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Tag Archives: Service
The end of the line
One day in the not-so-distant future, you’ll get there. The end of the line. The top of your organization. The top of your field. Nowhere else to go, because you’ll have arrived. Most likely, that day won’t be within striking … Continue reading
Your job, and leverage
If your life is one of service, then the one question to ask yourself when figuring out where you are and where you’re going is: What role, what organization, what situation allows me to maximize the impact I’m having on … Continue reading
The spirit of service
Most people get into nonprofit work because they want – in some way, big or small – to change the world. This spirit of service defines our missions, which are not vague platitudes about “delighting customers” or delivering “superior results … Continue reading
Whom do we honor?
Recently I found myself in the elevator at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the doors closing on the name of yet another mega-Wall Street donor whose name was etched in marble, no doubt honoring a mega gift that built that wing of … Continue reading
Yesterday’s salad
Traveling on Monday morning, and hoping to avoid on-board food, I picked up a $9 Caesar salad at the Balducci’s in the Delta terminal at JFK. A few hours later, my laptop dead, I popped open the plastic box to … Continue reading
Canned beans or bananas?
Every year, between the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, many Jewish congregants take home a brown paper bag to be filled with non-perishable food for people in need. It helps fill food banks, and is emblematic … Continue reading
