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Trends in Post-Pandemic Philanthropy
By understanding current trends in nonprofit operations and fundraising, adapting to new needs and new virtual options and planning for inevitable future changes, nonprofits are likely to find success in…
Electronic Waste (E-waste) – Producer Oversight or Inadequate Policy Regulations
Harmonizing state legislations, ratifying the Basel convention, extending producer responsibility and sustained consumer awareness within the frame of federal regulation will be instrumental in sustainably managing the rising e-waste profile…
Destructive Leadership
If their leadership style seems negative and destructive, have a conversation, ask for a meeting with your leader. Leaders are not given carte blanche authority to mistreat and mislead people.…
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Non-profit leaders must find a means to ignite this passion in volunteers, stoking the flame to keep it burning even when times are tough.…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders
Particularly, demographic and social changes yield new challenges in constructing strategic human resources management not only to secure talent and institutional knowledge but also to boost human capital and cultivate…
What I Learned About Myself From Doing a Ted Talk (UMBC-Style)
Remember your “why,” slow down and listen to the lessons. I love seeing others reach their potential. Why shouldn’t I love seeing myself do the same?…
When Learning Stops in an Emergency Management Organization: The Dunning-Kruger Effect on Leadership
The level of success a community can experience before, during and after these incidents will require having emergency management leaders who are knowledgeable, experienced, ethical and constantly learning.…
Great Leaders Keep an Eye on the “Little Things”
The great thing is that each of us has the power to raise another person’s visibility and reinforce that they belong—it’s just a matter of paying attention to the little…
Public Administration and Institutions that Commit Child Abuse or Neglect: Part 4 – A Tale of Two Movies
This column explores the boundary between legitimate treatment of child abuse and neglect in popular media and recent efforts to hijack such concern for ulterior, counterproductive political purposes. …
Remembering Richard Ravitch – A Public Servant for all Seasons
As a former practitioner and now teacher of public administration, my hope is that Dick Ravitch’s career will serve as an inspiration to today’s public administration students—and tomorrow’s leaders.…
Effective Leadership Communication, Quality of Communication Experience and Public Employee Experience
Before I left the government on June 30, 2023, I participated in the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). Filling out the survey reignited my interest in using the FEVS…
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