Beyond Natural Disasters: Inspiring Volunteer Motivation Year-Round

Those living in or around the Raleigh, North Carolina area are acutely aware of some of the havoc wreaked by a massive tornado that assaulted our area on Saturday, April 16 of this year. Following the storm, many of us (especially in the nonprofit community) were inspired by the mass of volunteers who came out of the woodwork to help with tornado clean up, get supplies to those impacted by the storm, and give...

Case Study: How the Coalition to Unchain Dogs is doing everything right

Every once in awhile you stumble upon an organization that blows you away in terms of the way it presents itself, operates, includes others, and succeeds. While I have not yet personally had the opportunity to get involved with The Coalition to Unchain Dogs, I have been an observer of this organization in the community for a few years, ever since I met some of their volunteers at a fundraising walk in Durham,...

About This Blog

Working with and among nonprofits, we often wear many hats. By day I advise some of the future voices of the nonprofit sector, working with students through the Institute for Nonprofits at NC State University. I am also a student of the sector myself, working to complete my second year of the Masters in Public Administration program and Nonprofit Management focus at NC State. In off-hours I serve as the President...