The Nonprofit Quarterly Newswire (free daily e-delivery) makes a good point about the value of local nonprofits referencing an article from the Durango Herald in Colorado.
An excerpt from the Newswire.
“This little article in a Colorado paper tells the story of a local CDC closing its doors. Its lead sentence is “A local housing group has done so well at providing affordable homes that it put itself out of business.” But as you read on, of course, into not only the article but the comments, the real story begins to peek out from behind the curtain….So why do we report on this? There is so much about the story and the commentary that follows it that speaks to the unique value of local nonprofits that are fueled and informed by local people and conditions. We don’t talk enough on a national basis about valuing and preserving the richness of our mostly very local sector as an important legacy for our children.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.