Nothing new under the sun, and I know many people feel the same as me, but those "free" address labels you get with solicitations for funds make me sick!

It never fails. Every time the United Way is mentioned on my local newspaper's website, at least one person shows up to complain about how grossly overpaid their staff is.

At one of the nonprofits I worked at, it was a HUGE struggle to get my colleagues to print on double-sided paper. For regular use within the office, sure, but for board meetings?

I don't have a lot of friends here in Austin right at the moment, and I'm struggling to find ways to connect with more people who have the same interests I do - preferably beyond changing diapers a

The Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) has named Guy Shulman the new director of development to oversee all fundraising, branding, public relations and marketing activities.

I thought I'd take a break from current events and touch base with the human side of nonprofit organizations: their people. What are nonprofit folks talking about amongst themselves? What are their concerns? What do they wish you knew?

Nearly every day, I receive solicitations in the mail from a variety of very worth causes. Mixed in with offer for credit cards that I don't want, my mail box yields requests for money from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood, the National Network of Abortion Funds, Amnesty International, and/or Habitat for Humanity. On top of that, most of these wonderful organizations have local affiliates.