I’ve worked in both the public and private
sectors for over
20 years. For the past 8 years, I’ve worked as an organizational
consultant and staff trainer for
nonprofit and governmental agencies that provide workforce development,
employment and job training services. My clients have included the U.S
Department of Labor, Job Corps, Goodwill Industries International,
State and county agencies in Pennsylvania, Texas and New Jersey and
numerous community-based organizations.
Through my work I have learned a lot about the many challenges nonprofits face and the many opportunities that are available to them. I have seen the ways in which nonprofits soar and the ways in which they can shoot themselves in the foot. Repeatedly. And still not realize they’re doing it.
In the past few years, with the growth of inexpensive, easy-to-use web-based and multimedia technologies, I’ve seen even greater opportunities to expand this collective learning. I’ve always been something of an early adopter when it comes to multimedia—I’ve had e-mail since 1995 and was doing web-based audio broadcasts in 1999—so I’m always on the lookout for how technology and the Internet are changing what we do.