GIVE ME LIBERTY, OR GIVE ME ACNE CREAM
I’m marinating in all the ideas, conversations, and thoughts flowing around here at NCVS – and I want to take a moment to share one with you that emerged yesterday.
I attended a workshop focusing on encouraging youth to engage in service learning and other leadership opportunities. There was [...]
Just leaving a “listening session” hosted by the leadership of the Corporation of National & Community Service. It has been a long and full day of great workshops and really good networking. I even got my copy of The Charismatic Organization signed by the authors. Over all, it’s been a pretty banner day. However, something [...]
So, a big part of my new job is to raise the celebrity of service.
Good thing I came to the National Conference on Volunteering and Service – check out the lineup for the opening ceremony:
Jon Bon JoviMatthew McConaugheyArrianna HuffingtonMaria ShriverArnold SchwarzeneggerMichelle Obama
In addition, there were appearances by the Glide Memorial Church Choir and the leadership [...]
I’m headed towards San Francisco, one of my favorite cities to visit. Especially in the summer. I love Mark Twain’s quote:
“The coldest winter I’ve ever had was a summer in San Francisco.“
And those that live there or have been there know exactly what Mr. Clemens was talking about. Looking forward to saying goodbye to [...]
Have you seen Kite Runner?
If you haven’t, clear your schedule on Wednesday. Even if you have, it’s worth watching the movie again. And hey, this time the money goes to a great organization.
COAR (Community Outreach and Advocacy for Refugees) is hosting a movie night at the Valley Arts Theater on Mill. Harkins has donated the [...]
From Kris Nowotny, Phoenix Coordinator for Lemonade Day, a project of Prepared 4 Life.
Hi, my name is Kris and I am working with Prepared 4 Life to bring Lemonade Day to the Greater Phoenix area in 2010. Prepared 4 Life’s foremost objective is empowering youth to take ownership of their own lives and become healthy, [...]
Today, I begin a new adventure.
The day that Senator Barack Obama became President Barack Obama, he called on Americans to, “embody a spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.” I was there in Washington, shivering in 15 degree weather with to my brand new fiancee when I heard [...]
Regular Sam + Pursing an Accurate Public Awareness of the Nonprofit Sector = Happy Sam
Now, let’s move on. From PhilanthroMedia yesterday:
Last Wednesday, the FTC and 48 states announced a nationwide sweep targeting scam artists who claimed to be raising money for military veterans, firefighters, and police officers. In reality, almost all of the money [...]
Nonprofit Management is a relatively young field of study. Because of that, there plenty of people out there theorizing on the subject. Plenty.
They are asking questions like, “What financial impact does the sector have on communities?” “Where does it end, and the business or government sector begin?” “What role should the federal government [...]
From Osocio:
Commercials aren’t always about the visuals, with the beauty being sometimes just the sound. The latest Oxfam America ad is just that, with a kynetic type treatment and the wonderful soundtrack of “Með suð í eyrum” by Sigur Rós, the Icelandic band, whose symphonic rock is always inspiring.
The video is great, and the [...]
