May 19, 2021Steering Your Nonprofit Through the PandemicFor many years I have been completely obsessed with a global workout chain called Barry’s Bootcamp. It really isn’t so different than any other gym. You go there, and people yell at you to do things that will make you healthier and stronger. There is a nice community feel that…Nonprofit Management7 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Feb 7, 2021What Amanda Gorman can Teach Everyone About Passing the MicTwo weeks ago, when I watched Amanda Gorman read her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb,” I felt inspired and excited. Like many Americans, I saw a young woman who had somehow found the words to comfort, uplift, and inspirit Americans during a time of great political division and in…Learning Disability4 min read
Dec 9, 2020A Dispatch from a Social Entrepreneur: Running a High-Touch Organization in a Low-Touch WorldRecently, The New York Times published an article that posed the question, “Are We Losing a Generation of Children to Remote Learning?” As an example of what we’ve lost as schools have gone online, journalist Ginia Bellafante highlighted the work of one New York City principal, Wendy Poveda. Before the…Remote Learning5 min read
Aug 6, 2020Reflecting on Thirty Years of Progress and the Work Still Ahead of UsLast month, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the New York Times and other news outlets ran stories about how far we’ve come since the days when people with disabilities were systematically denied basic human rights. …Learning Disability8 min read