Last week, I had the opportunity to spend the day with 25 thoughtful, passionate and talented nonprofit leaders at our CEO/Executive Director Mini-Retreat.  We promoted this event as a way to network, recharge the batteries, learn some new strategies and vent in a safe environment [...]

I recently began my participation as a member of the 2012 class of Leadership Kentucky with an opening retreat in Jabez, KY.  If you've ever been to the Lake Cumberland 4-H Leadership Center, you know it's beautiful . . . and remote.  Cell phone and [...]

We're wrapping up the final touches on this year's More Than Charity report, our labor of love highlighting key stats for Kentucky's nonprofit sector.  This will be the first snapshot of the sector since the IRS began revoking the status of organizations for failure to [...]

Work at KNN is rarely boring and these past two weeks have been no exception.  We've returned from our road trips energized by the connections made with our members, eyes wide open about some of the challenges we face and focused on the work ahead. [...]

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 [...]