Today, I take my last final exam for the Spring 2009 semester – which means I only have one full semester (plus a summer) left of classes before I get to own a little piece of paper that certifies me smart.
After that, there are plenty of possibilities – but chief among them are sticking around [...]
Hi, friends.
I’m not dead, just not writing lately. At least here. I wrote a sweet research paper on the demise of nonprofit organizations, wrote another about a program that a group and I planned, implemented, then evaluated – and oh yeah, I’ve been writing here every once in awhile.
Long story short, I’ve neglected [...]
Sunlight Foundation is at it again.
By ‘it,’ of course, I mean completely rethinking out our government interacts with its citizens. it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the Sunlight’s work, and this project is no different. Read The Bill is a campaign asking Congress to post bills online at least 72 [...]
Last year Phoenix was one of a handful of cities that turned off their lights for one hour to stand in solidarity with those pursuing a more sustainable planet. The campaign – called Earth Hour – started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and has since gained much media attention and international support.
Funded in [...]
Hello all! My name is Aaron Stiner. I have the pleasure of serving as a Deserted After Dark guest blogger and I am very excited that Sam has allowed me this honor. Sam and I know each other through a couple of different nonprofit circles. We are both board members for YNPN Phoenix and are [...]
It is well documented that I’m a fairly big nerd. But Kim loves me despite it,so I don’t worry too much.
Anyway, I added to my geekyness yesterday when I snagged a poster of the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities – Core Codes (NTEE-CC) classification system. Yup.
The NTEE helps researchers, granters, and individual philanthropists by [...]
From Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion:
February 14th is, among other things, Statehood Day in Arizona. This means that someone, somewhere, will publish the inevitable “greatest Arizonans who ever lived” or “people/events that changed Arizona” lists in newspapers or blogs. The results of these lists are predictable. They nearly always, for instance, include Barry Goldwater. I have [...]
Dear President Obama:
There was a period of time before India’s independence that only 3,000 Englishmen ruled a country of 350 million. Before Gandhi, India was a country fractured by a lack of unified vision. Before the great Salt March, Indians wandered through history without a coherent identity. Before they were represented at [...]
The President shall
nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by [...]
Seth Godin, author of Tribes, The Dip, and Purple Cow writes a fantastic blog that everyone should read daily – including the Arizona State Legislature. A couple of days ago, he outlined what he thought school is for. In his mind, the purpose of school is to (my favorites are bolded):
Become an informed [...]
