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non-profit sector

The non-profit sector eats its own or it must be nice to be parsnip rich

May 23, 2017October 18, 2013 by Shay

Sixteen years ago, I jumped into the non-profit sector with the type of wide eye idealism and hope that often brings people to the sector. A chance to make a difference in the world in a meaningful way. Whether it’s working with an advocacy group, a shelter or a soup kitchen, the common thread that …

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Categories Random babble Tags non-profit sector 3 Comments

Whose responsibility is it?

May 23, 2017July 13, 2010 by Shay

Due to the fact that I am no longer an anonymous blogger, after all in Maine it’s not as if there is a plethora of Black women working as Executive Directors of small non-profit agencies. I am about to share a story but won’t be able to fill in the back story since while I …

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Categories class, Money, Random babble, World of Work Tags non-profit sector, social safety nets, taking care of the poor 7 Comments

Burnt Out

May 23, 2017June 28, 2010 by Shay

I don’t like to blog about my job because one of the drawbacks of living in a small state like Maine is folks tend to know who you are so things like anonymity just don’t exist even on the web. Hell, a good portion of my Twitter followers are Mainers and it turns out the degrees …

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Categories Random babble, World of Work Tags non-profit burnout, non-profit sector, NPO's 5 Comments

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