{"id":2549,"date":"2022-02-10T22:56:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.giveffect.com\/blog\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2024-01-19T21:52:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T21:52:37","slug":"the-nonprofit-blogs-you-have-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.giveffect.com\/the-nonprofit-blogs-you-have-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nonprofit Blogs You Have to Read\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Let\u2019s face it when you work in nonprofits all day, sometimes the last thing you want to do is read more about them in your free time. But there are some nonprofit blogs that are a pleasure to read. The authors make the subject matter come alive by connecting it with things you see every day, both in your work and personal life.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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A few nonprofit blogs that should be on your list and a little more about the authors:\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Joan Garry Consulting<\/b><\/h5>\n
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Joan Garry\u2019s blog focuses a lot on nonprofit leadership, like boards and executives, but you don\u2019t have to be a board member or VP to get a lot of good information out of it. Most of her blogs focus on the communication and authenticity of leadership, but those qualities are critical to all relationships in a nonprofit. Plus, lessons for board members can often be applicable to interoffice relationships and donors.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Who is Joan Garry? <\/span><\/i>Her blog has the tagline \u201cBecause nonprofits are messy\u201d and that alone should grab your attention. Joan has worked with for-profit businesses like MTV and Showtime. She eventually joined the nonprofit sector after haggling with famed boxing promoter Don King, realizing she had a gift for securing revenue (a great story if you\u2019re curious to learn more: \u201cLet\u2019s Not Call It \u2018Fundraising<\/a><\/span>\u201d<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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She became the Executive Director of GLAAD in 1987 and led a resurgence of the organization. She then co-chaired the LGBT Finance Committee for soon-to-be President Barack Obama\u2019s 2008 campaign. Now she teaches nonprofit communications at the University of Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Beyond that, why should you read the blog?<\/span><\/i> She gets it. She knows how to talk about it. She mixes humor with her years of experience and she\u2019s actually very funny. She shares not only the stories of success but also the moments of failure that she learned from.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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All too often nonprofit blogs and advice are centered around all these success stories, but it can be extremely valuable to see the failures and to read about them as well. You see the impact of poor choices and the background of the decisions she made.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Also, she cares and that\u2019s key. She understands the importance of nonprofits and the value that they bring to the world around it and the critical nature of those interactions.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Here\u2019s a very quick introduction to her perspective in a TED Talk that she presented called \u201cLeading with Purpose\u201d:<\/span><\/h5>\n