Nonprofits Rebel!
Even after decades, whenever a client learns that my doctorate is in criminology, there’s always a comment and I’ve heard them all. A common one is: “There are a lot of criminals in nonprofits,” followed closely by, “Give me some time and I’ll figure out the connection.”
The move away from criminology—it has been a good 15 years since I taught my last criminal justice class—to immersing myself in the broader world of all nonprofits—was not gradual. One day I was a full-time criminal justice professor Read more
In Search of Cognitive Diversity
While nothing new, diversity is an increasingly hot topic in popular culture and no less an issue in nonprofits. Funders want diversity on the boards of its grantees; nonprofits want their boards to reflect their constituencies; everyone wants diversity of staff. There is, however, no common understanding of diversity, as it is, to a very great extent dependent upon where you are, what you do, etc. There is one guarantee, however: most people’s concept of diversity tends to rest on those things that are easily Read more
