer Maria Rilke and read on NPR today by the philosopher of ecology and translator Joanna Macy. Reflecting on…

  • sustainable change

    sustainable change

    “If you reflect on the stories of successful leaders… you realize that these entrepreneurs were committed enough and patient enough to give their projects time to evolve and find their own way of operating. There were years spent simply learning what structures, agreements, leadership, and types of people were required to be successful. It was…

  • top 3 online fundraising tips for 2014

    top 3 online fundraising tips for 2014

    Three things non-profits can do to improve online fundraising results – and NOT have to spend money on advertising/media: Analytics & Optimization, Communicating Units of Impact, and Mobile Optimization/Responsive Design 1 / Analytics & Optimization A recent survey of about 400 nonprofits by the Nonprofit Technology Network found that half of the organizations surveyed are…