Knowing When to Break Up With the Board

As a Professional Do-Gooder and the new PiP Intern there are a couple of things that I bring to the team: a passion for the nonprofit sector, and a “fresh” (which means young) perspective. Here’s an article on leaving a board with my own personal spin. To highlight...

Granting Futures through Grantwell

Youth are the future (youth meaning under 40 of course); education is the future (and becoming a greater necessity for job security); and nonprofits have a huge role in our future (because PiP is here to ensure they stay around). So how will these things be playing...

Your Goodwill Can Create Good Lives

There are some things we’ve learned living in Southern Nevada. 1) Avoid The Strip at all costs (it has the worst traffic) 2) a car without A/C in the summer is a car unfit for a human being 3) you NEVER plan an outdoor party in July; and 4) when our economy gets hit,...

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network

Youth are the future, right? It’s something that we’ve been hearing for years. While “under 40” seems to be a looser definition of the word, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) agrees that a new generation is the secret to success. YNPN is an organization...

Nevada Gives Big: Don’t Think It’s a Joke

It can be a tough sell. When you’re world famous for a few miles of casinos, flashy lights and darn good food, people tend to forget that there are actual people who live in Las Vegas. Surprise! We’re normal human beings. No one has a pole in their living room and a...

Failing Your Way to Success

In a recent and potentially disheartening article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy, they boldly proclaimed that most nonprofit organizations (the charitable flavor specifically) are failing at online fundraising. There are a couple of trends worth noting. 1) The...