Winter is coming, and the donor-centric fundraising model must evolve

Hi everyone, this post is one of the toughest I have written. Mainly because I just watched the latest episode…

Capacity Building 9.0: Fund people to do stuff, get out of their way

Some people think capacity building is boring. Well, I think it’s sexy, and I’ve spent many hours writing romantic poems…

Waiting for unicorns: The supply and demand of diversity and inclusion

The question I am asked most frequently—after “Vu, have you tried using Proactiv?”—is “Vu, would you consider joining so-and-so board/committee?…

Why we should rethink Accountability as an organizational and societal value

Every once a while we nonprofits have a retreat to select or reevaluate organizational values. Invariably during the brainstorming, someone…