I bet you've been there too.  A new initiative is not moving along as fast as you'd hoped.  Self-doubt creeps in.  Are we on the right path?  Were we too ambitious?  What if we fail? Thankfully, when I had a day like this recently, I [...]

It's almost time - only a few weeks until KNN celebrates our 10th Anniversary Kentucky Nonprofit Leadership Forum and our 2012 award recipients!  From the Clinics and free celebration on October 24 to the Forum and Awards Luncheon on October 25 - we hope you plan [...]

I love being pleasantly surprised, don't you? Last week, two tax professionals from the Internal Revenue Service visited the Commonwealth for the first time.  Providing workshops on "staying exempt" in Louisville and Lexington, they also enjoyed their first hot brown and marveled at our beautiful [...]

I'm at it again.  Blogging about compensation issues in the nonprofit sector.  In a past blog, I talked about the balancing act a board often faces in being wise stewards of an organization's resources, yet investing in capable leadership.  An article this month, "A Too [...]

This week has been challenging - I've been charged with planning a Jedi Training Academy for my son's fifth birthday party.  One challenge is that I've NEVER seen a Star Wars film.  Another challenge is that I don't have the time or interest between now [...]

The Summer Olympics officially begin on Friday with opening ceremonies in London.  I love watching swimming, gymnastics, track and field and of course basketball.  I also love the profiles of the athletes - so inspirational and so many amazing stories of families and communities pulling [...]

Each summer, I have grand notions of slowing the pace down a bit, but we are busy bees - as usual.  The nonprofit sector is buzzing also.   Here are just some of the headlines and potential lessons learned from the past few weeks: The Supreme [...]

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 [...]