This trip we'll discuss the new reality about capital campaigns and how so many organizations have called to discuss potential strategic alliances. We will also report on the increasing number of nonprofits in Alaska that are experiencing funding issues. And how almost every nonprofit we are with nowadays is concerned about recruiting and keeping the right directors on the board.

For all those familiar with the trends we predicted eighteen months ago, these issues should sound familiar.

The smidgen of insight today is that even though we have tried to prepare the sector for the inevitable, human nature seems to make it hard to accept troubling messages. We deny these messages are about us; personally. Maybe that's why even though we know to watch what we eat and drink, and know to do some kind of regular exercise, too many wait until we are sick to internalize the message.

That is how I feel about my inability to prevent, or reduce the pain I am certain many now feel about their nonprofit.

If anyone has a suggestion about how we can communicate our message in a way that wakes people up to the new realities before they are in pain, we would love to learn from you.

Dennis

Following up on ideas from the 2010 Community Plan, the workshops will explore the community’s aspirations and ideas for the future of the Loussac Library. The results will become the guiding design principles for the Facility Master Plan and design initiatives. The public is encouraged to attend.

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