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Finchville Dairy at Walton Farm, a Spotsylvania-based micro-dairy that sells gelato, eggs, farm-made cheese and sweet cream butter, began selling at the Fredericksburg farmers market this past Saturday.
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Democrats are in the beginning stages of capitalizing on a political gaffe by a Greene County Republican official.
U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine wasted no time Thursday sending an email with the subect "Armed Revolution?" -- a reference to what Ponch McPhee calls for in the Greene County Republican newsletter if Barack Obama is re-elected president.
"It's bad enough when politicians try to pit us against one another, but inciting violence is completely unacceptable," the email said.
"The campaign wants the email to have some juicy news peg in it that will make people mad to donate money because I think a lot of politics is getting people angry and getting them fired up," said Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
Kaine asked for a $5 donation in the email to "restore the politics of respect and defeat the politics of division."
But Kondik says it's a two-way street.
"If a Democrat had said something outrageous about a Republican, maybe not an armed revolution or whatever, but I think the Republcians would be eager to pick up off that or fundraise off that or score political points off it," he said. "That's just the way the game is played."
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The man who called for an "armed revolution" if President Obama was re-elected is no longer the editor of the Greene County Republican Committee's monthly newsletter, The Constitutional Conservatives, according to a statement on the group's website.
Gary Lowe, Chairman of the GCRP, posted the statement Thursday in response to recent outrage over remarks made by then-editor Ponch McPhee in a column titled "Whitehouse Watchdog" in the March edition of the newsletter.
"The referenced comment is included in an Editorial comment made by the former Newsletter Editor," Lowe writes, denouncing the language used by McPhee. "It was written... before a change in the Greene County Republican Committee (GCRC) leadership, and clearly illustrates the needed change for leadership via recent elections."
Lowe notes that the newsletter includes a disclaimer that states its content does not reflect the opinions of the Republican party.
"As a editorial comment, it is the musing of one person, not the party," he writes. "While we believe this election is critical to the direction of the future of this great nation, we do not believe that if the results end up with the re-election of Barack Obama, that will necessitate what the author suggests."
Lowe adds that editorial comments, like those made by McPhee, Ted Nugent, Bill Maher and countless others, are ultimately protected by the First Amendment.
To read the complete statement, click here.
The Greene County Republican Committee and the editor of its newsletter are receiving heavy criticism for a column that calls for an "armed revolution" if President Barack Obama is re-elected in November.
Ponch McPhee, editor of the Greene County Republican Committee newsletter, The Constitutional Conservatives, made those comments in a column titled "Whitehouse Watchdog" in the March edition of the newsletter.
In the column (available here), McPhee urges readers to rally friends to vote in the 2012 presidential election. He writes that the consequences of not defeating President Barack Obama, who he calls "an ideologue unlike anything world history has ever witnessed or recognized," are too risky to ignore.
"[W]e shall not have any coarse [sic] but armed revolution should we fail with the power of the vote in November," he writes. "This Republic cannot survive for 4 more years underneath this political socialist ideologue."
A response on the group's website says the true meaning of the statement is being armed with the voices of "We the People." It reads:
Democratic leaders say it's a good save, but the damage has been done. "There really isn't a very productive place for that in the discourse. People can say what they want, but this encourages the kind of rhetoric that is not very good for our political community," said Del. David Toscano (D-57th).
Greene County Democrats have also responded to the comments, telling CBS19 "advocating violence as part of the political process is reprehensible. It is unfortunate that such hatred comes from someone who gives the impression he is representing Republicans in the county."
CBS19 contacted McPhee and the Gary Lowe, Chairman of the Greene County Republican Committee, for comment, but we have not heard back.
CBS19 also contacted Greene County Sheriff Steve Smith, who says there are no charges pending against McPhee.


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- Woah now! Bill Gates is saying that Microsoft's motion-sensing Natal game controller will be available for PCs and support office-related gestures. Wave your hand to reboot Word when it crashes! [From: DVICE]
- Pizza Hut has become the first pizza chain with an iPhone app. Aside from letting you place orders, the free app comes with games to play while you wait for your cheesy-calorie-injection-in-a-box. Details are slim, but we're hoping it prompts you to jog in place if you order the Philly Meatball Double Cheese Stuf'd Crust Supreme. [From: Ad Age]
- After a mysterious tweet from a Twitter client called Penguin FB, the rumor mill is grinding that Facebook may be developing a Twitter app. [From: Mashable]
- There's all kinds of speculation about the iPhone leaving AT&T next year, but nothing official yet. The most likely carrier to take over the wunder-phone would be Verizon, but what would this mean for AT&T? [From: LA Times]


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To sell cars, your name doesn't have to be Discount Dan.
If you treat (customers) right, they'll be back, said Joe Helmkamp, new-car sales manager at Crumback-Symons Chevrolet in New Haven. Nowadays, people are so much more knowledgeable and know what's going on. It's best just to be straight up honest with people and friendly. That's how you sell.
The approach has served Helmkamp well as he has spent nearly 30 years at Crumback-Symons Chevrolet. He began his career as a commission-only salesman and recalls some lean times in the industry.
And even though 2012 marked a good year for the auto business, critics wonder whether the market will stagnate since drivers have been hanging on to their vehicles 11 years on average.
So, what do you do when nobody's buying cars?
There will always be hard times, Helmkamp said. You just have to hang in there and stay in the same place.
One lesson he's learned is putting away a nest egg in the boom times to weather the slowdowns.
You don't go out and spend crazy when times are good, Helmkamp said.
That way, folks in vehicle sales are less apt to panic during slow years when consumer confidence dips, unemployment rises or the economy takes another turn for the worse.
And then there are self-inflicted wounds.
For instance, General Motors Co. expected sales of its electric Chevy Volt to zip, but instead the passenger car was dogged by setbacks.
Most notably, a federal investigation was initiated after three Volt batteries caught fire in government crash tests.
The situation created a public relations challenge, even though the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed its inquiry and said electric vehicles are no more apt to catch fire than other cars.
That was disappointing. I was really excited about the Volt, Helmkamp said. We really wanted it to be a big seller for us here, but I think it does better in the bigger cities.
Helmkamp said GM knows its marketing and has begun touting traditional vehicles that have proved popular.
The compact Chevy Cruze and Equinox small SUV are examples.
Helmkamp said there have been times when he has pondered a career move. He once interviewed with a local convention center for an events sales position but decided to stay put in auto retail.
The national average salary for sales consultants at dealerships is $59,340, according to the information from the National Automobile Dealers Association.
The regional average compensation for sales consultants at dealerships in the region that includes Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin is $55,701.
The national average turnover for sales consultants at dealerships is 67 percent to 68 percent.
It can get frustrating and there are times when you think about getting out of the business completely, Helmkamp said, but there's nothing like a sale to get you going. Then, you're right back at it.


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Today I wanted to feature Vas Littlecrow and her Comic art, she has many series under her wing and my favorite is Upir's Mark! There is so much that is real and connective to life because it is so very much based in real life. There are too many examples to list, and I suggest simply checking them out!
Upir's Mark
Here is an Upir's Mark Comic in which I had e-mailed her an idea from something my cat always does to me so often!
I am also particular to the hilarious adventures of Catnose (a characture very much based off Vas herself) and the crazy things that have happened!
Here is a list and summary of her Comics from Velvet Rasputin:
Titles From Velvet Rasputin
Rasputin Catamite (aka Velvet Rasputin)
Summary: The early years of Upir's Mark, Siberia's most outrageous shock rock band. Underneath cheap gross-out humor and outrageousness lies the story of three broken youths who form a rather unorthodox family at the collapse of the Soviet Union. Written and rendered by VAS Littlecrow. Updated Wednesdays. (Disturbing adult subjects, strong language, censored nudity, graphic violence, and drugs.)
Upir's Mark
Summary: The surviving members of Upir's Mark grow up and move out to present day Minneapolis, MN. They document their lives, loves, rants and silly moments in a crudely-drawn hybrid webcomic blog. It's the only Velvet Rasputin comic where the characters will answer your questions directly. Written and rendered by VAS Littlecrow and Narphy La Mancha. Updated daily. (Adult subjects, frank discussion of mental illness and abuse, strong language, nudity, implied violence, and drugs.)
Rasputin Barxotka
Summary: The crimes and loves of a rogue king, a rake , a feminist, a paranormal investigator and a shaman. Written and rendered by VAS Littlecrow. Updated Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (Disturbing adult subjects, graphic sexual activity, language, nudity, and violence. )
Things That Bring Forth Hate
Last but not least; I wanted to share a comic she did when I was visiting her before I moved to Ohio, I was detoxing off a few different prescriptions that I couldn't afford because of various insurance issues. I was going through some serious highs and lows and she drew this up and showed it to me and I felt so much better, she rocks my socks off! (I have the original here with me now too, I always smile and think of her when I see it displayed in my art room ^_^ )
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Over the years, whenever I have needed information or help, Virginia is the one I turn to first and no matter how hectic her schedule is, she makes time for me. Many people think they know me, Virginia is one of two people that really knows me. I have followed her political career from City Hall to the Humboldt County Courthouse.
Life in Humboldt County is a struggle for many, me included. There are times being an outsider; someone who does not have the multi-generation connections can be challenging. On days when I am feeling down but no one can tell, I will get an email or call from Virginia checking to see how I am. She has been there during the most difficult personal times of my life.
The Virginia Bass I support is the woman who in the middle of a contested campaign against a 24-year incumbent stopped walking door to door to talk to a homeless man gathering recyclables. It was more important to her to see what she could do to help this man at that moment than win a campaign. Please vote for Virginia Bass on June 3.
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Airline passengers are to face routine fingerprinting, with the Government already involved in talks with the aviation industry over the installation of scanners at airports.
Discussions began before the thwarting of the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic flights in August and the first "proof of concept" trials of the technology will be unveiled at Heathrow within the next few weeks.
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Scandicci Apartment Rental Photos and Description
Tina and Franco welcome you to La Tinaia, their authentic Tuscan farmhouse winery, located on the beautiful Florentine hills a 5 min drive from the tramway that takes you to Florence in 15 min.
4 cosy Apartments with stunning countryside views, restored with particular care respecting the typicality of the place with terracotta-tiled floors and ceilings with beams and terracotta tiles . Each window is large and provides panoramic views of the beautiful surrounding countryside. The decor consists of furniture of the early 1900's.
It is particularly recommended for those who want to spend holidays under the sign of peace and visit cultural centers of Tuscany.
All the apartments are equiped with Sat TV, internet wi-fi and some have air conditioning. A holiday at La Tinaia becomes an ideal time to discover a unique artistic and naturalistic heritage and to sample the great quality of Florentine Chianti products: Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil that we produce.
The large garden provides spaces for outside dining, pool, solarium, barbecue and leisure areas.
Friendly atmosphere.
The farm holiday La Tinaia is located 15 minutes drive from downtown FLORENCE (10 km). FLORENCE can be reached very quickly by tramway from Scandicci at 5 min drive, departures every 5 min and free parking. The trip downtown is 15 min.
TUSCANY TOUR – In less than an hour you can reach the most important Tuscany's artistic and architectural heritage : VINCI, CERTALDO, S. GIMIGNANO, SIENA, PISA, VOLTERRA, LUCCA and the 'Chianti Classico' area with its charming villages.
Details for LA VIGNA apartment for 2 persons 1 Bedroom, Sleeps 2, 1 Bathroom
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- unsuitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair inaccessible
About Tina Radassao
La Tinaia farm holiday was created from our love of this area and of nature, and from the desire to share, with friends from all over the world, the tranquillity, the beauty and fine living of this enchanting corner of Tuscany, only 15 minutes by car from Florence.
Franco and me (Tina) left the city life in Florence and the office work on '97 to start a new life in this countryside. We have restaured all the house by ourself with only few helps. The apartments have been personally designed, finished and furnished with particular care, to give you the feeling of "just like home'.
We learned growing olive trees and vineyard and making excellent Chianti wine and extra virgin olive oil.
After many years working very hard, we are very proud of our farmholiday 'La Tinaia' and of our top quality products.
The ample park-like grounds, in flower a good part of the year, provide a stupendous panorama of the surrounding countryside. This includes an area equipped for just "lazing around," for eating al fresco and to enjoy the sun and the beautiful swimming pool with a panoramic view.
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All the apartments have been restored and furnished with utmost care and respect of the rural Tuscany style. Panoramic views over the beautiful Tuscan countryside.
We produce and sell top quality extra virgin olive oil and DOCG Chianti wine.
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The farm holiday is near the most famous artistic, architectural and archaeological sites of Tuscany.
Tramway Scandicci-Florence
Florence 10 km
Pisa 65 Km
S. Gimignano 35 Km
Siena 60 Km
Tina and Franco
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Tina Radassao purchased this apartment in 1995
Why Tina Radassao chose Scandicci
We fell in love with this place for its unspoiled nature, sweeping views and beautiful sunsets. We love nature but we also love Florence and the proximity to the town made ??us decide to live in this paradise.
The house was in state of abandonement and we have spent many years to restore it and transform it completely, trying to valorise its typical Tuscan architecture.
We are happy to offer our guests the opportunity to experience the excitement that this place transmits.


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Drone Strike: ST-6 Says Zero Dark Thirty Inaccurate
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA- An anonymous Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for Seal Team Six says the movie "Zero Dark Thirty" is factually inaccurate, portraying Seal Team Six members like the douchebags from Seal Team Two.
"At one point Joel Edgarton's character wears a polo shirt with a popped collar," the PAO said. "Team Six doesn't do that. We're the baddest motherfuckers on the planet. We don't wear shit like Tapout shirts, Ed Hardy jeans, or fedoras. That's Team Two."
The members of Seal Team Two, who the rest of the Special Warfare community calls "very special operators," gained their reputation in the last decade as the Navy's demand for SEALs skyrocketed. Not enough sailors were passing Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal (BUD/S) training, so SEAL Team Two began recruiting civilians from local tanning salons and UFC parties. Actual SEALs in Team Two were transferred to other units, including the illustrious Team 11
"Team Two is a joke," the PAO from SEAL Team Six said. "Their PT uniform is a sleeveless t-shirt with slits down the side so people can check out their rib tats. On their last deployment they petitioned the White House to open a Hooters in Afghanistan. A few years ago they spent their entire training budget to make a calendar," the PAO paused. "What's up with that guy second from the right?"
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@majrod " When and who mentioned the Domino theory before we invaded? Where they key decision makers in the administration? Again, you fall prey to revisionist history. " Wolfowitz and gang mentioned it, but I don't think the gang really bought into it, it was part of their ever evolving rationale to invade Iraq. If you track Wolfowitz' thought process from the early 90s and on, you can see these justifications being stacked on top of each other. There's more in the gang's memoirs, but I'd have to re-borrow these books over again--the evolution of this rationale. Samantha Power and gang, now those crazy folks believe in democracy. " How does the spat between Wolfowitz and Shinseki support we wanted to install a democracy in Iraq? It doesn't from my reading. He pooh poohed the numbers. " He pooh poohed the numbers citing the Iraqi professional middle class were going to take up the slack as soon as the regime fell. You're right "regime change" didn't necessarily mean Democracy, but who in 2003 would convince others that another Saddam in Iraq would be a great idea, after regime change? " Even more so if one ignores that one is over a DECADE and the other over FIVE years BEFORE the Iraq invasion and you were trying to make the case that Clinton wanted a Democracy in Iraq. " Clinton didn't want anything to do with Iraq. I shared those links to showcase Wolfowitz' evolving rationale to go into Iraq, they finally got their best reasons after 9/11. But he and others have been wanting to fuck that poodle, since getting blue balls after the Gulf War I, is my point. " While many whole heartedly condemn Iraq what would the world situation look like if Saddam had remained in power. Afghanistan would be the same unless we made a decision to take on nuclear armed Pakistan. Iran may not be as influential in Iraq but what's to say that Saddam may have not come to an accommodation or worse, restarted his own nuke program seeing how ineffectively we've dealt with Iran. " Agree with Af-Pak and Iran. I gotta feeling the world situation would've been more manageable had Saddam been left alone, and less of our boys (and girls) dead. The juice just wasn't worth the squeeze, but that's neither here or there. I like your perspective though, and agree with you that BW wasn't conservative, hell more Hispanics voted for that guy than Romney could ever wish for. " We really need to carry this on elsewhere though and just to be clear I don't think your a lefty or blame America hippie. " Great talk, thanks truly. As for hippie, I prefer the term metrosexual, my go to site when logging online is Uncrate.com and the Art of Manliness. ps~ I'll keep looking for more on the democracy domino theory, you can see bits and pieces of this though in Bush's speeches pre-invasion, but you're right I don't think there was an actual white paper laid out, like the Kirkpatrick doctrine, etc. I still owe you that one. Again thanks for this talk. @ArcticWarrior @LauraKinCA
@TheAtrium BTW & FTR I'm not "pro Bush". The guy like his daddy was NEVER a conservative. I think he did an overall great job with a unique enemy. The Patriot Act is necessary but highly flawed. He gave drunken sailors a bad name ref his spending and his fiscal policies e.g TARP made us all the worse and served as an excuse for even worse spending to the point that it's a national security issue. I defend him at times because the onslaught is ridiculous in its slant and largely iuncontested effforts to rewrite history. Ever heard the "two wars" line? We really need to carry this on elsewhere though and just to be clear I don't think your a lefty or blame America hippie. @ArcticWarrior @LauraKinCA
@TheAtrium "After there were no WMDs found they REVERTED to their original premise was the point of that Bush Nov '03 speech." (emphasis added) No. "Revert" means you have to have the original premise sometime previously. There is no evidence that before we invaded we had espoused the spreading of Democracy as one of the reasons to invade. "A new regime" is far from a democratic one. When and who mentioned the Domino theory before we invaded? Where they key decision makers in the administration? Again, you fall prey to revisionist history. There was substantial evidence that Saddam had WMD and it was not just the US and BOTH its political parties that accepted it as credible. I won't belabor you with the very recognizable names and quotes. Curveball, Plame etc. all gained notoriety AFTER the fact with the wisdom of 20/20 hindsight. How does the spat between Wolfowitz and Shinseki support we wanted to install a democracy in Iraq? It doesn't from my reading. He pooh poohed the numbers. "I understand we can chase each others' tails on semantics and what was said and how it was said, but the point is the Iraq War was 10 yrs in the making when we finally went into Iraq in 2003." Agree but that mutually agreed upon fact coupled with Democrat agreement on what a threat Saddam was should cause pause in anyone exercising independent thought that spreading democracy wasn't one of the reasons to invade Iraq. Your links to the 1992 Def Planning Guidance and the letter written Clinton are interesting . Even more so if one ignores that one is over a DECADE and the other over FIVE years BEFORE the Iraq invasion and you were trying to make the case that Clinton wanted a Democracy in Iraq. Unfortunately like the overwhelming majority of analysis into "why Iraq" it ignores the singular most important reason for why OIF happened, that being 9-11. Pundits and historians singularly ignore the mood of the nation, an overwhelming threat, concern, evidence for the capability of an attack and flush with what appeared a resounding defeat of Al Qeada, all serve as driving factors to eliminate an adversary (contrary to any analysis of any other conflict we've entered, hmmmmmm). Then there's the untouched subjects that unlike Pakistan, Iran, Libya etc. Saddam underestimated the US again and instead of defusing the situation held firm and even racheted up tensions. I'm always entertained by the "blame America first" crowd's slanted "analysis" (not saying you are one though you have bought into their HEAVILY slanted and incomplete analysis) which isn't so much analysis (an effort to learn) as it is placing blame to achieve some sort of vicarious sense of supremacy over a deeply hated president they thought illegitimate and not up to the task at hand. Yet a decade later we are still using almost all his policies and a highly capable military he largely is responsible for creating. If we applied the same rigor and slanted analysis to WWII (or a slew of other wars) we had little justification for going to war against the Nazis except for the fact they declared war on us. There is little to learn from that approach and hence why I reject it. I try to base my analysis of Iraq from a military professionals professional perspective and not a political one. If I was in the decision makers shoes without 20/20 hindsight what did I know or could I have known to make the best decision possible? That's how we learn from history vs. just repeat it. Since you brought up the largely unrelated domino theory, never a pre OIF reason for invasion I'd like to plant a seed. While many whole heartedly condemn Iraq what would the world situation look like if Saddam had remained in power. Afghanistan would be the same unless we made a decision to take on nuclear armed Pakistan. Iran may not be as influential in Iraq but what's to say that Saddam may have not come to an accommodation or worse, restarted his own nuke program seeing how ineffectively we've dealt with Iran. These are issues never addressed by the Bush Derangement crowd but none the less make an impact on today's decisions. Mom told me, "everything happens for a reason". I didn't like it much but no doubt I learned… There's a lesson there… :) Being this thread has gotten so long I suggest we continue the conversation elsewhere or at some other time. @ArcticWarrior@LauraKinCA
@majrod ***I don't contest that after invading Iraq the ball was fumbled badly. I do contest that we had Democracy in Iraq as a goal, reason or justification for invading Iraq. Stating so is simply rewriting history with 20/20 hindsight to fit a narrative. That faulty analysis condemns the reader to learn inaccurate or wrong lessons from history.*** What's your narrative of the Iraq war and its justifications? And what are the lessons to be learned? ***The decision to foster a democracy in Iraq was made after we invaded and after it became obvious that the Iraqis were not going to rule themselves. At first we tried a WWII approach with our military in charge but we never resourced Iraq like we did Germany. The US Army was overwhelmed with just maintaining order let alone running courts, providing power or clean water (Shinseki's 400k troops prediction was prophetic). Into the vacuum stepped the US Gov't and all the pain that followed.*** The ME Democracy domino theory was out there pre-invasion. The WWII approach was wrongly anticipated by Wolfowitz and gang, the battle with the number of troops put on the ground, stating that everything was going to be fine once they toppled the regime, because Iraq had oil and Iraqi professional middle class to keep the country's revenues going. ***Just an aside, I'm not comfortable with saying anybody can't handle Democracy. Saying so kind of puts one at odds with the Declaration of Independence. Is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not for uneducated or non western peoples? It's a slippery slope when one argues that a certain people can't handle democracy. Now of course you haven't said that but many that ascribe to the narrative and rewritten history of OIF do. *** Democracy right after ME autocratic or royal rulers, who clamped down on every organization that posed a threat to their rule, leaving only the mosques. It's almost a no fucking brainer that given the choice everyone over their will "vote" Salafi--it's the only game in town. But we had to have gone through Iraq and Gaza to understand this. This was a big lesson learned in the ME recently. Isn't this the reason most Nobamas complain about this administrations' abandon of Mubarak? Hell even Qaddafi and Assad. This is the perfect time for the Kirkpatrick doctrine, just replace Communism to the Salafi tide and that's justification enough to stand by with secular autocrats, because democracy over there, sadly is against our interests. Reform of which the Assad regime was known for, that, but this Arab Spring is no fuckin' bueno for us. There's no narrative, that's just common sense, both the right and left can agree on--which they do. ***Just to be clear I think Democracy is for everyone though it doesn't have to look like ours. Ancient Greek Democracy had many differences with how we practice it. Even the Afghan Jirga qualifies as Democracy in my book.*** I agree with you 100%, I'd only add that we shouldn't be pushing Democracy down peoples' throats. I'm confident those days are over, we've been playing the hands off game since--Assad's killing their own people, that's not our problem; Mali, Algeria and Libya, France you fuckers handle it; Egypt, is a sad case since the officer corps is practically ours, but still at the end of the day I foresee no troop commitments, no wars, maybe just specialized units/contractors sent, but they're on their own. @ArcticWarrior @LauraKinCA


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Anybody looking for a New Start in life should try Belize.
And Belize needs you !
In particular Belize needs young people who will bring trade in to the country.
The advantages :-
- it is English-speaking
- the climate is fantastic and the Caribbean sea wonderful
- as long as you are providing a service that cannot be done by a Belizean and/or providing you employ Belizeans, getting a work permit is relatively straight forward.
- any trade in the tourist industry is actively encouraged
- there are lots of other English-speaking expats to turn to for help with this and that
- labour is cheap and plentiful
- nowadays you can get most things in Belize and the stores in the big towns (Belize City and Belmopan) are largely up-to-date
- there are lots of things to do on your days off – Mexico and Guatamala are just a few hours' drive, there are Mayan ruins all over Belize, scuba-diving and snorkelling and any other water-hobby is excellent, there are wonderful underground cave systems, rock pools and jungle to explore, islands to visit, bird sanctuaries, animal sanctuaries (the zoo is great) … and so on
- there are lots of opportunities for charity work, especially in education where volunteers are needed all the time (no Jehovah witnesses please! The Belizeans got mighty fed-up with them!)
- the Belizean people are friendly and smiling and helpful
- there is a National Health system in place and several very good private clinics – check out with your insurance
- if for some reason you dislike the place there are lots of other places you can hop over to – all of the Caribbean islands, Mexico, Guatamala and all the rest of Central America. Or if you just need a break…
- once you become a resident (a year after your arrival) the banks are keen to loan you some money. Interest rates are high for both borrowing and saving (6%-12%)
- providing you don't mind roughing it a bit, there are lots of small places to rent fairly cheaply
- it is easy to get to from the USA and from Europe there are cheap flight to Cancun (Mexico) and an inexpensive airport bus that brings you to Belize City
- you will be welcome
There are some disadvantages:-
- property is not cheap on the coast, and the coast is the best place to be, in particular the Garifuna village of Hopkins which is charming and just "ripe" for newcomers. There are bargains to be had, however, if you persevere, but keep off the beach if you want to spend less than £100 000 / 150 000 US$ … and that is just a plot of land! In Hopkins I have seen little run-down houses for sale for around £25 000/33 000 $, in the central area or on what they call "the back road". The further you go inland, the cheaper it gets, of course.
- it can get terribly hot in June and July/August
- if you are a bit "fragile" with allergies to insects or a tendency for heat rash, Belize won't suit you – though nor will any other hot climate
- keep away from Belize City at night, though I have never experienced or personally known of any violence, and I have been to Belize many times
Trades that spring to mind:-
- Belize has a very inefficient garbage/rubbish system. You know that old saying: where there's muck, there's money!
- a water-taxi service between the towns would be so good, especially Hopkins >> Dangriga, and also Dangriga >> Belize City. There are several water taxi services to the islands already.
- there is very little in the way of really nice stuff, and what little there is is produced by the Menonites (at Spanish Lookout), usually furniture, and is expensive. There is room for a shop of nice clothes, cushions, pictures, mirrors, lampshades and so on, aiming at the expats. Importing things is heavily taxed, but somebody clever who knows how to use local stuff could do well.
- again with expats in mind, there is almost nothing in the way of garden centres
That is just off the top of my head.
The main thing about Belize from the point of view of opportunity is that it wants to advance. Neighbouring Guatamala and Mexico already have systems in place and huge populations to see to, whereas Belize is small and has a strong consciousness of its own identity. It wants to be admired and to feel proud. It is ready to move forward.
Catherine Broughton is a novelist, a poet and an artist. Her books are available on Amazon and Kindle. For more about her, to include her blogs, stories and sketches from all over the world, go to http://www.turquoisemoon.co.uk
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Tiny toffee bits add a delightful crunch to this creamy fudge. I decorated each piece with a green frosting rosette for our church's St. Patrick's Day fundraiser dinner. By changing the design, you have dessert for any occasion. —Kristine M. Chayes, Smithtown, New York
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Prep: 30 min. + chilling
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
2 cups vanilla
white chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon butter
Dash salt
3/4 cup chocolate-covered English toffee bits
1/8 teaspoon rum extract
1 cup vanilla frosting
Green food coloring
Line a 9-in. square pan with foil and grease the foil; set aside. In
a large saucepan, combine the milk and chips. Cook and stir over low
heat until chips are melted. Add the butter and salt; stir until
smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in toffee bits and extract. Pour
into prepared pan. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
Using foil, remove fudge from pan; carefully remove foil. Cut fudge
into 1-in. squares. Place the frosting in a small resealable plastic
bag; tint with food coloring. Cut a small hole in a corner of bag;
pipe a shamrock onto each square. Yield: about 2-1/4 pounds.
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>Two decades in real time is an infinity of tragedy, love, betrayal and perfidy in soap time. On Jan. 5 (1 P.M. ET), All My Children celebrates 20 years on the air with a special retrospective in which the show's five charter cast members (Ray MacDonnell, Frances Heflin, Mary Fickett, Ruth Warrick and Susan Lucci) shatter convention and TV's fourth wall by talking directly to the audience. Clips will bring back all the great romantic couples over the years: Phil/Tara, Chuck/Tara, Brooke/Tom, Nina/ Cliff, Jenny/Greg, Jesse/Angie, etc. Of course, no stroll down Pine Valley's memory lane would be complete without lots and lots of Erica (Lucci) and her inexhaustibly manipulative wiles. Congrats, All My Children. Many happy and heartbreaking returns.
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Each of the 11 RETACs enters into an annual contract with the State of Colorado to provide planning for and the coordination of emergency medical and trauma services in the region when such coordination would provide for better service geographically. C.R.S. 25-3.5-603 establishes minimum funding as no less than fifteen thousand dollars for each Colorado county within a RETAC and seventy-five thousand dollars to each RETAC. Regular reporting on activities and expenditures are deliverables specified in the scope of work, as is attendance at SEMTAC meetings and RETAC forums.
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Even though our semester has just started, now is the perfect time to start hunting for a perfect internship or summer job. Applications for internships often close within the next month, so waiting until April to begin your search may keep you from finding the perfect fit for your interests and skill set.
Getting started with your search can be rough. Each year when I begin, I try to make a mental list of things that I'm looking for in a job so that I don't get hung up on opportunities that seem awesome, but don't fit what I need. For example, a lot of awesome internships are unpaid, but I never look seriously at them for the summer because I need to make money. Keep elements like location and your ideal salary in mind when you start your search.
The next step is to comb through the available positions in your interest area. An easy place to start is the Center for Experience and Opportunity (CEO) office. They can help you find a fitting organization and assist you with crafting a great resume and cover letter to make you shine in a pool of candidates.
If you're interested in looking online, there are a ton of websites that students can sift through to find the perfect summer job. My favorites include:
Idealist- a collection of jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities all over the world
Baltimore Collegetown- great for summer or during the semester, postings of internships in the Baltimore area
Campstaff.com- Who doesn't want to spend their summer gallivanting around the woods? A great way to connect with camps around the country
Though summer seems far off, remember that the key to snagging your perfect summer job is to start looking early!


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What Do You Think of the State of the Nonprofit Sector?
It's that time of year again – the Nonprofit Finance Fund's annual State of the Sector Survey of nonprofit leaders.
If you are a nonprofit leader struggling with increasing demand for services amid diminishing funding, if you are frustrated with funders' lack of understanding of the challenges you face, if you want the sector to recognize the hurdles and get better at addressing them, you need to voice your perspective by taking the survey.
The Nonprofit Finance Fund is one of the country's leading community development financial institutions (CDFI) making millions of dollars in loans to nonprofits and pushing for fundamental improvement in how money is given and used in the sector.
They started the annual State of the Sector survey when the recession hit in 2008. Collective efforts to understand the extent of the challenges the economic restructuring was having on the nonprofit sector were decentralized and largely anecdotal. NFF's survey is an effort to bring information about the nonprofit community together so that it can be used to address these challenges. You can view the results from past surveys here.
The anonymous survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and asks about your organization's recent financial and management challenges. The knowledge gathered through the annual survey is shared with funders, government officials, nonprofits, media, lending institutions, and many others through conferences, policy recommendations, and other efforts. And now with more than 5 years of Sector Survey data, we can analyze and understand trends and begin to make a larger argument about what nonprofits need and what funders and policymakers must do differently to support their work.
The survey really is the only effort of its kind to take the pulse of the sector. And I am excited to see how the results are increasingly used to advocate for some significant improvements to the state of the sector.
This year's Sector Survey will be open to responses until February 17th, so if you are a nonprofit leader, click here to take the survey and let your voice be heard. The results of this year's survey will be available in early April.
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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: December 2013
In my eyes, December was about three main things: the After the Leap conference about moving nonprofits to manage to outcomes, predictions about how the social sector will evolve in 2014, and the impact of the second annual Giving Tuesday. Added to the mix were some demonstrations of the growing wealth inequality (a prediction for 2014 from many) and a dash of controversy about the beloved TED Talks. It all made for a very interesting month.
Below are my picks of the 10 best reads in the world of social innovation in December. But please add to the list in the comments.And if you want to see more of what catches my eye, follow me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Google+.
You can also find the list of past months' 10 Great Reads here.
- I already linked to several people's great 2014 prediction pieces in my 5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014 post, but Tom Watson's Trends and Collisions That Will Challenge the Social Sector in 2014 in Forbes is particularly thought-provoking. He takes what he calls a "meta approach" by analyzing themes from big social sector thinkers and "adding a few morsels to the stew."
- One of the predictions on both my and Tom's list was that the growing wealth inequality will become increasingly obvious. Robert Reich helps this trend by providing a scathing critique of modern philanthropy, arguing that it is becoming less about solving wealth inequality and more about reinforcing it: "Fancy museums and elite schools…aren't really charities…They're often investments in the life-styles the wealthy already enjoy and want their children to have as well." And Peter Capelli, writing on the Harvard Business Review blog, seems to agree, but on the corporate side. He takes issue with "companies that pay poverty-level wages or thereabouts to their employees [while] spend[ing] a good deal of effort to be good corporate citizens in other areas."
- Some people claim the second annual Giving Tuesday was a great success with a 90% increase in day-of online donations over last year, but others, like Michael Rosen, argue that Giving Tuesday is not actually channeling new money to the sector.
- The first-ever After the Leap conference in December promoted nonprofit performance management. Perhaps the high point of the conference was Nancy Roob's (head of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation) stirring keynote pushing both foundations to fund outcomes management and nonprofits to demand it. The Stanford Social Innovation Review did a great interview with her where she makes many of the same points, and an interview with Mario Morino, the main organizer of the conference.
- Writing in The Guardian, Paula Goldman from Omidyar Network discusses how, with impact investing, the blending of social and profit motives is really starting to take hold: "Fifteen years from now…We'll look back on a host of innovations benefitting millions of disadvantaged people – in education, in healthcare,…in solar lighting—and will have a hard time remembering the day when people viewed charity and business as working towards opposite goals."
- Leon Neyfakh writes a fascinating expose in the Boston Globe about donor advised funds, which he claims is "where charity goes to wait." $45 billion—more than the endowment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – currently sits idle in donor advised funds and that amount is growing fast. A huge financial opportunity for the sector.
- The Center for Effective Philanthropy released a new study about how much impact foundation CEOs think their philanthropy has had. Philanthropy heavyweights Paul Brest and Lucy Bernholz each give their take on the study's findings.
- I have loved writer Steven Pressfield since I read his fabulous The War of Art last summer. His blog about the creative process is a fount of knowledge and inspiration. His post in December about envisioning and embracing the future in your industry applies to nonprofits too.
- The idea of networked approaches to social change has been around for several years and is gaining momentum. Writing in the Nonprofit Quarterly, Mark Leach and Laurie Mazur describe "the power and promise of networked approaches to social change…creat[ing] a force larger than the sum of their parts." Definitely a trend to watch.
- And finally, I love it when someone steps back and asks some hard questions about something that everyone else assumes is amazing. Benjamin Bratton does just that about the beloved TED Talks, which he claims "dumb-down the future."
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10 Most Popular Posts of 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, and we all head off for some much deserved rest and relaxation, I wanted to thank all of you wonderful Social Velocity readers. You are an inspiring group of people working tirelessly to make this world a better place. I am very thankful to be able to work and interact with you all through the Social Velocity blog.
Before I take a break from the blog until January, I want to provide a list of the ten most popular Social Velocity blog posts from this year in case you missed some of them. You can also read the 10 Most Popular Posts lists from 2011 and 2012.
I wish you all a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. I look forward to talking and working with you in 2014. Happy Holidays!
The 10 most popular Social Velocity blog posts of 2013 were:
- 5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014
- 5 Taboos Nonprofits Must Get Over
- Why Your Board Should Raise 10% of Your Nonprofit's Budget
- 5 Reasons Your Nonprofit Isn't Raising Enough Money
- Addressing the Nonprofit Fundraising Elephant in the Room
- Find and Keep a Great Fundraiser
- 5 Questions to Get Your Board Moving
- Getting Real About Nonprofit Overhead Costs
- NextGen Donors and the New Golden Age of Philanthropy
- The Nonprofit Sector Needs to Get Over the Fear Thing
And if you want to make sure not to miss a single post in 2014, sign up for the Social Velocity e-newsletter (and download a complimentary copy of the Financing Not Fundraising, vol. 1 e-book in the process).
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5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014
Among other obvious things, December is a time for reflection on the past year and predictions for the coming year. There have already been some great forecasts about what 2014 will bring the social change sector (here, here, and here). And as is my tradition, I want to add my thoughts about the trends to watch in the coming year. (If you want to see how I did in past years, you can read my nonprofit trends posts for 2011, 2012 and 2013.)
Here's what I think we should watch for in 2014:
- Growing Wealth Disparity
Evidence increasingly reveals that despite our best efforts the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, not shrinking. This growing disparity means that the work nonprofits do to address the ramifications of these inequities is in growing demand. The problems are simply too big and getting bigger every minute. At the same time government resources are shrinking so the greater burden for solutions is increasingly placed on the shoulders of the nonprofit sector. As problems get worse and money gets tighter the social change sector will take center stage.
- Greater Nonprofit Sector Confidence
As the nonprofit sector is asked to do more and more, nonprofits will no longer be a "nice to have" but an absolute essential component of any way forward. We will move squarely away from the idea of "charity" and toward an economy and a mindset that fully integrates the social. No longer sidelined as a small piece of the pie, the nonprofit sector will be recognized for the undeniable and pivotal role it plays in our economy, our institutions, our systems. As such, the nonprofit sector will stop apologizing for the resources it needs to do the job. The sector will rise up and take its rightful place as a critical force in shaping a sustainable future.
- Increased Movement Toward High Performance
As resources become tighter and we look to the nonprofit sector to solve mounting problems, public and private funders will increasingly want to see the return on their investments. And that can only be done by understanding what results a nonprofit is achieving. The growing push this year away from financial metrics and toward outcome metrics will continue to grow. Nonprofits will have to learn not only how to articulate the outcomes they are working toward, but more importantly, how to manage their operations towards those outcomes.
- More Capacity Investments
And if we are going to get smarter about achieving results in the social change space, more donors will start to recognize that they have to build the capacity of that space. There is no end to the list of capacity-building needs of the sector. From investing in more sustainable financial engines, to funding evaluation and performance management systems, to financing nonprofit leader coaching, philanthropists will increasingly recognize that if we are going to expect more from the nonprofit sector we must make sure they have the tools to do the job. A handful of savvy foundations and individual donors have already made capacity investments, and as those investments pay off, more donors will follow suit.
- Accelerated Effort to Enlarge the 2% Pie
For the past four decades private contributions to the nonprofit sector have not risen above 2% of the U.S. gross domestic product. In recent years there have been attempts to grow that pie. And the big question whenever a new funding vehicle enters the space (like crowdfunding most recently) is whether it will be the magic bullet to shatter that glass ceiling. But we are not there yet. As social challenges continue to grow, the wealth gap continues to widen, and a new generation of donors comes of age, there will be increasing pressure to channel more money (not just the same money through a new vehicle) toward social change.
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What Does the Future Hold For Nonprofits?
The nonprofit sector and the philanthropy that funds it have been changing dramatically over the past several years, and there's plenty more change to come. This month's Social Velocity webinar, Embracing the Future of the Nonprofit Sector, will help nonprofit leaders and board members understand how the sector is changing and what they can do to keep up.
Here are some of the future trends facing the nonprofit sector that we'll cover in this webinar:
- More Demand for Outcomes
There is a growing demand for nonprofits to 1) articulate what results they hope their work with achieve and 2) track whether those results are actually happening.
- Decreasing Emphasis on Nonprofit "Overhead"
More and more people are realizing that you can't just invest in programs without the staff, infrastructure and fundraising to make those programs happen.
- More Advocacy for the Sector
as a Whole
The nonprofit sector has long been a fractured grouping of organizations of various sizes, business models, and issue areas. But that tide is starting to turn. We are starting to see the sector organize, mobilize and build the confidence necessary to claim its rightful place.
- Savvier Donors
Because nonprofits are getting more savvy, donors are as well. In addition to an increasing demand for proof of outcomes, donors are starting to realize that in such a stark economic environment those nonprofits that don't have adequate infrastructure simply will not survive, let alone be able to adequately address the social problem they were organized to solve.
- Increased Efforts to Rate and Compare Nonprofits
We are increasingly evaluating nonprofits based on the results they achieve, not on how they spend their money. And to do that a whole infrastructure for evaluating and rating nonprofits is emerging and will continue to evolve as we get smarter about focusing resources on the most effective nonprofits.
These are exciting times for the nonprofit sector. This webinar will help you understand and embrace these trends.
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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: December 2012
As the end of 2012 drew near, December brought the usual looking forward and looking back. It was a time to reflect on where we'd been and where we (might) be going. It was also a time to salve the pain of disaster and tragedy with hope and innovation.
Below are my top 10 reads in December in social innovation. But please add what I missed to the comments. And if you want to see an expanded list, follow me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest or ScoopIt.
You can see the 10 Great Reads lists from past months here.
- First we took a look back. Lucy Bernholz, queen of social sector predictions, reviews the ten year predictions that she made in 2010 to see how she's doing so far. PhilanTopic offers an infographic that demonstrates how effective online and social media fundraising was in 2012.
- Then we look ahead. Writing on the Nonprofit Quarterly blog, Rick Cohen provides a wrap up of various social sector leaders' predictions for how the nonprofit sector will change in the coming year. And Twitter's Manager For Social Innovation describes how social media is shaping the future of nonprofits. And on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog Mark Tobias offers nonprofits Ten Technology Trends to Watch in 2013.
- Amidst the season of giving, Caroline Fiennes and Phil Buchanan explain (on the Freakeconomics blog) why giving to fewer charities is actually better.
- In a very interesting thought piece Kenneth Rogoff, economics professor at Harvard, takes issue with those who argue that our current economic troubles stem from a long-term innovation crisis.
- Building on a growing movement to get the nonprofit sector to stand up for itself, Johns Hopkins University released the results of a nonprofit sector survey that found a widespread consensus that seven values lie at the core of the nonprofit sector. But they also found that nonprofit leaders believe the sector must better articulate these values to the media, government, and general public.
- In his usual fashion, Seth Godin likes to pronounce on the nonprofit sector, a sector which he doesn't quite understand. His post Non-profits Have a Charter to be Innovators drew some fire, but raised some interesting questions. And echoing that interest in seeing more nonprofit innovation, Google shifts their philanthropic focus in an interesting way.
- And not to be left behind, philanthropy is getting into the innovation game too with more foundations exploring design thinking.
- After the horror of the Newtown tragedy on December 14th, this collection of 26 photos from 2012 helped restore our faith in humanity and was a much needed salve.
- The Red Cross provided a great case study on how pull (instead of push) marketing can work in the nonprofit world.
- Something really interesting came out of hurricane Sandy: crowdfunding disaster relief. No longer is disaster response the sole responsibility of government and large nonprofits, individuals set up their own relief efforts via social media.
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5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2012
My annual predictions for the coming year are probably a bit more wishful thinking than actual prediction. It's hard to say if my predictions for 2011 became a reality for the sector as a whole. But I am ever an optimist and continue to think that the nonprofit sector is getting smarter, more effective, and better able to create real, lasting change in our communities. I truly believe that our challenging economy offers nonprofits a real opportunity to reinvent themselves.
So here are my predictions (hopes) for what the nonprofit sector will move towards in 2012:
- More Open, Engaging Organizations
Smart nonprofits are getting better at engaging armies of supporters. In order to do that, they have to cede some control. Nonprofits that can allow volunteers, donors and advocates to engage their friends in their own way will unleash a growing army of support for their organizations. Those nonprofits that continue to control the message and the method, that only engage their donors when they need money, and ignore the increasingly networked world will wither on the vine.
- Smarter Boards
I am an endless optimist when it comes to nonprofit boards of directors. Boards are, for the most part, dysfunctional, but I believe that they are getting smarter and more effective. I think boards will start asking more and better questions, increasingly put themselves to their highest and best use, focus more on strategic issues as opposed to day-to-day tasks, empower their staff leadership to take the organization in more innovative directions, and start putting their money (and their networks) where their mouth is. Because this new harsher environment absolutely necessitates a smart, strategic, innovative board.
- More Honest Communication Between Nonprofits and Their Donors
Oh yes, I do, I do believe it. The nonprofit sector's proclivity to endlessly beat around the bush, tell donors what they want to hear, and sugar-coat the truth will start to wane in the new year. Because the reality is that a severely under-resourced nonprofit sector is the new normal. That truth is harder and harder to hide. Nonprofits need more money for infrastructure, more and better staff, technology. And they need their donors to step up to the plate and fund it. Those nonprofits that continue to fear their donors will continue to struggle. Those that take the leap and tell donors how it is, how it REALLY is, will propel themselves out of the starvation cycle.
- More Strategic Approaches to Solving Social Problems
It's increasingly meaningless for nonprofits to talk about the "good work" they do. In order to attract donors, nonprofits must be able to articulate what they do and how it results in change. This necessitates an overall strategic approach to their work. From creating a theory of change, to developing on a comprehensive strategy, to raising the money required to execute on that strategy, to aligning money and mission, to evaluating their efforts, to translating their evaluation into a compelling story, nonprofits have to get more strategic. Those organizations that take a step back and create, and fully integrate their organization into, a long-term plan will be much more successful and sustainable.
- More Financed Nonprofits
As part of this more strategic approach, nonprofits will (must) move towards a broader, more strategic approach to funding their work. They will realize that the hamster wheel of chasing receding dollars in a scattered approach just isn't going to cut it anymore. As the fundamental economic restructuring that we are currently experiencing continues, nonprofits must create a financial model for their work. The financial status quo just will no longer work in the nonprofit sector.
I'm not a fortune teller, but I am an optimist. I have tremendous hope for our great nonprofit sector. We may be in the depths of an on-going, structurally transformative recession, but it in no way is the death knell for the nonprofit sector. It is simply an opportunity for nonprofits to get smarter, more honest, more open, more strategic, and more sustainable. And that's exciting.
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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: November
November was another great month in the world of social innovation. Here is my pick of the top 10 posts, articles, graphics, and discussions. As always, please add your favorites from the month to the comments. And if you want to see a longer list of what catches my eye, follow me on Twitter @nedgington. You can also read past months' 10 Great Reads lists here.
- Some very interesting reports and predictions on how nonprofits and philanthropy are changing. First, the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation predicts a pretty exciting future for philanthropy. And Blackbaud released a report on what 35 experts think it will take to grow philanthropic giving in the US. And finally the 2011 Nonprofit Almanac is out. The annual report shows the nonprofit sector growing and that giving is back to 2000 levels
- DC Central Kitchen founder and nonprofit sector advocate Robert Egger launched a new group called CForward to help nonprofits fight for their rightful place at the political table.
- The Washington Post gets into the social innovation business by launching a new "On Giving" section to discuss philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, socially responsible business and much more.
- The Nonprofit Finance Fund offers a great worksheet to assess a nonprofit's strengths and weaknesses in order to link their financial health to their impact. Love it!
- HubSpot offers a great infographic on pull vs. push marketing, but I'd argue it applies to fundraising as well.
- The Alliance for Global Good is launching a $10 million fund to promote innovation in philanthropy. The new fund will "draw attention to charities that have found new approaches to tough problems and provide money to help them expand their work."
- On the Unsectored blog Jeff Raderstrong encourages us to start asking the right questions about the charitable deduction currently the focus of so much debate.
- Always one to tell it like it is, Mario Morino from Venture Philanthropy Partners offers 6 Wrenching Questions Every Board Member Must Answer.
- Jim Kucher argues on his blog that there is a bipolar disorder in social entrepreneurship, between the competing, and sometimes conflicting, social and business perspectives.
- Tom Tierney, chairman of Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consultancy, has written a paper, "The Donor-Grantee Trap, about the dangers of the nonprofit starvation cycle. In a recent interview about it, he argues "Nonprofits should be clear about their definition of success, articulate their strategy for achieving success and be up front about what that costs. That includes understanding the organization's true overhead costs and making a case for funding good overhead." Amen to that!
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|The Hippo (Hpo ) signaling pathway controls cell growth , proliferation and apoptosis in both Drosophila and vertebrates . Our lab has previously demonstrated that Hpo signaling regulates gene expression by inhibiting a transcription complex consisting of the transcriptional coactivator Yorkie (Yki ) and the TEAD /TEF family of transcription factor Scalloped (Sd ) in Drosophila . The inhibition of Yki activity is through modulating its phosphorylation status and subcellular localization by upstream kinase complex . I obtained both genetic and cellular evidence that 14 -3 -3 proteins are involved in this process . I also identified three Serine residues (S111 , S168 and S250 of Yki as essential for restricting Yki activity . I found that 14 -3 -3 regulates Yki subcellular localization mainly through S168 but not the other two sites . The recent identification of intestinal stem cells (ISCs ) has made the Drosophila adult midgut an excellent model to study adult stem cell biology . Multiple signaling pathways have been implicated in the regulation of ISC proliferation , self -renewal and differentiation . I obtained evidence that Hpo signaling plays an essential role in regulating ISC proliferation through both cell -autonomous and non -cell -autonomous mechanisms . Cytokines of the Upd family and multiple EGFR ligands were found to be ectopically induced when Hpo signaling is inactivated in differentiated cells , which in turn activate Jak -Stat and EGFR signaling pathways in ISCs to stimulate their proliferation . I also showed that tissue damaging reagent DSS -induced ISC proliferation is dependent on Yki activity in precursor cells . Although several signaling pathways including Jak -Stat , EGFR and Hpo pathways have been implicated in damage -induced ISC proliferation , the cell intrinsic mechanisms have remained elusive . I found that the Drosophila homolog of Myc oncogene (dMyc ) , which encodes a transcription regulator that affects cellular growth and cell cycle progression , functions downstream of Hpo , Jak -Stat and EGFR pathways to mediate their effects on ISC proliferation . dMyc is also essential for adult midgut homeostasis as well as regeneration after exposure to damage reagents . I also demonstrated that the regulation of dMyc levels by Hipo , Jak -Stat and EGFR pathways is at the level of transcription . [Keywords : Drosphila , hippo , Yki , instestine stem cell , regeneration]
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