I love a good reason to celebrate and I love Kentucky nonprofits, so I can't wait for next week!  April 15-21 is both Kentucky Nonprofit Week and National Volunteer Week - two great opportunities to celebrate our sector and the volunteers that do so much [...]

Two match-ups in the Commonwealth are generating lots of buzz.  Of course, I'm talking about the big game on Saturday, but I'm also talking about the Kentucky House and Senate trying to reach agreement on a budget that our Governor described as "wretched". According to [...]

It's so difficult to imagine that powerful tornadoes can leave a path of destruction across our Commonwealth in such a short period of time, yet require weeks, months, maybe even years for communities to recover.  For the communities left with this daunting task, this is [...]

Time flies when you're having fun!   February marks KNN's 10th anniversary year and we've been having so much fun -  it's hard to believe we've been working with you to strengthen our communities for a decade. From the early days of being a staff of [...]

I love our nonprofit sector!  I mean, I really love it - it's more than just a schoolyard crush, it's the real deal and I don't care who knows it. To help share the love on this Valentine's Day, I'm playing Cupid to deliver three [...]

We've all probably received a late acknowledgement of a contribution at one time or another and I'll admit, I've even been guilty of sending an acknowledgement later than I should have.  There can be lots of reasons (some of them very good ones) for delays [...]

Resolutions, goals, to-do lists - whatever you want to call them, have fans and foes.  Regardless of their label, I love the feeling of a fresh start brought by a new calendar year - new opportunities, ideas and partnerships. 2012 also kicks off KNN's tenth [...]

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, there are days when I worry that like I'm missing some big opportunities - sales at my favorite stores, breaking news, potential KNN members, big donors, yummy chocolate.  There are other days where I feel bombarded [...]

One of our goals at KNN is to connect you with resources. Another goal is to connect you with other nonprofit leaders.  When we can do both AND at the same time, I get really excited! Today, KNN unveils the Best Practices Hub - a [...]

The Congressional Supercommittee is racing to meet its deadline of November 23 to produce a plan that reduces the federal budget deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. Spending cuts, entitlement reforms, and altering the tax code are all on the table, and each decision could [...]

Lots of news to share with you! Last week's 9th Annual KY Nonprofit Leadership Forum celebrated two well-deserved award recipients, connected a crowd of over 260 nonprofit leaders and provided two days of information-packed sessions.  My sincere thanks to the exhibitors, presenters, sponsors, volunteers and [...]

You know what it's like - planning for a big event (in this case, our biggest annual event) creates a buzz, an energy, an excitement, an added workload that you don't necessarily mind (or that's what I hope our team would say).  KNN is finalizing [...]