By Todd J. Sukol Today I had the pleasure of attending a luncheon in honor of Joshua Venture Group‘s most recent cohort of talented social entrepreneurs setting out to the change the world through Jewish values and teachings. What an impressive group! What stood out most to me was the way that the two year…
Author: Todd J. Sukol
The Nonprofit “Uniqueness Epidemic”
Last summer I had the pleasure of taking a course in Economics as it relates to the philanthropic and economic sector (at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University). Like many in our field, my background is on the programmatic side and my orientation is more intuitive than analytical. Over many years as…
Zero-Based Budgeting for Nonprofits
I recently had the pleasure of debating with fellow students at the School of Philanthropy about the relative advantages and disadvantages of zero-based budgeting for nonprofit organizations. Over the last few years, zero-based budgeting has become very much in vogue again in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Like so many good things, however, is sometimes…
This Morning I reach
Here’s a beautiful meditation that was shared with me… This morning I reach gently for the cup The container in which Your spirit is carried Carried to me and to all humankind I drink from the precious cup And know that the cup is treasured only for its role It is but a container of…