Non-Profit of The Week: Procession of The Species

The Procession of The Species, in full swing This weeks (or, er, this months, I suppose) NPO of the week is so incredibly specific to Olympia, so ingrained a part of the little pocket of shaggy, radical culture, so wild and yet utterly ordinary to the town that I feel I may not be able [...]

Founder’s Syndrome: An Epidemic

Is Your Organization Tied Up in Knots? The foundation of a non-profit organization often begins with a single, powerful idea, originating in the mind of one individual.  This person mulls it over for a bit, gathers resources, tests the waters and gets folks behind them, does some paperwork, gets a staff together and poof!: a [...]

10 Books for Young Activists

Go Teenagers! It’s hard to find literature that will be appropriate, helpful and motivating for kids who are looking to participate in the non-profit world.  A lot of teenagers have strong and complex feelings about issues within the community or on a larger scale, but don’t have a lot of practical ideas as to where [...]

Our Week Off/ Your School Should Sign Up

Shameless Promotional Blog Post Ahead. . . So, we took last week off blogging to work on other relevant items here and now are back with a vengeance . . . or at least to write a semi-salsey blog post about how educational institutions and government organizations can use our service. Here’s the deal: our [...]