Like Pages, but Like Helping People More

by | Mar 11, 2014 | philanthropy

Facebook can be more than a distraction at awkward meals, or a method of procrastination before beginning work. Sure, I appreciate the DIY crafts and pictures of children (or dogs who stand in place of children), but in the nonprofit world we know we have to utilize...

A Plea for Compassion

by | Mar 5, 2014 | philanthropy

Here at Professionals in Philanthropy, our lives revolve around nonprofit organizations and their success (well that and the occasional deep tissue massage). Because our lives are so invested in these organizations, however, it can be easy to forget that not everyone...

When Working Hard is Hardly Working

by | Mar 1, 2014 | foundations, non-profits

We’ve all been there. We work—SO hard—and yet all that effort, it’s as fruitless as most of our trees here in the Mojave Desert. There is nothing quite like a goal you can’t seem to achieve, when you know there’s no increase in effort left to give. Like the phone...

Road Rage Repentance

by | Feb 26, 2014 | foundations, non-profits, philanthropy

Here at PiP, we love people—which means we love serving them. We love to do good, we love to see good, we love to feel good, and we also hate crappy drivers. Sure! We’re human. Who would appreciate being cut off? Who doesn’t want to see a hand-wave from the car you...