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Efforts to Improve Government Contracting Finally Underway
Great news! The Government Nonprofit Contracting Task Force, created with the unanimous passage of HCR 89 in 2015, FINALLY held it's first meeting today! Please check out the press release to learn more. This Task Force is important not only for organizations contracting with state [...]
Congrats to KY Gives Day Prize Winners!
I'm hitting the road today to take a much-needed vacation. I hope you are planning to take some time off this summer too. We all need an opportunity to recharge our batteries and I cannot wait to recharge mine with my family on the sandy [...]
Time to get our give on!
It's fitting that prom and graduation season tie in so nicely with KY Gives Day. Over 200 nonprofits from across Kentucky are participating on May 24 and they are getting all gussied up - just like we'd do for prom. We are eager to look [...]
The Thing About Toothpaste…
Of course, I think my eight year old son is adorable - he's smart, handsome, loving, witty and extremely competitive. He's also curious. Right now, he's especially curious about words he's not supposed to say - which makes him not so adorable. On a recent [...]
A List That’s Too Short
Normally, my lists are long - my work to do list, my personal to do list, my grocery list, my bucket list. But this list is too short - and that's not good. The current list of registrants for Kentucky Nonprofit Day at the Capitol on February [...]
You STILL Need Us |We STILL Need You
Happy 2016! Just over one year ago, I blogged that you need us and we need you. As I prepared for my first blog of 2016, not much has changed - so why reinvent the wheel, right?!? If anything, KNN has even more to offer [...]
I Hope You Are Out of the Office…
You may not be in the office to read this blog post. In fact, I hope you aren't in the office. The more emails I send today, the more "out of office replies" I get back from colleagues not returning to the office until January [...]
5 Reminders for Nonprofit Leaders from Taylor Swift – Seriously…
Last month, I took my eleven year-old daughter to her first concert - Taylor Swift. I was about 11 years old when I attended my first concert. I can still remember singing Chicago's hits from the nosebleed section of Freedom Hall with my best girlfriends. [...]
Five Reasons You Can’t Miss the 2015 KY Nonprofit Leadership Forum
I know how it is. You're on the fence. Or if you're more like me, you might be procrastinating. But it really is time to register for the 13th annual Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Forum on October 27-28. Why? There are lots of great reasons but [...]
“Officially” Three Years Old
If you use social media, you may have discovered Facebook's "on this day" feature or apps like Timehop and Memoir - tools that help you relive and celebrate milestones, big and small. I love these daily reminders that make me laugh, make me miss my [...]
Is Being Busy a Disease?
I may have a disease. According to this article, it's called being busy. According to my priest, being busy allows me to hide from my real life - the things that truly matter. According to my kids, being busy means mom “has to” check her phone way [...]
Will Your Board Members Be Willing to Ask – Who’s the One?
Who's going to be the one? Who's going to be the person (or persons!) I can talk to today to advance KNN's mission? This is a question that I ask myself every morning. While this might be a typical thought for most nonprofit staff members, [...]
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