by Valyrie Laedlein - Today I feel compelled to use this forum as a soap box -- to express my dismay with what seems an incongruous set of assumptions that are embedded in a critically important program being launched by our Federal government – assumptions which should concern all nonprofits. Read more >>
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Paying the Piper or Capacity Costs
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Most of the social good solutions will not end the problems they address any time soon, for the population or even for a given community, as long as new people are born into this world. Making a small non-profit accountable for producing global results makes no sense. We do make a difference with the individuals we serve. For the most part, we do use our resources wisely. We fill a need at the local level and are worthy of support for the work we do.