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Let’s face it. Funding for nonprofit charitable work has gotten tight. That’s not to say that there isn’t still a large pool of funding out there for the RIGHT nonprofits, doing the RIGHT work at the RIGHT time, based on … Continue reading →

“Return to the way, the way of reciprocity. How easy, how just the way. Yet how easily, how utterly you have forgotten it.” – Ayi Kwei Armah Bartering and trading is the oldest form of commerce and exchange known to … Continue reading →

WHEN I AM OLD When I am old and my tired, aching body begins to fold in upon itself, and my spirit holds the valued keys to every lesson learned; Then will I sit down among generations I have made … Continue reading →

Visioning for service to individuals and communities is an absolute first step toward the provision of meaningful services and responses to needs. In many, if not most cases, African American human service organizations begin as a result of identified or … Continue reading →

Organizational purposes, or vision statements, define an overall idea of how the community will be changed/better because an organization exists and based on a timeline in the distant but foreseeable future. That future could be five years, ten years, or … Continue reading →

I often get requests from individuals wanting assistance to start a nonprofit. Usually the requests come from individuals who genuinely feel they have a service to offer to others and need a vehicle for providing that service. Nevertheless, even those … Continue reading →

Fund development coaches are usually successful grant writers, but more importantly, have the necessary skills to facilitate more comprehensive planning related to organizational sustainability needs. Continue reading →