My point of entry into the nonprofit sector started as a volunteer. To cut a long story short, in 2010 I contracted Meningitis and overnight I went from being a fitness teacher to being on death’s door. Fortunately, I made a full recovery but after this life changing experience I was left with the profound
Ten years ago, fossil fuel divestment—that is, getting institutional investors to pull their investments out of fossil fuel companies, was just an idea. Today, it is a reality. According to Invest-Divest 2021, a report that was published in October by the Global Fossil Fuel Divestment Commitments Database in anticipation of the recent United Nations
“YOUR NATIONS CAN NOT CONTAIN US” BY JESS X. SNOW/WWW.JESSXSNOW.COM Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. This article is from the Fall 2021 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly, “Climate Justice: A Movement for Life.” In this conversation about Puerto Rico, climate crisis, leadership, and the all-too-often
“WE CARRY THE DISTANCE MIGRATED BY OUR MOTHERS” (DETAIL) BY JESS X. SNOW/WWW.JESSXSNOW.COM Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. This article is from the Fall 2021 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly, “Climate Justice: A Movement for Life.” When I was a child, my mother would
This is part one of a series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller. In this post, I talk about how to establish who you are and who you’re talking to. Good communication is the key to being an effective fundraiser, building strong relationships, leading well, and serving the people you’re
