Practical Inspiration for Nonprofit Leaders
I believe that to succeed in our sector we need to bring our whole selves to the job. In this section of the Giving Way blog I share short reflections on timeless wisdom I have encountered over the years. These morsels, many of which are drawn from Jewish tradition and other faith and philosophical traditions, help me move toward becoming the kind of professional – and human being – I want to be. I hope you find meaning in them as well. I welcome any insights you would like to share back with me as well.
Warmly,
Todd J. Sukol
“We do not sit in the same seat, but we are traveling the same road.” In every partnership, especially in the sacred work of making the world better, it is tempting to believe that seeing the same vision means we experience it the same way. But the truth is richer than that. We come with…
We work so hard to be the best we can be. To make our organizations the best they can be. When does our obligation reach its limits? Ours is a field where there is always something more that can be done more, or better. A system can be improved. A problem can be solved. A…
In the wake of profoundly unsettling events these past few weeks, I am reminded of a profound lesson to be found in a deceptively simple question humanity cannot seem to stop asking: “Why?” A charmingly genuine, quirky, insightful podcaster/broadcaster/commentator retold the so-called Parable of the Chinese Farmer sent to him by a listener to his…
Thomas Edison, whose remarkable mind turned discoveries into groundbreaking technologies, famously said that “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration.” Indeed, many of the world’s spiritual traditions warn that, as the New Testament puts it in the book of James, “..faith without works is dead.” From my own Jewish tradition, it is…